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A Bishop's Waltham walk is scheduled for February 14 and several local meetings and talks are listed for Wickham and the Meon Valley; Bishop's Waltham Parish Council has closed the Jubilee Hall youth shelter after repeated anti-social behaviour.

The Brightlingsea WinterFest, a free late-winter arts and music festival with more than 40 events, completed a busy second week that organisers say included an art exhibition and Wellbeing Day which together attracted more than 1,450 people.

A nursery worker, Vincent Chan, has been reported to have filmed and abused young children using devices including a staff-issued iPad; he has pleaded guilty to 56 offences and is due to be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday.

The court named Kian Moulton and sentenced him to life with a minimum term of 13 years for the killing of 12-year-old Leo Ross.

LogChain is relocating its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool and plans to invest up to £4m in the Liverpool City Region over the next three years.

Vincent Chan has admitted 56 offences involving children in his care and is being sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court after a colleague raised concerns that led to a police investigation.

A Perspective in the International Journal of Obesity argues that directing love and compassion inward and outward can complement traditional obesity treatments, and that stigma- or shame-based approaches may undermine motivation, mental health, and physiological stress responses.

Kylie Smith, 12, has been named as one of the students killed in the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School; police say the attacker also killed family members and multiple people were injured.

At least 46 people have died and more than 550 were reported injured after nearly three weeks of heavy snowfall in parts of Japan; authorities say the storms have caused major travel disruption and warned of avalanche and falling-ice risks as temperatures rise.

A 46-year-old council worker from Brent lost 13 stone over nearly two years after a high blood pressure reading and now reports her blood pressure is in the normal range after following Slimming World.

A Royal College of Nursing poll found 78% of Scots say there are not enough nurses for safe, effective care, and 84% said nurses do not get long enough with patients.

A 410-pound manatee was found trapped in a Melbourne Beach storm drain, freed by a multi-agency team and taken to SeaWorld Orlando, where staff report it is breathing and showing interest in food.

James Van Der Beek died aged 48 after a two-year battle with colorectal cancer, his family announced; Dawson's Creek co-stars, including Mary-Margaret Humes, shared tributes and the family has asked for privacy.

Northumberland County Council's cabinet approved almost £2 million to upgrade leisure facilities in Cramlington, funding a new 3G football pitch and car park at Northburn Community Centre and a rebuilt skate park at Alexandra Park.

An investigation into University Hospitals Sussex found that different treatment may have led to better outcomes in at least 55 baby deaths between 2019 and 2023. The trust has paid about £103.8 million in maternity-related clinical negligence between 2021 and 2025 and an independent review announced last year has been expanded to include 15 families.

Gisele Pelicot says her partner Jean-Loup helped her find the strength to waive anonymity and face her ex-husband and other defendants at the December 2024 trial, which ended in convictions and a 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog paid tribute at a Bondi Pavilion memorial for the 15 victims and said the global rise in antisemitism is a 'global emergency'; he will meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra and travel to Melbourne.

A 38-year-old mother in Bath experienced severe hair loss and exhaustion that was diagnosed as low ferritin (iron deficiency); she was treated with oral iron and later an infusion, and says her symptoms have improved.

Conservationists including Chester Zoo say they bred more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snails and have released them back into the wild after a small population was found in Hamilton, Bermuda, ten years ago.

Police will refer children aged 10–17 found carrying knives to youth justice services for compulsory mentoring, the Ministry of Justice said; the change is part of Labour's manifesto and follows recent reported school knife incidents.

Lunar New Year 2026 begins on February 17 and the festival runs for 16 days; 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse and people born in 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026 are traditionally classed as horses, though January and February birthdays may differ because the lunar and Gregorian calendars do not align exactly.

One year after DeepSeek's 2025 breakthrough, Chinese firms including ByteDance, Alibaba and Zhipu are readying new low-cost, often open-source AI models timed around the Spring Festival holiday beginning Feb. 15.

A Bournemouth University-led report says faster, accurate autism diagnosis and tailored mental health support are needed to help reduce suicide risk; the study analysed more than 4,000 responses and notes autistic people face a higher risk of suicide.

A small limestone harbour village in Glenarm Lower, about 34 miles from Belfast, is noted for Carnlough Harbour, the Local Nature Reserve at Cranny Falls and the nearby Glenarm Castle Walled Garden.

Labour has proposed allowing regional mayors in England to introduce a visitor levy on overnight stays, and UKHospitality has led a letter signed by 200 businesses warning it may increase costs for families and strain small accommodation providers.

The Activity Place, run by the Chailey Heritage Foundation near Haywards Heath, has opened to offer fitness, creative, wellbeing and skill-building sessions for people aged 16 and over with disabilities.

Eight pieces of outdoor exercise equipment have been installed outside the West Marsh Community Centre with funding from Better Youth Spaces, and the area is free to use when the centre gates are open, usually until about 9pm.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen posted a joint Instagram video opposing President Trump's directive to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, protesters gathered at the site, and Manhattan officials said they would reinstate the flag.

Reuters reports the U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment's LOCUST counter-drone laser near El Paso International Airport, prompting the FAA to halt inbound and outbound commercial flights for more than seven hours.

The article reports the IEA found coal-fired generation fell in China and India, and says debate in Australia has reopened over carbon pricing as a safeguard review is due later this year.