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• Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off - BBC7 February 2026, 10:10 pm
  Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off  BBCPeter Mandelson got five-figure payoff for sacking as ambassador  The TimesReview launched into Peter Mandelson's US ambassador payoff  news.sky.comMandelson’s pay-off after ambassadorial sacking ‘to be reviewed by government’  The IndependentMandelson faces demands to hand back pay-off after after US ambassador sacking | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle - The Guardian7 February 2026, 10:03 pm
  Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle  The GuardianPremier League LIVE: Build-up to Man Utd v Spurs plus six other games - score, results & updates  BBCNewcastle vs Brentford LIVE! Premier League match updates, news, score, stream and highlights - live on Sky Sports  Sky SportsPremier League LIVE: News conferences and team news before the weekend  BBCPremier League highlights: Newcastle United 2-3 Brentford  BBC
  
• Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size - NASASpaceFlight.com -7 February 2026, 7:57 pm
  Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  
• 'Townsend on the ropes after romp in swamp' - BBC7 February 2026, 7:02 pm
  'Townsend on the ropes after romp in swamp'  BBCSix Nations 2026 LIVE: Build-up, team news, score and live text updates as Italy host Scotland  BBCSloppy Scotland stunned as Italy make winning start to Six Nations amid deluge  The GuardianSix Nations 2026: Italy vs Scotland (2.10pm kick-off)  Sky SportsGregor Townsend’s tenure hanging by thread as dire Scotland humbled in Rome  The Times
  
• Brioche recall over concerns they contain hard plastic pieces - BBC7 February 2026, 6:48 pm
  Brioche recall over concerns they contain hard plastic pieces  BBCUK food alert as people told to stop eating item sold in multiple supermarkets  Somerset LiveTesco and Asda shoppers warned as item 'unsafe to eat'  Liverpool EchoPopular food recalled over concerns they may contain plastic  Wales Online'Do not eat’ warning issued for popular snack sold in Tesco, Asda and Morrisons  Daily Express
  
• Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic? - The Guardian7 February 2026, 6:32 pm
  Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic?  The GuardianNHS issues 'see a GP' warning to anyone who regularly snores loudly when asleep  The Mirror'Loud snoring' NHS warning issued as anyone affected urged to see a doctor 'asap'  Lancs LiveNHS urges anyone who snores loudly regularly to see GP over 'serious' problem  Daily Record
  
• Trump praises ‘very good’ talks with Iran but warns of ‘steep’ consequences - Financial Times7 February 2026, 6:24 pm
  Trump praises ‘very good’ talks with Iran but warns of ‘steep’ consequences  Financial TimesSpecialist US military jet latest to be tracked in Middle East as build-up continues  BBCIf US attacks, Iran says it will strike US bases in the region  ReutersIran’s army says it is ready for war, if that’s what ‘the enemy chooses’  The Times of IsraelIran threatens US military bases  The Telegraph
  
• Michael Carrick just avoided repeating Ruben Amorim’s darkest moment of 2025/26 - United In Focus7 February 2026, 6:00 pm
  Michael Carrick just avoided repeating Ruben Amorim’s darkest moment of 2025/26  United In FocusMan United revival under Michael Carrick exposes damning Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim failure  Manchester Evening NewsMichael Carrick breaks another Ruben Amorim record after just four games in charge of Man Utd  The SunMichael Carrick’s big routine change from Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim revealed  talkSPORTMichael Carrick has changed seven rules at Man Utd as dressing room regulation binned  The Mirror
  
• Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast - BBC7 February 2026, 5:58 pm
  Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Death Notice John Gordon McKIBBIN - Funeral Times7 February 2026, 5:43 pm
  Death Notice John Gordon McKIBBIN  Funeral Times
  
• France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links - BBC7 February 2026, 5:25 pm
  France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links  BBCVeteran French politician quits as head of prestigious institute after Epstein links revealed  The GuardianWhich members of France's political and cultural elite are named in the Epstein files?  France 24Epstein scandal prompts Jack Lang to offer resignation as head of the World Arab Institute  Le Monde.frFrance’s ex-minister resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties  Al Jazeera
  
• Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin - BBC7 February 2026, 4:53 pm
  Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin  BBCSuspected saboteurs hit Italian rail network near Bologna, police say  ReutersTrain lines ‘sabotaged’ near Winter Olympics  The TelegraphTrains seriously disrupted in suspected sabotage  The IndependentItalian police probe 'sabotage' on rail lines to Olympics  DW.com
  
• 'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing - BBC7 February 2026, 4:23 pm
  'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing  BBCBlood droplets, a white van, a ransom note: where is Savannah Guthrie’s mother?  The GuardianTrump Says There Are Now ‘Some Clues’ That Are ‘Very Strong’ in the Search for Nancy Guthrie  Yahoo News UKNancy Guthrie: Authorities searching for 'kidnapped' mum of TV host investigating 'vehicle of interest'  news.sky.comThe Kidnappers Of Savannah Guthrie's Mom Want Bitcoin—But It’s Not As Anonymous As Many Think  Forbes
  
• Transylvania Open final: Emma Raducanu beaten in straight sets by Sorana Cirstea - BBC7 February 2026, 3:53 pm
  Transylvania Open final: Emma Raducanu beaten in straight sets by Sorana Cirstea  BBCEmma Raducanu into first final since 2021 US Open at Transylvania Open  The GuardianEmma Raducanu reaches first Tour final since US Open in 2021  The TimesRaducanu solves Oliynykova in Cluj-Napoca to make second career final  wtatennis.comEmma Raducanu: British No 1 suffers heavy defeat to Romania's Sorana Cirstea in Transylvania Open final  Sky Sports
  
• The 'reclusive spinster' artist who shunned conformity and embraced freedom - BBC7 February 2026, 3:40 pm
  The 'reclusive spinster' artist who shunned conformity and embraced freedom  BBCGwen John: Strange Beauties review – Wales’s great modern artist stuns us with the glory of solitude  The GuardianThis neglected female artist is finally in fashion. But should she be?  The TelegraphGwen John—the quiet ‘seer of strange beauties’—gets major show in Wales  The Art NewspaperThe private lives of Gwen John  The Observer