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Prosecutors say Stephen McCullagh uploaded a prerecorded six‑hour gaming stream to YouTube to create an alibi; his girlfriend Natalie McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant, was found dead in December 2022.

Los Angeles prosecutors have identified singer D4vd (David Burke) as the target of a county grand jury investigation into the death of a teenage girl whose body was found in a Tesla registered to him; subpoenas were issued and a judge ordered family members to appear in California to testify.

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited The Hanging Gardens in Llanidloes and Oriel Davies in Newtown to meet community groups and attend a volunteer celebration ahead of St David's Day.

The article describes a TikTok trend called "Chinamaxxing" in which Gen Z users adopt elements of Chinese culture and notes that some US commentators have expressed alarm; the author argues that reaction is overstated and connects the trend to wider youth economic frustrations.

Oliver 'Power' Grant, an early backer and business partner of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at 52, the group announced; a cause of death was not disclosed.

Teddi Mellencamp posted photos marking daughter Dove's sixth birthday and referenced past surgeries for Dove and her own recent cancer treatment; she has said the cancer is currently undetectable but remains on immunotherapy.

The BBC's disabled-led comedy We Might Regret This returns with a second series filmed last summer amid debate over disability benefits; it blends messy friendships and sharp satire while following Freya and her missing friend Jo.

A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner after her body was discovered at their Chester home; he is due to be sentenced on Friday.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visited Za'atari refugee camp and met Syrian refugees and aid staff in Amman; Meghan wore a casual wide‑leg trouser outfit that appeared creased while taking part in activities.

At the Baftas, a campaigner with Tourette syndrome, John Davidson, produced involuntary vocal tics during the ceremony that included the N-word, and the BBC did not remove the slur from the delayed broadcast despite reports that Warner Bros raised concerns.

Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri were photographed together at Tamarama Beach in Sydney, which the article reports as a confirmation of their reunion. Bad Bunny is scheduled to perform at the Sydney Showgrounds on 28 February and 1 March.

Jennifer Garner said raising her three children in separate households with ex-husband Ben Affleck often requires her to “become mom and dad,” and she described both a sense of loss and things gained from co-parenting.

Christina Applegate says pain from multiple sclerosis has left her largely confined to bed, though she still leaves to take her daughter to school; she will publish a memoir, You With The Sad Eyes, on March 3.

Lana Del Rey released the single "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter" and its music video was filmed at her husband Jeremy Dufrene’s home in Des Allemands, Louisiana, showing domestic scenes and moments from their life together.

Gavin Newsom's new memoir, Young Man in a Hurry, blends memories of childhood struggles—including undiagnosed dyslexia and his mother's multiple jobs—with episodes of close ties to the wealthy Getty family; comments he made at an Atlanta event about his schooling drew immediate criticism.

BBC Radio 4's Front Row marks four years since the full‑scale invasion of Ukraine with Ukraine Unbroken, an evening of five new plays and live bandura performance, and also discusses new Ofcom streaming oversight and the International Booker longlist.

Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel underwent a successful minor ablation after stopping while leading the Olympic 15km mass start; the Italian federation said the operation was complete and he must rest for two weeks.

Robert Carradine has died at 71, and his family said he lived with bipolar disorder and died by suicide.

Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison attended the Los Angeles premiere of the Scrubs revival, which reunites original cast members and opens with a two-episode premiere on ABC on February 25, streaming on Hulu the following day.

A choir of about 70 singers performed at Milan's Sant'Antonio church on Feb. 18, calling for harmony and inclusion of people with disabilities as the Winter Paralympics approach; the event is presented as part of the Archdiocese of Milan's outreach around the Games.

Prue Leith told Saga Magazine she has added testosterone gel to oestrogen patches and progesterone pills and said it has improved her libido; she also said she intends to continue hormone replacement therapy and has stepped back from judging The Great British Bake Off.

Maxi Shield, a well-known Sydney drag performer and season one contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, has died at 51 after a throat cancer diagnosis.

Lily Collins has been cast to play Audrey Hepburn in a new film about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted from Sam Wasson's book with a screenplay by Alena Smith; no director or further casting has been announced.

Maxi Shield (real name Kristopher Elliot), who appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, died on Saturday, February 21 after a period of chemotherapy; a close friend confirmed the death in a Facebook statement.

Lakshmipriya Devi’s Manipuri-language debut Boong won the Bafta for Best Children’s & Family Film, the first Indian film to win that category, and Devi used her acceptance speech to call for peace for Manipur.

Queen Camilla told French survivor Gisele Pelicot she was left speechless by Pelicot's new memoir, which the Queen said she read in two days; the meeting took place at Clarence House during Pelicot's UK book visit.

Gisèle Pelicot has published a memoir and publicly waived her anonymity after a 2024 trial that convicted her former husband and dozens of men in drug-assisted sexual assaults; the case has prompted wider debate in France about consent and 'chemical submission'.

Lindsey Vonn said she developed compartment syndrome after her February 8 Olympic crash and credited Dr Tom Hackett with a fasciotomy that she says saved her leg; she is out of hospital and will begin rehabilitation.

At Belfast Crown Court prosecutors said a 999 call made the night after Natalie McNally's death was 'an act'; the defendant denies the charge and the prosecution has opened its case to a jury.

Lindsey Vonn has left hospital after a crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy and says she is in a wheelchair while recovering from serious leg injuries.