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Rob Brydon and Lee Mack will appear on Hampton Hill Theatre's Main Stage for a special fundraiser, chatting about their careers. Doors open at 6.45pm and the event starts at 7.30pm.

Gary Lawson, a Durham gritter driver, was named the first-ever Gritter Driver of the Year after 40 winters with Durham County Council; the award was presented at Econ Engineering's Grit and Glory Awards.

Compton Care is the named charity partner for the Wolverhampton 10K on Sunday, March 29, and is offering a limited number of free charity places with a minimum £175 sponsorship target.

Listings of community events across Sutherland include coffee mornings, quizzes, film screenings and workshops scheduled from Friday through next Thursday.

Officials say nine people died in a Sierra Nevada avalanche that included parents connected to Sugar Bowl Academy; crews recovered eight bodies and search and recovery efforts continue while investigators review whether the trip proceeded after storm and avalanche warnings.

A 77-year-old widow who won a £4.5 million Cornish mansion in an Omaze draw spent a family summer at the property and then sold it, using the proceeds to help her three children and six grandchildren with mortgages, property and business starts.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, 84, has died, and the article recalls his commitment to nonviolence and to building coalitions and direct-action campaigns that used love as a public force.

The State Pension will rise by 4.8% for 2026/27 under the government's triple lock, and that increase could push some pensioners above the frozen Personal Allowance so they start paying income tax.

A coroner found that Britain's Got Talent dancer Kerri-Anne Donaldson died by suicide three days after she was arrested on suspicion of child sexual offending; the inquest criticised gaps in the later mental health assessment.

European authorities say the likelihood of infant exposure to the cereulide toxin is now low after precautionary recalls of formula linked to contaminated ingredients; several countries reported infants with mild gastrointestinal symptoms and a small number of hospitalisations.

Zimbabwe has begun administering lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug administered twice a year, targeting more than 46,000 people at high risk across 24 sites with funding from the U.S. and the Global Fund.

The MHRA has approved zanidatamab (Ziihera) for adults with advanced biliary tract cancer that is HER2-high and has progressed after prior treatment; a single-arm study in 80 patients reported tumour shrinkage or no detectable disease in about 52% of the 62 HER2-high participants.

A UN fact-finding mission reported that actions in el-Fasher show hallmarks of genocide and named senior Rapid Support Forces leaders; investigators say they will continue inquiries, including into alleged foreign involvement.

Dominik Szoboszlai has become a regular starter at Liverpool and is being talked about as a future captain. Contract talks have begun and his agent has said he is not seeking a move elsewhere.

The Scottish Government and the STV Children's Appeal awarded 32 community projects across Scotland a share of £300,000 to support grassroots organisations. Dundee community centre Boomerang received almost £6,000 to extend support for its Cosy Café worker over winter.

Vintage Rose Events will hold a free Mind, Body and Spirit Fayre at Jubilee Hall on March 1, and Wickham Community Centre will screen the film "I Swear" on February 19 with £5 tickets.

Gary Lawson, 62, of Crook, has been named the UK's first-ever Gritter Driver of the Year after 40 winters driving gritters and snowploughs for Durham County Council as part of Econ Engineering's Grit and Glory Awards.

Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school under planned SEND reforms, and new-style EHCPs are to be introduced from 2030 reserving EHCPs for the most severe and complex needs.

A 90-page penal code issued by the Taliban is reported to permit husbands to physically punish wives unless injuries are severe, and it reportedly assigns different penalties based on social status.

eBay is buying second-hand fashion app Depop for $1.2bn, five years after Etsy purchased the UK-founded business for $1.62bn.

A prospective MRI study compared women before and after a first or second pregnancy with nulliparous controls and found widespread decreases in cortical volume, thickness and surface area in both pregnancy groups, with some regional differences between first and second pregnancies and partial persistence of changes into the postpartum period.

The Ingleton Theatre Group is presenting its 38th production, a pantomime version of Jack and the Beanstalk directed by Liz Cartmell and Shelagh Fagan with production by Carl Lis. Around 100 volunteers are involved across acting, technical and support roles, and tickets are on sale at Ingleborough Community Centre or by phone.

U.S. officials say Washington has deployed its largest fleet of jet fighters to the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq war, and President Trump is reported to be weighing options for possible strikes on Iran.

Steve Rivers will perform continuous West African drumming for four hours at Sharrow Community Forum on 28 February to raise funds for Project 6, and attendees may join in during the session.

Beverley Callard said she will have surgery on Friday at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital to remove two lymph nodes after an early breast cancer diagnosis, and she will return to the UK for radiotherapy and further treatment.

The Refresh initiative in Birkenhead, funded by Magenta Living, has been shortlisted for the Environment award in the Travis Perkins Managed Services Better Together Awards; the project intercepted over nine tonnes of furniture destined for landfill in the last year.

Plastic production has doubled over the past 20 years and may rise further, and fossil fuel companies have invested more than $180bn in US plastics plants since 2010; critics and affected communities are challenging industry tactics and lobbying.

Ashfield firefighters donated toys collected during Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service's 2025 Christmas toy appeal, delivering items to Ashfield Play Forum and several local charities.

A puppy named Duece, born to a Rottweiler and a German Shepherd and shown on TikTok by owner Chubbs (@ddsmcgees), attracted many viewers who commented on his appearance; the owner said the mother, Roxy, was adopted from a shelter while pregnant.

Gabriel Hamer-Webb will make his Wales debut against Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations match in Cardiff, as coach Steve Tandy makes four changes following heavy defeats to England and France.