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Martin Lewis said the Marriage Tax Allowance can add about £1,260 by letting one partner transfer part of their Personal Allowance to the other, and he noted couples can backclaim up to four previous tax years.

Four fire stations in Wales and England will each hold a charity car wash on 17 February, running 9.30am–2pm, to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity and 2wish.

Carla Ward said she would support any players with concerns about facing Israel, and the FAI has consulted Uefa while scheduling Nations League matches on 27 September and 4 October.

Queen Camilla visited Bath's Theatre Royal and the Holburne Museum, and revealed that her sister had a wedding dress made by designer Zandra Rhodes.

Jesse Jackson, born Oct. 8, 1941, and who died Feb. 17, 2026 at age 84, was a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate whose campaigns expanded voter participation and helped prompt Democratic delegate reforms that introduced a proportional allocation with a 15% threshold.

A 39-year-old GP from Newcastle experienced years of fatigue, anxiety and brain fog after testicular cancer and meningitis; a nurse later prompted a testosterone test and he began testosterone replacement therapy in 2021 with reported improvement.

Hundreds attended the 42nd annual Heritage Day at the Selkirk Centennial Community Centre where children tried antique machines and adults visited displays from regional heritage groups.

A TikTok gardening expert cautioned that a very wet, cold winter has made early February planting more difficult and suggested waiting until late February or early March; the RSPB also highlighted National Nest Box Week and encouraged providing nest boxes for garden birds.

Police said a person opened fire at a Senior Night hockey game in Pawtucket, killing two people; players fled on skates and the shooter died by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

Authorities say a gunman opened fire at a Pawtucket high school hockey game, killing two people and injuring three before dying by suicide; the shooter's daughter spoke briefly to reporters. Undetermined at this time.

North Yorkshire Council unanimously approved a loan of up to £150,000 to Scarborough Athletic FC to help its cash flow while the club's pitch is being refurbished; the team has been playing home matches at Bridlington during the work.

The actor Robert Duvall, who died on Monday aged 95, is remembered in Scotland for playing manager Gordon McLeod in the film A Shot at Glory and for visiting grounds and appearing on Scottish broadcasts while filming.

The European Commission said Hungary and Slovakia face no short-term risk to oil supplies because both hold 90 days of emergency stocks, and Brussels is in contact with Ukraine about repairing the Druzhba pipeline.

Spain will ask prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok over allegations their AI tools generated and disseminated child sexual abuse material, a step taken after an expert report and cabinet agreement and occurring alongside related EU inquiries.

Jesse Jackson, a prominent US civil rights leader and protege of Martin Luther King Jr., has died aged 84. He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and led organisations including PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition.

The article lists nine cruise experiences — from transatlantic crossings and Galapagos and Antarctic expeditions to river cruises on the Amazon, Mekong and the Nile — that provide access to notable natural and cultural sights.

University of Chester students took part in a 'Give it a Go' litter pick in the Garden Quarter, collecting several bags of rubbish and organised by the university's Volunteering Team.

Wester Hailes will hold a celebration on Tuesday, February 24, from 1.30pm to 3pm to close Pat Tait’s Stitching Exhibition and mark her departure from WHALE Arts for health reasons.

An Australian study reported that people who ate more foods containing live microbes tended to have higher HDL ('good') cholesterol and lower blood glucose; the researchers say further studies are needed to confirm causality.

Officials say a heart transplanted into a toddler in December was damaged during transport and the child is now in a stable but critical condition; prosecutors have opened an investigation and a team of specialist doctors will meet to decide on suitability for a further transplant.

Ocular Therapeutix reported that its experimental drug Axpaxli helped more patients maintain vision than Regeneron's Eylea in a 344-patient late-stage trial, and the company said it will discuss the data with the U.S. FDA and expects to submit a marketing application.

Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity at a 2024 trial that led to her former husband's 20-year sentence, and she discusses shame and hope as her memoir A Hymn to Life is published.

The article outlines Frederick Wiseman's long, immersive documentaries that observe ordinary people inside institutions without voiceovers, highlighting works such as Titicut Follies, Welfare and In Jackson Heights.

Volunteers excavating a newly accessed cave at Stump Cross Caverns in North Yorkshire uncovered a fossilised lower wolverine jaw, a find described as very rare; site dating has suggested Ice Age material in the caverns is roughly 80,000–90,000 years old, with some reports describing the specimen as older than 90,000 years.

Google's February Google Play services update (v26.06) adds a local file backup that can sync the Android Downloads folder with Google Drive; the feature is Android-only and will activate server-side.

In Ilulissat, a five-time Greenlandic sled dog champion says unusually warm winter weather left January without sea ice and has disrupted traditional dog sled travel while nearby glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws.

Former Test cricket captains have signed a letter calling for 'humane' treatment of Imran Khan, according to a Telegraph report published on 17 February 2026.

Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84, his family said. They described him as a "servant leader" to the oppressed, the voiceless and the overlooked.

The Love Your Town series began in Immingham with family activities, creative workshops and markets; Love Grimsby is scheduled for March 21 and Love Cleethorpes for March 28, with the programme funded by the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund.

Visit Sweden and the National Property Board are inviting UK travellers to apply to adopt one of five selected Swedish islands for a year; applications run from February 17 to April 17, 2026.