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• Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (Agg 3-1): Vinicius Jnr the difference maker as Real make last 16 - Sky Sports26 February 2026, 3:57 am
  Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (Agg 3-1): Vinicius Jnr the difference maker as Real make last 16  Sky SportsReal Madrid win 'for everyone who stands against racism'  BBCReal Madrid vs Benfica tips, predictions, best bets and Champions League preview  Sporting LifeChampions League knockout phase play-off second leg: Real Madrid vs Benfica facts  UEFA.comVinícius has last word as Real Madrid wrap up victory over Benfica  The Guardian
  
• Cuba says its forces have killed four on US-registered speedboat - Sky News26 February 2026, 3:22 am
  Cuba says its forces have killed four on US-registered speedboat  Sky NewsFour shot dead on US-registered speedboat were Cuban nationals, Cuba says  BBCCuba says border guards killed four people on US-registered speedboat  The GuardianUS to probe fatal shooting by Cuban forces of people on Florida-registered boat  Financial TimesLive Updates: Cuban Border Guard Kills 4 on US-Registered Boat - The New York Times  The New York Times
  
• Great Kemi revival stalls as student loans debate turns into deranged tirade - The Guardian26 February 2026, 2:30 am
  Great Kemi revival stalls as student loans debate turns into deranged tirade  The GuardianMPs wince as Badenoch lands some very low blows  The TimesThe drug horror that suggests Starmer’s family mightn’t be as dull as we thought  The TelegraphFive things we learned at the last PMQs before Gorton and Denton  New StatesmanThe moment Keir Starmer blasted Kemi Badenoch as 'totally irrelevant'  Sky News
  
• Slow progress on Heathrow’s third runway should be national concern, boss says - The Guardian26 February 2026, 2:30 am
  Slow progress on Heathrow’s third runway should be national concern, boss says  The GuardianThird runway will cost £15 per passenger, Heathrow boss claims  Financial TimesHeathrow’s growing debt makes third runway plan even more absurd, say opponents  The IndependentHeathrow set to lose its crown as Europe's busiest airport to Istanbul  This is MoneyRecord breaking service paves way for expanded Heathrow - results for year ended 31 Dec 2025  Heathrow Media Centre
  
• Man City facing nightmare Champions League draw ahead of Arsenal clash - London Evening Standard26 February 2026, 2:12 am
  Man City facing nightmare Champions League draw ahead of Arsenal clash  London Evening StandardCity to face either Bodo/Glimt or Real Madrid in Champions League  Manchester City FCReal Madrid Await Champions League Draw: Manchester City or Sporting Lisbon Up Next?  Managing MadridCourtois: “We defended better in the second half”  Real Madrid CF | Web OficialManchester City or Sporting lie in wait  The New York Times
  
• What Rachel Reeves could announce in spring statement - Sky News26 February 2026, 2:06 am
  What Rachel Reeves could announce in spring statement  Sky NewsReeves aims to reassure business with ‘boring’ Spring Statement  Financial TimesRachel Reeves has one strategy for survival: spend, spend, spend  The TelegraphWill Rachel Reeves Raise Taxes? Key Questions Ahead of the Spring Statement  Morningstar CanadaWhen is the Spring Statement and what might be in it?  BBC
  
• Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson - The Guardian26 February 2026, 12:13 am
  Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England’s maternity care report - The Guardian26 February 2026, 12:08 am
  Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England’s maternity care report  The Guardian‘I’d gone from the happiest I’ve ever been to the worst possible news’  The TimesShocking allegations of bullying, racism and undignified births in maternity care report  Sky NewsRacism, unsafe wards and ‘too fat’ to have a baby – NHS maternity failures laid bare  The IndependentEngland’s maternity system “not working” for anyone, review says  New Statesman
  
• First migrants reach UK in two weeks after crossing Channel - Sky News26 February 2026, 12:02 am
  First migrants reach UK in two weeks after crossing Channel  Sky NewsMigrant crossings surge on warmest day of year  The Telegraph545 migrants arrive on busiest day for Channel crossings this year  The Times'Haven't got the backbone!' Lee Anderson blasts Labour after HUNDREDS of migrants cross Channel today  GB NewsReform UK 'invasion' fury as 545 Channel migrants arrive in a single day  Daily Express
  
• Chip giant Nvidia defies AI concerns with record 5bn revenue - BBC25 February 2026, 11:22 pm
  Chip giant Nvidia defies AI concerns with record 5bn revenue  BBCNVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026  NVIDIA NewsroomNvidia stock downbeat despite blockbuster quarter  Financial TimesNvidia reports earnings and guidance beat as AI boom pushes data center revenue up 75%  CNBCTech stocks today: Nvidia stock rises as guidance signals AI boom alive and well  Yahoo Finance
  
• 'Darlings of Italian football' - how Atalanta salvaged national pride - BBC25 February 2026, 11:06 pm
  'Darlings of Italian football' - how Atalanta salvaged national pride  BBCChampions League roundup: Atalanta oust Dortmund, Galatasaray thwart Juventus fightback  The GuardianAtalanta star left with blood all over face after taking boot to head in controversial foul that sees THREE sent off  The SunChampions League clash ends in chaos with last-kick goal and three red cards after gory injury  Daily StarUEFA Champions League draw explained: Who will Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen face?  bundesliga.com
  
• Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins - Nature25 February 2026, 10:35 pm
  Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins  Nature
  
• Al Carns: We’ve only got three years to prepare for war - The Times25 February 2026, 10:00 pm
  Al Carns: We’ve only got three years to prepare for war  The TimesRussian invasion of Ukraine shares 'similarities' with run-up to Second World War, armed forces minister says  Sky NewsThe kill ratio that can sink Putin’s war  The Telegraph“We do have a frontline”: UK minister says Britain already battles Russia daily  dagens.comShadow of war is on Europe's door warns Carns - who reckons UK is ready to fight  Forces News
  
• Hay fever hits early as tree pollen levels ‘very high’ - The Telegraph25 February 2026, 9:14 pm
  Hay fever hits early as tree pollen levels ‘very high’  The TelegraphHay fever season hits early after dry spell. Brace for sneezy summer  The TimesUrgent alert for millions with hay fever as experts warn pollen surge starts TODAY  The SunIs hay fever season starting earlier due to the unusually warm weather?  ITVXHay fever season hits early as dry spell brings rise in pollen levels  The Independent
  
• Six planets to align in cosmic ‘parade’: Here’s how to see it - The Telegraph25 February 2026, 8:11 pm
  Six planets to align in cosmic ‘parade’: Here’s how to see it  The TelegraphRare 'planetary parade' will return to the evening sky this week — but you'll have to look at exactly the right time  Live ScienceListen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra  NASA (.gov)February 28 planet parade: Here’s what you can really see  EarthSky‘Planet parade,’ blood moon eclipse, spring equinox coming in 2026  Yahoo