February 2026

AI willing to ‘go nuclear’ in wargames, study finds – amid ‘stand-off’ between Pentagon and leading AI lab

As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames. Only a couple of years ago, the phrase on everyone’s lips was “AI safety”. I’ll be honest, I never took the

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‘Miracle’ boy expected to be paralysed due to spina bifida able to walk after ground-breaking surgery in the womb

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb. An ultrasound scan 20 weeks into pregnancy showed Tobi Maginnis had spina bifida, a disabling condition in which the spinal cord fails to

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Defence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases

Defence Secretary John Healey has told officials to review military records to find any evidence of Jeffrey Epstein trafficking women into Britain through RAF bases. He has told them to leave “no stone unturned” as they search through more than 20 years of Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents to find evidence of the paedophile billionaire’s

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‘Significant progress’ in US-Iran talks – but no deal – as negotiations to resume next week

The US and Iran held indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme on Thursday, but left the negotiating table without a deal. They made “significant progress” in Geneva, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who participated as a mediator, said afterwards, without elaborating. It comes as the US has gathered a large fleet of aircraft and warships

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‘I’m not the best father,’ admits Volodymyr ​Zelenskyy as president says Ukraine hit by harshest winter for decades’

Ukraine’s president has spoken of personal challenges, after several years of conflict with Ukraine, admitting “I’m not the best father” in a Sky News interview. Speaking to international correspondent, Alex Rossi, Volodymyr ​Zelenskyy also praised the work of civilians to fix Ukraine’s energy systems after repeated Russian attacks, amid an extremely harsh winter. On Thursday,

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YouTuber accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend ‘recorded livestream alibi four days earlier’

A YouTuber accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend recorded the livestream he used as an alibi four days earlier, a court heard. Stephen McCullagh appeared to be broadcasting himself live playing Grand Theft Auto and drinking Guinness in his house in County Antrim while Natalie McNally was being killed around 30 miles away in Lurgan,

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Driver who crashed while gambling on mobile is jailed after pregnant woman suffered premature birth

A driver has been jailed after crashing into the back of a car while gambling on his mobile phone, and causing a pregnant woman to go into labour. Derby Crown Court heard Jack Bentley, 30, from Meadow Way, Derby, was seen veering into the grass verge of the A50 in Derbyshire, swerving between lanes and

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Woman who fell from window to flee Nottingham attacker warned by police ‘he could have killed her’

A woman who broke her back falling from a window trying to flee Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane was warned by police he could have killed her, an inquiry heard. Three years before going on his killing spree in 2023, Calocane tried to get into the woman’s flat while she was showering – forcing her to

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Man who left his partner paralysed after she told him she was leaving is jailed for 16 years

A man who left his partner paralysed in a “brutal assault” after she told him she was leaving him has been jailed. Robert Easom, 57, was found guilty of wounding with intent, following a trial at Preston Crown Court. He had previously admitted to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour between 2017 and 2025 and

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