15 February 2026, in sixty words

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will join the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription services on February 17, 2026.

Sir Vince Cable has demanded an inquiry to determine if Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor committed corruption while representing Britain abroad.

Huge crowds gathered in cities like Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto following a plea for action from the late Shah's exiled son.

Relatives of political detainees in Caracas have begun a hunger strike outside the Zona 7 prison, demanding the swift release of all prisoners amid delays to an amnesty bill.

France achieved a massive victory over Wales in the Six Nations, winning by a final score of 54-12.

Detectives apprehended German Galushchenko on a train as he attempted to cross the state border on Sunday.

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale claimed victory in the snowboard cross mixed team event.

Dr Hilary Cass told a television interview that young people are being harmed by extreme views on transgender rights.

Starting 17 February, passport holders from Britain and Canada can enter mainland China without a visa.

Nigella Lawson will replace Dame Prue Leith as a judge on the Great British Bake Off.

Huge crowds demonstrated globally on Saturday following a plea from Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Shah's son, for a day of action.

Storm Ingrid forced the closure of the vital Dawlish railway line in January 2026, causing widespread cancellations for passengers in Devon and Cornwall.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow in eastern England, cautioning that slushy build-ups could disrupt travel.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper declared that Russia violated chemical weapons laws by murdering Alexei Navalny in a Siberian prison.

NHS data reveals a 135 per cent increase in testosterone prescriptions between 2021 and 2024.

The Trades Union Congress predicts the wage difference between men and women will not vanish until 2056 at current rates.

Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi stated Tehran is willing to negotiate concessions regarding its atomic programme to secure relief.

Dr Hilary Cass told the BBC that young people are being treated like footballs in arguments over transgender rights.

The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England fell to 7.29 million at the end of December 2025.

Psychologically, yes—humans can fall in love with AI.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo secured his ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing on Sunday in Tesero, Italy.

A 'fast-spreading' measles outbreak has hit North London, with over 60 suspected cases reported across seven schools and a nursery in Enfield.

Health officials confirmed 34 cases of the virus across at least seven schools in Enfield and Haringey during January.

Cuba is grappling with a severe fuel shortage after the United States tightened its blockade on oil supplies, cutting off shipments from key partners such as Venezuela and prompting cancellations from Mexico.

Armed attackers on motorbikes have killed at least 32 people and set fire to homes and businesses in multiple villages in northwest Nigeria’s Borgu Local Government Area, close to the Benin border.

President Xi Jinping’s ongoing purge of China’s political and military elite has left key posts vacant and senior figures abruptly removed, unsettling domestic observers and global analysts alike.

U.S.

Liverpool defeated Brighton & Hove Albion with ease at Anfield in their FA Cup round four clash.

Ukraine’s president has said Kiev will not agree to a peace settlement with Russia unless Washington commits to legally binding security guarantees lasting at least 20 years, a longer term than the 15-year offer currently on the table.

Greater Manchester officials have published a ten-year roadmap to generate £1 billion in investment annually across six key sites.

Former President Obama criticised the current political climate after Donald Trump shared a clip depicting him and his wife as apes.

Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, urging European nations to strengthen their military capabilities.

Stella Ralfini, a 78-year-old beauty writer, has abandoned online dating sites in her search for a companion.

Five European nations, including the UK, have confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed with **epibatidine**, a lethal toxin found in Ecuadorian poison dart frogs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that American forces utilised Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model during a mission to seize Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.