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• Battle to save the crumbling palace of General Gordon’s Last Stand - The Telegraph16 February 2026, 8:01 pm
  Battle to save the crumbling palace of General Gordon’s Last Stand  The Telegraph
  
• Britons feeling ‘dismal’ about finances amid mounting debts, survey finds - The Guardian16 February 2026, 7:39 pm
  Britons feeling ‘dismal’ about finances amid mounting debts, survey finds  The GuardianHousehold debt surges amid Gen Z borrowing binge  The TelegraphAre you putting off big spending decisions until the economy improves? Vote in our poll  Yahoo Finance UKGlobal Markets: UK Debt Anxiety Rises as Japan and Swiss Economies Dodge Bullet  streamlinefeed.co.keUK consumer confidence ticks higher as personal finance outlook improves  TradingView
  
• Train derails in Switzerland amid fatal avalanches across the Alps - The Guardian16 February 2026, 7:27 pm
  Train derails in Switzerland amid fatal avalanches across the Alps  The GuardianFive injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow  BBCSwiss train derailed by avalanche with multiple casualties feared  The IndependentTrain derails in Switzerland after suspected avalanche  Sky NewsAvalanche derails Swiss train: 80 passengers on board; casualties feared  Times of India
  
• Saga of the Silkmen: calm before the storm in Macclesfield as Brentford await - The Guardian16 February 2026, 7:27 pm
  Saga of the Silkmen: calm before the storm in Macclesfield as Brentford await  The GuardianConfirmed Macclesfield v Brentford FA Cup team news: Kaye Furo starts as Keith Andrews makes seven changes  Brentford FCEmirates FA Cup trophy visits history-making Macclesfield FC  TheFA.comMacclesfield vs Brentford predictions, team news, betting tips, odds and Bet Builder  Racing PostMacclesfield v Brentford: FA Cup fourth round – live  The Guardian
  
• Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95 - BBC16 February 2026, 6:17 pm
  Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95  BBCHow Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great  BBC‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ actor Robert Duvall dies at 95  Channel 4Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95  CNNRobert Duvall, scene-stealing Hollywood actor in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now  The Telegraph
  
• ‘Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom’: how we made A Knight’s Tale - The Guardian16 February 2026, 5:55 pm
  ‘Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom’: how we made A Knight’s Tale  The Guardian
  
• 'Potential fraud' investigated at closed law firm - BBC16 February 2026, 5:39 pm
  'Potential fraud' investigated at closed law firm  BBCCollapsed law firm investigated on suspicion of stealing clients’ cash  The TelegraphSRA: Client money missing in "potential fraud" at PM Law  Legal FuturesInvestigation into 'misappropriation of client money' after collapse of law firm  News & StarRegulator Investigation into potential fraud and misappropriation of client money  Penrith.Town
  
• Teenage girl hospitalised after 'sex assault' in east London park - Metro.co.uk16 February 2026, 5:30 pm
  Teenage girl hospitalised after 'sex assault' in east London park  Metro.co.ukView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Fury v Makhmudov LIVE: News conference and face-off before April showdown - BBC16 February 2026, 5:08 pm
  Fury v Makhmudov LIVE: News conference and face-off before April showdown  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Tribute to man fatally shot in house - BBC16 February 2026, 4:47 pm
  Tribute to man fatally shot in house  BBCMan charged with murder following death in Coxford, Southampton  hampshire.police.ukShooting victim named as two more arrested in murder probe | ITV News  ITVXMan appears in court charged with shooting murder  Daily EchoTwo further arrests made after 45-year-old man shot and killed  portsmouth.co.uk
  
• How a Berlin Afterparty for Charli XCX Leads Back to Russian Operations in Occupied Ukraine - UNITED24 Media16 February 2026, 4:38 pm
  How a Berlin Afterparty for Charli XCX Leads Back to Russian Operations in Occupied Ukraine  UNITED24 Media
  
• Teenagers guilty of Alexander Cashford beach manslaughter in Sheppey - BBC16 February 2026, 3:48 pm
  Teenagers guilty of Alexander Cashford beach manslaughter in Sheppey  BBCGirl, 16, and, boy, 15, found guilty over killing of man pelted with rocks in Kent  The GuardianTeenagers found guilty of manslaughter after man lured to beach and killed  Sky NewsTeenagers guilty of killing man they claimed was a paedophile  The Telegraph‘Many lives have been ruined’: Police react to ‘sad’ killing of man on beach  Kent Online
  
• How drama unfolded after police sealed off Prestatyn High Street - North Wales Live16 February 2026, 3:46 pm
  How drama unfolded after police sealed off Prestatyn High Street  North Wales Live
  
• "This is made to be a premium experience" Crimson Desert has no microtransactions despite its Black Desert Online pedigree, says Pearl Abyss - Eurogamer16 February 2026, 3:23 pm
  "This is made to be a premium experience" Crimson Desert has no microtransactions despite its Black Desert Online pedigree, says Pearl Abyss  Eurogamer'This Is a Premium Experience. That Is the Transaction. Full Stop' — Crimson Desert Dev Rules Out Microtransactions or a Cosmetic Cash Shop  IGNCrimson Desert “is a Hard Game to Demo,” Says Pearl Abyss, Which is Why It Isn’t Getting One  GamingBoltCrimson Desert Reveals Camp Rebuilding, Character Customisation And Daily Life Gameplay  Gamer MattersPearl Abyss Answers Crimson Desert's Biggest Questions Ahead of March Launch  AltChar
  
• Apple’s doing something on March 4th - The Verge16 February 2026, 3:02 pm
  Apple’s doing something on March 4th  The VergeApple to Hold Product Launch on March 4 With Mac Updates Coming  Bloomberg.comApple Announces Special Event in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4  MacRumorsGet ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4  Ars TechnicaApple launching 5+ new products over the next several weeks  9to5Mac