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• Death Notice Robert William McDowell (Bertie) MOFFATT - Funeral Times3 February 2026, 1:43 am
  Death Notice Robert William McDowell (Bertie) MOFFATT  Funeral Times
  
• Sarah Ferguson's charity to close days after new Epstein revelations - BBC3 February 2026, 1:38 am
  Sarah Ferguson's charity to close days after new Epstein revelations  BBCSarah Ferguson charity to close after new details of friendship with Epstein  The GuardianEpstein had a secret baby, emails appear to show  ITVXSarah Ferguson received 0,000 from Jeffrey Epstein after share sale  Financial TimesSarah Ferguson's charity to close after Epstein revelations  Sky News
  
• Families with children battling cancer to have travel costs covered - BBC3 February 2026, 1:35 am
  Families with children battling cancer to have travel costs covered  BBCNew government scheme aims to ease hidden costs for families facing childhood cancer  The IndependentNew £10 Million Fund To Cover Cancer Travel Costs For Children And Young People  Luxurious MagazineNHS to cover travel costs for children with cancer  The TimesChildren with cancer 'to get free travel' as part of new £10m scheme to help kids battling disease  lbc.co.uk
  
• Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing - The Guardian3 February 2026, 12:02 am
  Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing  The GuardianReport reveals '130 red flag incidents' involving schoolboy killer | ITV News  ITVXBoy’s heartbreaking final 6-word question to mum before horror school murder  Daily ExpressParents say school could have saved son killed in stabbing  The IndependentHarvey Willgoose: Hundreds at walk for first anniversary of murder of Sheffield schoolboy  thestar.co.uk
  
• South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding - The Guardian3 February 2026, 12:02 am
  South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding  The GuardianFlood-prone Ynysybwl homes to be bought and bulldozed by council  BBCPlans to purchase flood threatened homes backed  Nation.CymruClimate Retreat: Council Spends £2.5m to Demolish Flood-Prone Street  streamlinefeed.co.keWelsh council to demolish homes that cannot be saved from floods  Channel 4
  
• Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England - The Guardian3 February 2026, 12:01 am
  Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England  The Guardian
  
• Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress - BBC2 February 2026, 11:51 pm
  Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress  BBCBill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation  The GuardianClintons agree to in-person depositions in 11th-hour offer to avoid contempt vote in Jeffrey Epstein investigation  CNNClintons agree to testify in investigation by US Congress into Jeffrey Epstein  Financial TimesClintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify  The New York Times
  
• Axel Disasi: West Ham sign Chelsea defender on loan for remainder of the season - BBC2 February 2026, 11:42 pm
  Axel Disasi: West Ham sign Chelsea defender on loan for remainder of the season  BBCAxel Disasi completes loan switch | News | Official Site  Chelsea official siteWest Ham United sign defender Axel Disasi on loan  West Ham UnitedWest Ham land John Terry-likened star on deal sheet transfer as relegation rivals see late business fall flat  LondonWorldWest Ham convince Chelsea defender Axel Disasi to join on loan for season  The Guardian
  
• Elon Musk merges SpaceX with artificial intelligence company xAI - The Guardian2 February 2026, 11:34 pm
  Elon Musk merges SpaceX with artificial intelligence company xAI  The GuardianElon Musk's SpaceX buys Elon Musk's xAI  Sky NewsExclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says  ReutersElon Musk's SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO  CNBCSpaceX buys xAI in module.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire  Financial Times
  
• Transfer deadline day: Crystal Palace sign Strand Larsen and Liverpool confirm Jacquet deal – as it happened - The Guardian2 February 2026, 11:30 pm
  Transfer deadline day: Crystal Palace sign Strand Larsen and Liverpool confirm Jacquet deal – as it happened  The GuardianTransfer deadline day: Record low deals completed on quiet day  BBCTransfer Deadline Day deals January 2026 - confirmed transfers in Premier League, EFL, Scottish Premiership and around Europe  Sky SportsMan City, Villa win transfer window; Liverpool biggest losers  ESPNTransfer deadline day: Follow text updates and watch Hampshire & Dorset special  BBC
  
• Everton sign Chelsea winger George on loan - BBC2 February 2026, 9:51 pm
  Everton sign Chelsea winger George on loan  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Second woman alleging Epstein sent her to UK for Andrew encounter wants apology from king’s lawyers - The Guardian2 February 2026, 9:24 pm
  Second woman alleging Epstein sent her to UK for Andrew encounter wants apology from king’s lawyers  The GuardianAndrew should testify to US Congress, Starmer suggests after new photos  BBCEpstein was not just Andrew’s friend, he was his fixer  The TelegraphAndrew and Mandelson photos in Epstein files were taken inside US paedophile's homes, Sky News analysis finds  Sky NewsEpstein: Second woman comes forward with allegations about Andrew  Channel 4
  
• UK house prices bounce back in January as analysts predict 2%-4% rise in 2026 - The Guardian2 February 2026, 9:15 pm
  UK house prices bounce back in January as analysts predict 2%-4% rise in 2026  The GuardianUK house prices record modest rebound after December dip  Financial TimesUK house prices rise in January as affordability improves  Yahoo Finance UKUK house prices rose 1% in year to January after budget blip  The TimesHouse prices & Tungsten West: Markets live blog  Investors' Chronicle
  
• Dragons' Den star Jones tees off with takeover of American Golf - Sky News2 February 2026, 8:12 pm
  Dragons' Den star Jones tees off with takeover of American Golf  Sky News
  
• France passes budget after months of wrangling and no-confidence motions - The Guardian2 February 2026, 7:59 pm
  France passes budget after months of wrangling and no-confidence motions  The GuardianMacron enters his lame duck era  politico.euFrance adopts budget after premier survives no-confidence vote  Financial TimesFrance adopts 2026 budget after two no-confidence votes fail  Al JazeeraFrance Adopts a Budget After Months of Turmoil  The New York Times