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• Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent - The Guardian17 February 2026, 10:52 pm
  Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent  The GuardianReform names Robert Jenrick as pick for chancellor  BBCReform UK pledges to keep fiscal watchdog if it wins power  Financial TimesNigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link  The GuardianWhat Nigel Farage’s new team tells us about his bid to run Britain  politico.eu
  
• Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp - BBC17 February 2026, 10:21 pm
  Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp  BBCThe Palace of Westminster is hideous. Pull it down  The TimesBadenoch: Parliament is being turned into ‘net zero Dubai hotel’  The TelegraphSave the Palace of Westminster!  The CriticThe House Article | Parliament is about to make a grave mistake over its own restoration  Politics Home
  
• Relive Championship action as Bristol City earn point v Wrexham and Pompey win at Charlton - BBC17 February 2026, 9:46 pm
  Relive Championship action as Bristol City earn point v Wrexham and Pompey win at Charlton  BBCBristol City 2-2 Wrexham: Max Bird's late stunner earns Robins a point against Red Dragons  BBCChampionship roundup: late Bristol City strike thwarts Wrexham  The GuardianEFL highlights: Portsmouth beat Charlton; Late Bristol City stunner denies Wrexham  Sky SportsWrexham Association Football Club  Wrexham AFC
  
• Four Chagossians return to islands in attempt to stop British transfer to Mauritius - The Guardian17 February 2026, 9:40 pm
  Four Chagossians return to islands in attempt to stop British transfer to Mauritius  The GuardianChagos islanders make dramatic landing after 50 years of exile  The TelegraphThe secretive islands behind the US-UK row  BBCThe injustice in Chagos continues  Al JazeeraChagos handover deal is ‘unraveling before our eyes’ says Mark Francois MP  Essex Magazine
  
• Benfica v Real Madrid: Champions League tie halted after Real Madrid players leave field - BBC17 February 2026, 9:31 pm
  Benfica v Real Madrid: Champions League tie halted after Real Madrid players leave field  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Winter Olympics 2026: GB curlers on brink of early exit after Canada defeat - BBC17 February 2026, 8:46 pm
  Winter Olympics 2026: GB curlers on brink of early exit after Canada defeat  BBCWinter Olympics 2026 women’s team curling: Sweden qualify for playoffs despite loss to Canada  Milano Cortina 2026Winter Olympics live: Team GB curlers lose to Canada leaving medal hopes in doubt  The IndependentCanada’s Brad Jacobs beats Great Britain to secure playoff spot at the Olympics  Toronto StarTeam GB curlers left on brink of Winter Olympics exit as they lose to Canada after opponents were embroiled in 'CHEATING' row  Daily Mail
  
• Residents 'in pyjamas' rush to big Birmingham crash as driver's asked 'do you know what you've done' - Birmingham Live17 February 2026, 7:33 pm
  Residents 'in pyjamas' rush to big Birmingham crash as driver's asked 'do you know what you've done'  Birmingham Live
  
• Police assessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties - BBC17 February 2026, 6:42 pm
  Police assessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties  BBCUK police to ‘assess’ information in Epstein files relating to Stansted airport  Financial TimesGordon Brown: Police need to interview Andrew  New StatesmanPolice look into Stansted private flights over Epstein trafficking claims  The TimesPolice assessing records of private flights at Stansted after publication of Epstein files  The Guardian
  
• Beware China’s shrinking car market - The Economist17 February 2026, 6:33 pm
  Beware China’s shrinking car market  The EconomistWhy China’s unstoppable car industry is suddenly losing momentum at home  Automotive NewsChina EV Sales Drop for First Time Since February 2024  The Wall Street JournalIn - depth Analysis of the Domestic Passenger Vehicle Market from a Regional Perspective  36氪Chinese vehicle sales fall 3% in January  Yahoo Finance
  
• Who doesn’t want to vandalise airport check-in machines? - The Telegraph17 February 2026, 6:12 pm
  Who doesn’t want to vandalise airport check-in machines?  The TelegraphBritish man smashes check-in machines in airport rampage  The TelegraphBritish man, 35, arrested after damaging check-in kiosks at Hong Kong International Airport  Hong Kong Free Press HKFPBritish tourist arrested after Hong Kong airport rampage [Video]  AOL.comHong Kong police arrest foreign national for wrecking airport kiosks in viral video  Bangkok Post
  
• ‘Food porn’: are sexy meal pics ruining the restaurant industry? - The Guardian17 February 2026, 5:44 pm
  ‘Food porn’: are sexy meal pics ruining the restaurant industry?  The GuardianJeremy King: I’m fed up with influencers overrunning restaurants  The TimesJeremy King: Influencers are ruining restaurants  The TelegraphJeremy King has it wrong — influencers aren't ruining restaurants, bad manners are  London Evening StandardThe Ivy restaurateur Jeremy King blasts social media influencers and content creators for 'ruining restaurants'  lbc.co.uk
  
• School bus carrying 40 children veers off-road in Northern Ireland crash - Metro.co.uk17 February 2026, 5:40 pm
  School bus carrying 40 children veers off-road in Northern Ireland crash  Metro.co.ukRoad closed due to 'significant incident' involving school bus  BBCAmbulance Service declares ‘significant’ incident after bus carrying over 40 children crashes  Belfast TelegraphSupport offered to children involved in Co Armagh bus crash | ITV News  ITVXSchoolchildren escape serious injury in Armagh bus crash  RTE.ie
  
• Eleven killed in multiple strikes on alleged drug boats, US military says - BBC17 February 2026, 5:33 pm
  Eleven killed in multiple strikes on alleged drug boats, US military says  BBC11 dead after US forces strike alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean  Sky NewsUS military kills 3 in latest attack on boat in the Caribbean  Al JazeeraUS boat strikes see highest death count since operation began  The IndependentUS says 11 people killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats  The Guardian
  
• City bets on rate cuts as unemployment soars – latest updates - The Telegraph17 February 2026, 5:11 pm
  City bets on rate cuts as unemployment soars – latest updates  The TelegraphBank of England to cut rates in March, timing of further cuts unclear: Reuters poll  ReutersBritain needs bold interest rate cuts to rescue its anaemic economy  The TelegraphBleak jobs figures boost chances of a Bank of England rate cut in March  This is MoneyBank of England should cut rates to boost consumer spending, says TUC  The Guardian
  
• Review: Paul McCartney – Man on the Run - SuperDeluxeEdition17 February 2026, 4:55 pm
  Review: Paul McCartney – Man on the Run  SuperDeluxeEditionThis moving Wings documentary is a must-watch for any Paul McCartney completist  The TelegraphHow Paul McCartney juggled family and fame after the Beatles break-up  The TimesPaul McCartney Man On The Run Review  Mojo Magazine'Paul McCartney: Man On The Run' review: the Beatle finds his Wings  NME