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• Quick News: Nightwing, Bleed, Forza, Kiki - Dark Horizons25 February 2026, 12:54 am
  Quick News: Nightwing, Bleed, Forza, Kiki  Dark HorizonsView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Mexico pledges safety for World Cup after violence erupts from cartel boss’s killing - The Guardian25 February 2026, 12:12 am
  Mexico pledges safety for World Cup after violence erupts from cartel boss’s killing  The GuardianMexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord  BBCMessy kitchen, painkillers and Catholic figurines: Inside El Mencho’s last refuge  The IndependentViolence triggered by killing of notorious Mexican drug lord could hit the World Cup  Sky NewsWorld Cup matches in jeopardy after US coordinated hit on Mexican cartel boss  The Telegraph
  
• Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds - The Guardian24 February 2026, 11:37 pm
  Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds  The GuardianIs your snoring a sign of something more serious?  The IndependentSleep Apnea Drains India's Economy Despite Having A Surgical Cure  NDTVObstructive sleep apnea may cost UK and US economies billions in lost productivity  Medical XpressHow common sleep condition is costing UK businesses more than £4 billion a year  Yahoo Finance UK
  
• Benjamin Sesko happy to be patient in wait for Manchester United starting spot - The Guardian24 February 2026, 11:35 pm
  Benjamin Sesko happy to be patient in wait for Manchester United starting spot  The GuardianEverton 0-1 Manchester United: Benjamin Sesko scores winner in Premier League  BBCBenjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens give Man Utd real hope of Champions League return  BBCMan United's successful summer signings provide hope for the future  ESPNBranthwaite's Confidence & Responsibility Message  Everton FC
  
• Football Daily | How CPR on a seagull helped restore moral goodness to Turkish football - The Guardian24 February 2026, 10:20 pm
  Football Daily | How CPR on a seagull helped restore moral goodness to Turkish football  The GuardianQuick-thinking footballer 'revives' seagull with CPR after it is hit by ball  The SunFootball match halted as player performs CPR to save seagull struck by ball  Daily StarNearly an own gull! CPR performed on bird at Turkey football match  The MountaineerSeagull struck by clearance in Türkiye reportedly dies after on-pitch CPR  OneFootball
  
• Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns - The Guardian24 February 2026, 10:08 pm
  Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns  The GuardianLabour to end middle-class domination of top schools  The TimesRadical expansion in rights for children with SEND  GOV.UKSchools budget to get £3.5bn top-up for special needs education in England  Financial TimesThe key changes being made to special educational needs - at a glance  BBC
  
• King Harald of Norway rushed to hospital as urgent health update issued - Express.co.uk24 February 2026, 9:08 pm
  King Harald of Norway rushed to hospital as urgent health update issued  Express.co.ukNorway's King Harald taken to hospital in Spain  ReutersNorwegian Monarch Hospitalized on Holiday: Health Update  DevdiscourseThe King of Norway is in hospital with an infection: latest updates  Royal CentralNorway's King Harald hospitalised in Spain  TradingView
  
• Updates as body discovered outside Birmingham property - Birmingham Live24 February 2026, 8:43 pm
  Updates as body discovered outside Birmingham property  Birmingham LiveAll you need to know as body found in Billesley  Birmingham LiveBirmingham horror as man found dead outside house with police probe launched  The MirrorBlue police tent erected outside Birmingham home after 'unexplained' death  Birmingham LiveInvestigation underway after body found outside Birmingham house  Birmingham Live
  
• Man admits sending threatening hoax emails to schools - Liverpool Echo24 February 2026, 7:30 pm
  Man admits sending threatening hoax emails to schools  Liverpool Echo
  
• My hunt for the Bigfoot of Gorton and Denton - The Telegraph24 February 2026, 7:28 pm
  My hunt for the Bigfoot of Gorton and Denton  The TelegraphI have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton – but also the way it can do it  The GuardianSir Keir Starmer visits Gorton and Denton ahead of by-election  BBCGorton & Denton Parliamentary by-election: what the constituency polls say  The Week in PollsLabour fights for its soul in Manchester  Financial Times
  
• One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode - Phys.org24 February 2026, 7:06 pm
  One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode  Phys.orgView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Pete Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO - Financial Times24 February 2026, 6:29 pm
  Pete Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO  Financial TimesUS threatens Anthropic with deadline in dispute on AI safeguards  BBCUS military leaders meet with Anthropic to argue against Claude safeguards  The GuardianPentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails  CNNExclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards  Axios
  
• Ukraine marks four years since Russia's full invasion as Moscow says its 'goals' not yet achieved - BBC24 February 2026, 6:20 pm
  Ukraine marks four years since Russia's full invasion as Moscow says its 'goals' not yet achieved  BBCBowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat  BBCEuropean leaders came together in solidarity on Ukraine War fourth anniversary - but peace seems a long way off  Sky NewsFour years into Ukraine invasion, Russia’s gains are small, while Kyiv remains resilient  The GuardianWhat do Russians think about the war in Ukraine four years on?  France 24
  
• April's Energy Price Cap predicted to drop 7%ish – here's what's happening - Money Saving Expert24 February 2026, 6:15 pm
  April's Energy Price Cap predicted to drop 7%ish – here's what's happening  Money Saving ExpertEnergy bills to fall in April after charges shake-up  BBCHouseholds set for lower energy bills amid price cap shake-up | ITV News  ITVXHousehold energy bills in Great Britain forecast to fall by £117 a year  The GuardianMiliband undermines Reeves’s promise to cut energy bills by £150  The Telegraph
  
• Burst water main causes flooding in Islington - BBC24 February 2026, 6:06 pm
  Burst water main causes flooding in Islington  BBCFirefighters use boats to tackle flooding on main London road  The TelegraphBurst water pipe causes huge flooding in Islington  ITVXMajor flooding in Islington as burst water main causes chaos - live updates  London Evening StandardBrown water floods London streets after water main bursts 'completely destroying' businesses  Metro.co.uk