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Lead: On 9 February 2026, former BBC presenter Andrew Marr told LBC he expects Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down within days after Morgan McSweeney resigned as Downing Street chief of staff. The resignation followed criticism over Starmer’s knowledge of Lord Peter Mandelson’s continued contact with Jeffrey Epstein at the time of Mandelson’s appointment … Read more

Lead This week’s high-profile lawsuits against Meta and YouTube (Google), part of a wider set of claims that also named Snap Inc and TikTok, allege that major social platforms seriously harmed children’s mental health and contributed to conditions including depression, self-harm and suicide. The first trial — brought by a plaintiff identified as KGM, now … Read more

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi scored a decisive victory in a snap election held on Feb. 8, 2026, winning a clear mandate in national voting across Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) captured at least 310 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives, up from 198 seats ahead of the vote, according to public … Read more

Feb 8, 2026 — In Santa Clara, Calif., Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LX after Seattle defeated the New England Patriots 29-13. Walker rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and added 26 receiving yards on two catches, anchoring a game in which he produced more … Read more

Lead Stephen Miller, a long-time Trump confidant, has emerged as a central architect of the administration’s hardline immigration and Western Hemisphere policies in early 2026. His high-energy, confrontational approach has helped shape a mass-deportation plan and an intensified enforcement posture that the White House says responds to public concerns about crime and drugs. The tactics … Read more

Netflix dropped an unexpected teaser for The Adventures of Cliff Booth during Super Bowl LX’s first-quarter commercial break on Sunday, bringing Brad Pitt back as the stuntman Cliff Booth. Directed by David Fincher and scripted by Quentin Tarantino, the roughly one-minute spot teased a film set later than 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny delivered a 13-minute Super Bowl halftime performance that foregrounded Latino culture and, for the first time in the game’s 60-year history, was performed largely in Spanish. The set blended street scenes, a wedding, sports imagery and nods to Puerto … Read more

Lead On [date of sentencing], a Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after convicting him on three charges: two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law (NSL) and one count of publishing seditious material under a colonial-era statute. The ruling follows … Read more

Falcons pass rusher James Pearce Jr. was arrested Saturday in Miami‑Dade County and faces five felony charges, and a corrections official said he posted a $20,500 bond and would be released “sometime today.” The arrest followed a police response to a reported domestic dispute; authorities say Pearce fled, crashed his vehicle and was taken into … Read more

Lead: DC Health says multiple confirmed measles cases visited sites connected to the Jan. 21–Feb. 2 period that included the National March for Life events in Washington, D.C., raising potential exposure for thousands who gathered on Jan. 23. Officials are tracing contacts and notifying people who were at affected locations; those not fully vaccinated or … Read more

Super Bowl 2026 attendees at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara paid record concession prices as the New England Patriots faced the Seattle Seahawks. Stadium vendors and Levy’s Restaurants rolled out an expanded Bay Area–themed menu and premium beverage lineup, with many items priced far above typical game-day levels. Organizers also ran the event as a … Read more

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton were photographed together at Super Bowl LX, drawing public attention to a relationship first reported by entertainment outlets in early February 2026. TMZ published a report on February 8, 2026, and social posts from the game showed the pair seated close together in the stands. The two had reportedly spent … Read more

Lead: U.S. equity futures inched higher Sunday as investors braced for delayed January labor and consumer‑price readings after a turbulent week that ended with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 50,000 mark. Markets are parsing a recent tech‑sector sell‑off, a bitcoin swing, and a thin slate of corporate results ahead of key economic … Read more

Feb. 8, 2026 — The N.F.L. selected Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer in a decision driven chiefly by audience reach and commercial appeal. League executives weighed the artist’s massive global streaming numbers and Latinx pull against concern over his outspoken stance on immigration and politics. The choice reflects … Read more

Lead: At halftime of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks led the AFC champion New England Patriots 9-0. Seattle’s defense set the tone early, registering three sacks of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and forcing five first-half punts. Kenneth Walker III provided Seattle’s main … Read more