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• US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - BBC17 February 2026, 11:54 am
  US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84  BBCJesse Jackson obituary  BBCFirst Thing: Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84  The GuardianJesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84  The New York TimesJesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026  Financial Times
  
• Five dead after fire at apartment building in Spain - Sky News17 February 2026, 10:32 am
  Five dead after fire at apartment building in Spain  Sky NewsFive young people die in Spain apartment block fire  BBCFive killed in fire after becoming ‘trapped in attic storage room’  The IndependentShocking details: why couldn't firefighters reach those trapped above, and what critical moments decided their fate  russpain.comFive teens killed in apartment block fire in Barcelona  Latest news from Spain
  
• Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse - BBC17 February 2026, 9:52 am
  Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse  BBCChinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2026 as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse  CNNLunar New Year: What does the year of the horse mean?  BBCDon’t cut your hair and no sweeping – how to boost your luck in the lunar new year  The IndependentThe 'Transformative' Year Of The Fire Horse Starts Now – Here's What It Means For Your Personal Life  ELLE
  
• Reform UK no longer ‘one-man band’, Farage says as he prepares to announce ‘shadow cabinet’ appointments – UK politics live - The Guardian17 February 2026, 9:17 am
  Reform UK no longer ‘one-man band’, Farage says as he prepares to announce ‘shadow cabinet’ appointments – UK politics live  The GuardianReform UK names Robert Jenrick as pick for chancellor  BBCFarage Reveals Robert Jenrick as Reform UK’s Chancellor Pick  Bloomberg.comNigel Farage to unveil Reform UK’s shadow cabinet — follow live  The TimesPolitics live: Farage to name Reform cabinet picks in bid to shrug off ‘one man band’ image  The Independent
  
• London gangs recruit children on Snapchat to steal iPhones for £380 - The Guardian17 February 2026, 8:48 am
  London gangs recruit children on Snapchat to steal iPhones for £380  The GuardianMet using e-bikes and drones to catch phone thieves  BBCLondon phone theft ‘down 12%’ as police warn of child recruits  The TimesHundreds arrested for phone theft in London - as Met chief calls on courts to stop releasing offenders  Sky NewsHundreds arrested as Met blitz Fagin gangs behind phone theft scourge  London Evening Standard
  
• Igor Tudor takes Tottenham training and immediately sets sights on Arsenal - London Evening Standard17 February 2026, 7:36 am
  Igor Tudor takes Tottenham training and immediately sets sights on Arsenal  London Evening StandardIgor Tudor's first day at Spurs  Tottenham Hotspur‘Ferryman’ Igor Tudor has the record to steer Tottenham to safety  The GuardianTottenham coach sacked after just one month  The IndependentJohn Heitinga leaves Tottenham assistant coach role after appointment of Igor Tudor - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• Pre-historic frozen bacteria could unlock antibiotic breakthroughs - The Telegraph17 February 2026, 7:30 am
  Pre-historic frozen bacteria could unlock antibiotic breakthroughs  The TelegraphResearchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria from 5,000 years ago  Euronews.comBacteria Frozen For 5,000 Years Could Fight Superbugs, But There's a Catch  ScienceAlertAncient bacteria from 5,000-year-old ice reveals clues to fighting superbugs  The ConversationAncient bacteria discovered in a cave found to be resistant to 10 antibiotics  The Independent
  
• 'My 7-year-old is adjusting to life after chemo' - BBC17 February 2026, 6:17 am
  'My 7-year-old is adjusting to life after chemo'  BBC
  
• Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery - BBC17 February 2026, 6:16 am
  Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery  BBCBoy’s leg lengthened by magnets: ‘I can tower over my friends now’  The TimesBoy, 9, has pioneering surgery to make his legs same length  The TelegraphNine-year-old boy first in UK to have 'life-changing' surgery to make him taller | ITV News  ITVXBoy, nine, undergoes UK-first leg-lengthening surgery  Sky News
  
• Mental health A&E unit 'helps patients be seen within 15 minutes' - BBC17 February 2026, 6:01 am
  Mental health A&E unit 'helps patients be seen within 15 minutes'  BBC
  
• The record label wanted another ‘California Girls’. The Beach Boys gave them a song that changed the world - The Independent17 February 2026, 6:00 am
  The record label wanted another ‘California Girls’. The Beach Boys gave them a song that changed the world  The Independent
  
• The AI smokescreen for getting rid of thousands of staff - The Telegraph17 February 2026, 6:00 am
  The AI smokescreen for getting rid of thousands of staff  The TelegraphWhite-collar workers who are leaving their jobs for the trades  The TimesThe big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers  The GuardianThe AI jobs-apocalypse is here Prepare for the laptop-class revolt  UnHerdAmerica Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs  The Atlantic
  
• Greedy woman who loved Dubai life in tears as she's jailed for helping drug gang - Birmingham Live17 February 2026, 5:30 am
  Greedy woman who loved Dubai life in tears as she's jailed for helping drug gang  Birmingham Live
  
• Billy Steinberg, Madonna's Like a Virgin songwriter, dies at 75 - BBC17 February 2026, 5:26 am
  Billy Steinberg, Madonna's Like a Virgin songwriter, dies at 75  BBCStar behind huge 80s hits dies from cancer  News.com.auSongwriter behind Madonna and Whitney Houston hits dies aged 75  The IndependentGrammy-winner with fascinating Madonna link dies as Cyndi Lauper pays tribute  Daily Star‘Like a Virgin’ songwriter Billy Steinberg dies at 75  Los Angeles Times
  
• New nuclear talks between US and Iran begin in Geneva - BBC17 February 2026, 5:14 am
  New nuclear talks between US and Iran begin in Geneva  BBCIran Pitches New Ideas in Nuclear Talks—but Not the One That Matters to Trump  The Wall Street JournalThe patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks  The GuardianUS-Iran talks live: Khamenei takes aim at Trump as nuclear talks begin  Al JazeeraIran-US nuclear talks begin after Tehran launches war games  The Times