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A jury at Swansea Crown Court found Thomas Morgan guilty of murdering five-month-old Jensen-Lee Dougal after the child sustained fatal injuries while in his care; sentencing will take place at a later date.

Google will expand its 'Results about you' tool in the US to let people register and monitor passport, driver's license and Social Security numbers and request removal of links if those details appear in search results.

The Irish government has awarded a new Public Service Obligation contract that changes the Donegal–Dublin timetable and removes the afternoon flight; campaigners and Donegal Airport say the change could affect patients who rely on same-day travel.

Twelve-year-old Leo Ross was fatally stabbed while walking home and the teenager who pleaded guilty received a life sentence with a 13-year minimum term; Leo's mother said the sentence was inadequate.

Teddi Mellencamp marked the one-year anniversary of her stage 4 brain cancer diagnosis on Instagram and said scans now show no detectable cancer while she continues on immunotherapy.

On 10 February the Prime Minister spoke in Welwyn Garden City, emphasising the cost of living and his working-class background.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians, and churches in Springfield, Ohio, are expanding support as the administration appeals and the legal outcome remains unsettled.

Yemen's Houthi group has mobilized fighters and relocated weapons and equipment as regional tensions rise, and its leaders have warned the United States against military action while invoking Gaza in their public rhetoric.

Alyssa Farah Griffin was absent from The View after co-host Whoopi Goldberg said she was at the hospital as she and husband Justin Griffin awaited the arrival of their baby boy.

Agrace plans a $40 million dementia village on its Madison campus to house up to 65 people with memory loss, modeled on the Netherlands' Hogeweyk community and expected to open in September 2027.

Nutritional therapist Amy Swan says up to 50% of infertility cases involve a male factor and that lifestyle and nutrition — including heat exposure, diet and stress — can influence sperm quality.

Lancaster's village hall received £2,500 from the Lancashire Environmental Fund to tackle a damp problem and a 3R Grant of £833 from the 3R Foundation and Carnforth Charity Shop to improve fire safety.

Meet and Marrow, run by childhood friends Nicola Patterson and Axel Tucker, will open on Duke Street in Darlington on Monday 16 February after relocating from an earlier planned site. The founders say the café has been refurbished and will focus on unprocessed, mostly in‑house food.

More than 2,500 people are expected at a Grand Iftar on 28 February at Stadium MK, organised by volunteer group Mubarak Moments. Tickets start at £6 and the event will include iftar packs, a hot meal after maghrib, guest speakers and some celebrity appearances.

Uber and Baidu said they will launch fully autonomous ride-hailing services in Dubai in the coming month, initially operating in parts of the Jumeirah area; passengers can request Apollo Go vehicles via the Uber app when booking Uber Comfort or UberX or by choosing an 'Autonomous' option.

The King's Award for Voluntary Service will be handed over at an afternoon tea and ceremony on 12 February at Seaford Blatchington Golf Club, recognising Friends of Bishopstone Station's volunteer work to improve and maintain the station environment.

A prospective Leuven cohort recorded overnight multichannel EEG in preterm infants at term-equivalent age and reassessed the children at 2 years corrected age with standardized tests of early executive function; the team used automated sleep classification and general linear models to examine associations between specific neonatal sleep features and later executive functioning.

Floods Minister Emma Hardy visited Langport in Somerset on 10 February to see local flood impacts; the Environment Agency has deployed high-volume pumps and reports about 16,200 properties protected while over 300 properties have been flooded.

NHS Sussex reports that Mental Health Support Teams now operate in 309 Sussex schools and that an Autism in Schools project supports more than 50 settings, with local examples showing work on self-advocacy and inclusion.

Botanical Place in West Byfleet has begun receiving its first residents and opened the Yarrow restaurant to the public. The development offers 197 apartments and is reported to aim for whole-of-life net zero carbon.

Year 13 student Ben Sullivan organised a lunchtime 'Brave the Shave' event at Midhurst Rother College where pupils and a teacher had their heads shaved to raise £1,975.33 for Midhurst Palliative Care.

Two remote Highland restaurants, Killiecrankie House and 1887, were awarded one Michelin star in the 2026 guide, and three Scottish venues received Michelin green stars for sustainable gastronomy.

Bates Green Garden is open for the season with workshops, guided walks and propagation sessions through 28 October 2026. Local notices include an Arlington Parish Council meeting on 19 February and a free stargazing evening at the Dicker Village Shop on 28 February.

North Lincolnshire Council has cleared a two-acre site in Brumby Ward and is inviting developers to propose bungalow-style or low-rise single-storey flats with shared community space aimed at older residents.

Weekly breastfeeding support sessions are held in Clackmannanshire on Fridays at Hawkhill Community Centre and in Stirling on Tuesdays at Stirling Health and Care Village, with NHS Forth Valley health visitors attending these free events.

At the Super Bowl halftime, Bad Bunny highlighted Puerto Rican cultural symbols — including a cuatro and a light-blue Puerto Rican flag tied to independence — and led a parade of hemispheric flags while saying 'God Bless América'.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust has released two licensed pairs of wild beavers into a mid‑Cornwall reserve, the county's first fully licensed beaver release in roughly 400 years. Conservation groups say the animals can create wetlands, slow water flow, improve water quality and support greater wildlife diversity.

Fifteen community groups in Telford and Wrekin received more than £14,000 from Veolia's EnviroGrant on 5 February; the scheme and council have funded 208 projects with over £178,000 since 2014.

A teenager who attacked two older women and later fatally stabbed 12-year-old Leo Ross has pleaded guilty to murder and related charges and is due to be sentenced today.

Samosa, a male common seal found stranded and underweight in August, has been released back to sea after months of rehabilitation involving British Divers Marine Life Rescue and the RSPCA.