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Parents welcomed that reforms should avoid major disruption for children in special schools, but many said they fear children with the most complex needs may not get the support they need.

The inquiry heard that Valdo Calocane had viewed online videos of shootings and material about law and police powers; he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and is serving a hospital order.

A 93-year-old former manager, Malcolm Phillips, was convicted in a trial of the facts of multiple historic sexual offences at Skircoat Lodge Care Home and his former deputy, Linda Brunning, was also found guilty. Sentencing is scheduled for April.

A new £33m healthcare unit at Rhyl's Royal Alexandra Hospital will include a minor injuries service, expanded radiology and a 14-bed reablement unit, and is due to be completed next year.

Team GB won three gold medals and five medals overall at Milan-Cortina 2026, and 53 athletes plus two reserves represented Britain across 11 disciplines.

Canada says it is preparing an aid plan for Cuba but has not released details; Foreign Minister Anita Anand declined to provide more information. Cuba is experiencing acute fuel shortages after oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico were halted, and some airlines have canceled flights.

Bridget Phillipson has unveiled a 10-year SEND reform plan with new funding commitments and major changes to EHCPs; a public consultation has begun and reviews of individual EHCPs are due to start in September 2029.

A former DJ has been jailed after admitting he sold nearly £7m of counterfeit aircraft engine parts using forged authenticity certificates, prompting international safety alerts and aircraft groundings in August 2023; he was sentenced to four years and eight months and will face proceeds of crime proceedings later this year.

The government has published terms of reference for a UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues, describing an internationally focused role to promote Holocaust education, remembrance and research and to support justice and assistance for victims and families; the envoy will lead UK delegations to IHRA, relevant International Tracing Service meetings, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation annual meeting and SECCA.

Morrisons has begun selling items from its Nutmeg clothing range through its website so customers can add fashion and home pieces alongside groceries, with items delivered to the home; Nutmeg includes womenswear, menswear, children's clothing, shoes, accessories and home items.

Researchers found the high-pitched component of a horse's whinny comes from a whistle-like mechanism in the voice box, while the low tones arise from vibrating tissues in the larynx.

CCR Energy is hosting a relaxed networking event with Troup Bywaters + Anders and Rees Worx on 24 February 2026 at Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP in London as part of Wales Week London 2026.

A listing of Sunday and weekday services across churches in Bexhill and Battle, noting times for St Peter's, St Michael's, St Augustine's and others on 1 March; several churches also list midweek masses, community groups and online broadcasts.

Final-year projects from the Florence Institute of Design International include a children's educational site that aims to support children's emotional needs through 'space, shape and function', presented as part of the school's Interior Design course which awards a BA (Hons) validated with Goldsmiths, University of London.

Lindsey Vonn left hospital after multiple surgeries for a complex leg fracture sustained at the Winter Olympics, and said Dr Tom Hackett performed a fasciotomy that she says prevented amputation.

Chester marked the Lunar New Year of the Horse on Saturday with lion and dragon dances, traditional music and cultural characters in the city centre, organised by the Wah Lei Chinese Association with support from Bank of America and Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Local leaders and rural organisations are invited to discuss creating an Easter Ross & Sutherland branch of Highland Wildfire Response, with an exploratory stakeholder meeting at Pittentrail Hall in Rogart on March 4 and a public drop-in earlier that day.

The Conservative leader, Mrs Badenoch, pledged to cut 100,000 university places and redirect the savings to double the number of apprenticeships, and Department for Education figures show 142,780 people began apprenticeships in 2025/26, a 7.7% rise from the prior year.

The Department for Education estimates about one in eight children who currently have the highest-level SEND support (an EHCP) will transition to new plans between 2030 and 2035, and formal assessments for the new system are due to begin in September 2029 with no change to current support before at least September 2030.

An inquiry heard that mental health staff considered research on the over-representation of young Black men when they released Valdo Calocane in May 2020, after which a resident jumped from a window; Calocane later killed three people and was given an indefinite hospital order in January 2024.

Woodgreen’s Dunstable shop set a flat £1.50 price for adult clothing and accessories, and sales have more than doubled while keeping thousands of items out of landfill; the charity says the model will remain in place.

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.

Students held demonstrations at several Iranian universities while the US has increased its military presence in the region amid ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.

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.

Parts of Somaliland, including Lallays, report little or no rain since last June or July, harming crops and local livelihoods. Somaliland and Israel have begun civilian cooperation on water, with a first group of 25 water workers sent for training and technical visits planned.

More than 350 people attended an open iftar at King's College Cambridge organised by the Ramadan Tent Project, and attendees described it as creating a sense of community across faiths.

Robert Aramayo won both the Bafta best actor and Rising Star awards for his role in I Swear, and people in his home city of Hull have hailed him as an inspiration.

Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli settlers vandalized the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in Tell, near Nablus, at the start of Ramadan; Israeli military and police said they responded and are searching for suspects.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire cadets volunteered more than 3,000 hours in 2025 and helped raise over £18,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity.

FXPesa funded a school run by the CR Hope Foundation in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, supporting 180 students and 13 teachers.