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WHN currently has nine staff undertaking apprenticeships, five of whom started this academic year, and apprentices shared their experiences during National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 9–15).

Emmaus Dover staff said donations are vital and should be sellable or reusable; some items — including unsafe equipment, some electricals, heavily damaged clothing and unlabeled furniture — may be refused or recycled.

Many Tears Rescue has published profiles of five dogs available for rehoming, each with brief notes on temperament and suitable homes; the article includes the charity's contact and donation details.

Shinto priests at Nagano's Lake Suwa recorded an 'open sea' season after the miwatari (God's Crossing) failed to appear, continuing an absence that began in 2018. The shrine's consecutive observations, kept since 1443, are used by researchers to track long-term change.

A Cabinet Office memorandum says the UK would increase net zero targets and pursue 'dynamic alignment' with EU renewable rules, while ministers are negotiating re-entry to the EU internal electricity market.

US cattle farmers say higher operating costs, weaker retail demand and expanded imports are squeezing margins while national beef prices have climbed and herd sizes remain low.

Local media and the BNP reported that Thursday's election gave the Bangladesh Nationalist Party a parliamentary majority, and Tarique Rahman returned from 17 years in self-imposed exile late last year.

Harper Beckham posted Valentine's Day messages and photos offering an olive branch to her brother Brooklyn. Brooklyn had earlier published a six‑page statement saying he would not reconcile with his family.

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander is on a week-long visit to Australia, Singapore and New Zealand to discuss trade and security. He will meet government and business leaders and attend performances of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

NICE has recommended durvalumab for muscle-invasive bladder cancer after a trial reported a 32% reduction in the risk of progression, and about 630 patients a year are expected to be eligible.

A Specsavers survey of 2,000 couples found 48% reported at least one partner with hearing difficulty and one in four said having to repeat themselves caused tension; only 15% said a partner used a hearing aid.

Actor Ted Levine and producer Edward Saxon said they regret aspects of The Silence of the Lambs' portrayal of the Buffalo Bill character, and acknowledged parts of the film do not meet modern standards. The film, released in 1991, has prompted renewed debate about its legacy.

SpaceX delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station to replace four colleagues who returned to Earth after a medical evacuation earlier this year.

Thomas Markle, 81, attended a Valentine's Day party at the rehabilitation centre in the Philippines while recovering from a left leg amputation below the knee, and he says he is making good progress.

The Electoral Commission chief said ministers do not have a sufficient reason to delay May local elections, and the postponements could affect up to 3.5 million voters.

The article reports Alexei Navalny died in detention in February 2024 and that foreign laboratory tests identified the neurotoxin epibatidine in samples smuggled from his body.

Several European countries, including the UK, have blamed the Kremlin for the death of Alexei Navalny and say investigators reported a poison developed from a toxin in a rare frog was likely used. The BBC Newshour programme carried those claims and included reactions from a friend of Navalny and a filmmaker who made a documentary about him.

Scotland beat England 31-20 in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield, and captain Sione Tuipulotu said the team rallied behind head coach Gregor Townsend after last week's loss to Italy.

Eleven UK towns and London areas are set to lose two or more bank branches in 2026, as several major banks announce wider branch reductions and point to a shift toward digital and mobile services.

At the Munich Security Conference, Keir Starmer argued for closer European defence and economic cooperation; the article praises that stance while warning against exaggerated historical comparisons and reopening the Brexit debate.

Iranian authorities moved Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to a prison in Zanjan without notifying her family, and her family and supporters report concern about her health and limited contact.

Cruz Beckham and his band The Breakers made his live radio debut on Chris Evans' TFI Friday, performing 'For Your Love' and a Springsteen cover. The broadcast recalled a 1999 clip of his mother Victoria Beckham being weighed on the show, an episode she later addressed in a Netflix documentary.

The U.N. Human Rights Office reported that more than 6,000 people were killed during a late‑October Rapid Support Forces offensive around el‑Fasher and said the actions may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Undetermined at this time.

Morrisons has partnered with Ecrebo to generate personalised coupons based on customers' food shops, and trials in Yorkshire last year included sending coupons to homes.

Bishop Richard Moth was installed as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster and said he is "most aware" of occasions when the Church has failed abuse victims; he succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols and becomes president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

In an interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, Barack Obama said he supported demonstrators in Minneapolis who opposed what he described as unprecedented ICE operations; he and Michelle Obama also called the killing of Alex Pretti a heartbreaking tragedy.

Real estate agent Anna Russell raised $33,753 through the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation Cambodia Challenge, with $27,003.93 designated for Maison Baldwin House to support women and children fleeing abuse.

An opinion piece by a former editor of the Jewish Chronicle argues that European leaders at the fringes of the Munich Security Conference seem preoccupied even as the author describes rising global violence.

Thirteen cats are currently listed for rehoming at the RSPCA Great Ayton Animal Centre in Middlesbrough, and the centre uses a virtual matching process to pair applicants with animals.

The Wall Street Journal reports the US military used Anthropic's AI model Claude during a raid in Venezuela; Anthropic and the Pentagon did not confirm the report.