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Bruno Peek is selling six items used by Queen Elizabeth II at a Bonhams auction to raise money for Cancer Research UK after being diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer.

North East Wales Search and Rescue paid tribute to its all-volunteer team during Welsh Charities Week, noting volunteers are on call 24/7 to assist searches for vulnerable and missing people across Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham and parts of Conwy and Powys.

Wales Air Ambulance will bring back its Coffee and Cake fundraiser in March to mark its 25th anniversary, and the charity says it needs to raise £13 million a year to keep helicopters and rapid response vehicles operating.

Glorious!, the Olivier-nominated West End play about Florence Foster Jenkins, will run at Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne from 17–21 February and stars Wendi Peters and Matthew James Morrison.

Kannapolis firefighters arrived within minutes after a 911 call and controlled a fire at a single‑story Gay Street home on Feb. 10; all occupants had exited and there were no reported injuries. Residents are being assisted by the American Red Cross.

Staff from Avove spent a volunteering day at Bolton Destitute Animal Shelter helping with dog walking, cattery cleaning and sorting charity shop donations; a pregnant cat was matched with a foster family during the visit.

A group of eight 16–25 year-olds from Bolton completed the residential week of The King's Trust Team Programme at the Anderton Centre, taking part in activities such as high ropes, archery and axe throwing. The 12-week course, run locally by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, combines team challenges, community projects and work placements and leads to recognised qualifications.

Rev Shirley Harrison of St Anne's Church in Tottington will take part in CAFOD's Big Lent Walk, aiming to cover 200km in 40 days to raise funds for clean water.

Walker Foster has signed and registered the Armed Forces Covenant with the Ministry of Defence and says it will offer legal services and flexible employment measures for serving personnel, reservists, veterans and their families.

At New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren staged his fall 2026 show at the Clock Tower building, pairing earth-toned fabrics with metallic accents. The collection mixed Victorian-inspired romance with modern touches such as chain‑mail details and silver accessories.

Sydney Lopez shared a throwback video of two Pit Bull puppies she fostered and later adopted creeping up on each other before bursting into play; viewers called it a playful standoff.

Private tutors are being hired at up to £250 an hour to support children’s anxiety and special educational needs during school entrance preparation, and the Department for Education has said a white paper due in the coming weeks will expect inclusion units in all secondary schools.

A tribunal overruled the privacy commissioner and allowed Bunnings to use facial recognition to monitor customers, renewing debate about Australia's decades-old privacy laws and proposed reforms.

Mohamed Toure scored a hat-trick on his first start for Norwich as they beat Oxford United 3-0, marking his fourth goal in two appearances since joining from Randers.

China's consumer prices rose 0.2% year-on-year in January while the producer price index fell 1.4%, the National Bureau of Statistics reported.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has opened gross misconduct investigations into officers and staff over how safeguarding concerns at Stathern Lodge were handled; the camp leader was arrested the next day and has since been convicted and jailed.

The Scottish Parliament has passed the Community Wealth Building Bill, which asks councils, health boards and other public bodies to support the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in local economies; Scotland is reported to be the first country to legislate this model.

Grand Central has opened applications for its 2026 Community Fund, offering grants of up to £5,000 to charities, schools and not-for-profit groups within five miles of its stations; applications run Feb 1–Mar 1, 2026 and projects must be completed in 2026.

Lady Wilson, co-founder of Sightsavers, is remembered in an obituary that recalls visits to Nakong and a village known as "the country of the blind", where blind adults were led by children or guided with hemp ropes.

Ministers say secondary schools in England will be expected to have 'inclusion bases'—separate spaces where pupils with SEND and neurodiversity can receive support—as part of a wider SEND reform backed by a £3.7bn programme and a £700m school repairs fund.

A €19.2 million PEAT+ project led by Ulster Wildlife was launched on World Wetlands Day to restore peatlands across Fermanagh and Omagh, with restoration work planned at 19 priority sites over three years.

Newcastle beat Spurs 2-1, and manager Eddie Howe said he felt a 'special connection' with the travelling supporters after the match.

During his 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance at Levi's Stadium, Bad Bunny held up a football that read "Together We Are America" and the stadium displayed the phrase "the only thing more powerful than hate is love."

A review of 63 studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found aerobic activities such as running, swimming and dancing had the largest effects on symptoms of depression and anxiety. The review also linked group workouts to greater reductions in depression, especially for people aged 18–30 and postnatal women.

Researchers analysed 63 published reviews involving nearly 80,000 people and report that aerobic group exercise produced the largest reductions in mild depression and anxiety, with especially strong effects in young adults and new mothers.

Police intervened as a group of men knelt in prayer during a Sydney protest against Israeli president Isaac Herzog, and a coalition of Muslim organisations has called for an independent inquiry and possible prosecutions and the NSW police commissioner's resignation. NSW police and the state premier defended the officers' actions, and the prime minister said police would investigate.

An X post on Vice President JD Vance's visit to the Tsitsernakerd memorial describing the 1915 events as a 'genocide' was deleted, and a Vance aide said staff posted it in error.

Research for the children's commissioner found many 13–17-year-olds report seeing ads for weight-loss drugs, steroids and skin‑whitening products online; the government has opened a consultation on measures including a possible ban on social media for under‑16s.

Maxim Naumov said he felt the presence of his late parents during his Olympic debut in Milan and scored 85.65 in the short programme.

Katie Milligan has been named chief executive of Openreach, joining other recent female leaders at BT and Vodafone; Openreach is advancing fibre roll-out to 25 million homes and awaits Ofcom deliberations on further expansion.