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• 'Utterly wicked' nursery worker who abused children in his care jailed for 18 years - BBC12 February 2026, 4:21 pm
  'Utterly wicked' nursery worker who abused children in his care jailed for 18 years  BBCLondon nursery worker who sexually abused children jailed for 18 years  The Guardian'We warned nursery about abuser Vincent Chan - they dismissed us,' parents tell BBC  BBCNursery worker Vincent Chan sentenced to 18 years in prison for 'abhorrent' sexual abuse of children  Sky News‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Nursery paedophile who used work iPad to record abuse of toddlers jailed for 18 years  The Independent
  
• Greg James: Radio 1 Breakfast DJ set for Comic Relief challenge - BBC12 February 2026, 3:14 pm
  Greg James: Radio 1 Breakfast DJ set for Comic Relief challenge  BBC'A ludicrous challenge' – BBC Radio 1 presenter to ride 1,000km on a tandem for charity  Cycling WeeklyBig-name radio host visiting Weymouth ahead of Comic Relief challenge  Dorset EchoRadio 1’s Longest Ride with Greg James for Red Nose Day  Comic ReliefRadio 1's Greg James' epic Comic Relief challenge and his wife thinks he's 'a maniac'  The Mirror
  
• Body of teenage girl found in park in North Walsham - Eastern Daily Press12 February 2026, 3:01 pm
  Body of teenage girl found in park in North Walsham  Eastern Daily PressView Full coverage on Google News
  
• ‘Jellyfish’ and ‘doormat’: why is Keir Starmer so deeply unpopular? - The Guardian12 February 2026, 3:00 pm
  ‘Jellyfish’ and ‘doormat’: why is Keir Starmer so deeply unpopular?  The GuardianLabour’s humiliation is richly deserved  The TimesPolitical favourability ratings, February 2026  YouGovWhy you hate Keir Starmer  New StatesmanStarmer’s Favorability Bounces After Surviving Leadership Threat  Bloomberg.com
  
• 'Frustrated' dad who killed crying baby is jailed - BBC12 February 2026, 2:48 pm
  'Frustrated' dad who killed crying baby is jailed  BBC'Angry' father admits manslaughter of baby son  BBCDad admits killing baby son after more than three years of denials | ITV News  ITVX'Angry' dad admits killing six-week-old baby son in Fulwood  Lancs LiveFather jailed after admitting to killing baby son in Fulwood  Central Radio North West
  
• XL bully owner jailed over dog attack death - BBC12 February 2026, 2:35 pm
  XL bully owner jailed over dog attack death  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation to 'conclude', officials say - BBC12 February 2026, 2:32 pm
  Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation to 'conclude', officials say  BBCDonald Trump’s border tsar announces end of Minnesota immigration crackdown  Financial TimesTim Walz says ‘long road to recovery starts now’ after Trump border czar says Minnesota immigration surge will end - US politics live  The GuardianDonald Trump agrees to end ICE operation in Minnesota  Sky NewsTrump Live Updates: Homan Announces End to ICE and Immigration Surge Operations in Minneapolis  The New York Times
  
• Jupiter-bound spacecraft turns gaze on solar system trespasser - The Times12 February 2026, 1:40 pm
  Jupiter-bound spacecraft turns gaze on solar system trespasser  The Times
  
• Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appear in court together for first time in legal showdown - Sky News12 February 2026, 1:09 pm
  Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appear in court together for first time in legal showdown  Sky NewsJustin Baldoni’s Lawyer Says No Settlement Deal Reached After Court Day with Blake Lively  People.comActor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni go to New York in required effort to avoid trial  AP NewsJustin Baldoni and Blake Lively awkwardly wear matching outfits for first day of court showdown  The IndependentBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni Fail to Reach a Deal in Court-Mandated Mediation  Variety
  
• Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood - BBC12 February 2026, 1:04 pm
  Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood  BBCScrap ‘unfair’ migrant crackdown, Labour MPs tell Starmer  The TelegraphBritain’s care system promotes modern slavery. A genuinely humane government would reform it | Andrea Egan  The GuardianFar from settled: The government’s ‘earned settlement’ consultation  IPPRNon-working partners risk limbo with UK migration reforms, analysis finds  Financial Times
  
• From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked! - The Guardian12 February 2026, 1:01 pm
  From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!  The Guardian
  
• Footballer Thomas Partey facing two additional rape charges - BBC12 February 2026, 12:55 pm
  Footballer Thomas Partey facing two additional rape charges  BBCThomas Partey charged with further counts of rape  The TelegraphFootballer Thomas Partey charged with two further counts of rape  The GuardianThomas Partey charged with two new counts of rape against further woman  The New York TimesEx-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with further counts of rape  The Independent
  
• BMW recalls 25,000 cars in UK over starter motor fire risk – see if yours is affected - Autocar12 February 2026, 12:28 pm
  BMW recalls 25,000 cars in UK over starter motor fire risk – see if yours is affected  AutocarBMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars over fire risk  RTE.ieMajor car brand recalls hundreds of thousands of motors over fire risk fears  The SunBMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars; 5,500 in Netherlands  NL TimesBMW Recalls 575,000 Cars Worldwide Over a Potential Starter Fire Risk  BMW Blog
  
• Killer of 12-year-old Leo Ross named - BBC12 February 2026, 12:27 pm
  Killer of 12-year-old Leo Ross named  BBCTeenager sentenced for murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross has been named  Sky NewsPictured: Teenage killer who stabbed schoolboy Leo Ross to death  The TelegraphTeen unmasked after he knifed innocent boy, 12, in his school uniform to death  The SunTeen who murdered 12-year-old schoolboy Leo Ross sentenced  BBC
  
• Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s network - The Economist12 February 2026, 12:12 pm
  Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s network  The Economist🇪🇺 Europe was apparently a better hunting ground for finding "little girls" for Epstein. File number: EFTA02425716  x.comEpstein’s long ties extended to Mongolia, and its Rio Tinto stoush  AFRMamadou Sissoko: Kenya in the Epstein Files - Business Deals, Prince Andrew and Girls’ “Safari”  Daily Post NigeriaJoining the dots of Jeffrey Epstein’s Kenya connection  Daily Nation