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'In the year after a Lions series every player is wrecked'
Keith Wood on the physical toll of the toughest tour, why the Ireland side need to rebuild and how he tries not to overshadow the fledgling careers of his sons
7 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Anger as PM abandons plans to delay May elections
Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon plans to delay local elections with less than three months’ notice in another policy U-turn that has prompted anger among his own MPs and scorn from opposition leaders.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Police action against Serie A referee
Lorenzo Tondo
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Arts director to leave Barbican after setting out creative vision
Devyani Saltzman is leaving the Barbican as the arts institution undergoes another leadership change just a few weeks after its new CEO Abigail Pogson joined.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
North Korea Housing built for bereaved relatives of soldiers
North Korea said yesterday it has completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by the leader, Kim Jong-un, to honour his country’s war dead.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Western sanctions The civilian 'economic fighters' taking on Moscow's war machine
In August 2022, Olena Yurchenko stumbled on a heated discussion on a Russian-language online forum - and made a discovery that would ultimately affect US and European sanctions policy on the war in Ukraine.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Psychedelic drug DMT could treat depression, trial suggests
People with major depressive disorder can experience a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) when it is combined with psychotherapy, doctors have said.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
UK must ‘step up’ and go faster on defence spending, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has said Britain needs to “go faster” on defence spending, though any budget increase in this parliament will probably not be as high as the £15bn suggested in an earlier BBC report.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Gangs enticing children to snatch phones, say Met police
Gangs are recruiting children to go out and steal phones before school, using Snapchat to offer up to £380 for the latest iPhone, police have said.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Disney threat leads TikTok owner to curb AI video tool
ByteDance, the Chinese technology company behind TikTok, has said it will restrain its AI video-making tool, after threats of legal action from Disney and a backlash from other media businesses, according to reports.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Police 'determined' to target domestic abusers who drive victims to suicide
Police are “determined to do more” to hold to account domestic abusers who drive victims to kill themselves, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Internet safety What the PM has announced
Keir Starmer has not yet given his full backing to a social media ban for under-16s.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
KPMG partner fined for using AI to cheat in AI training course
A partner at the accounting firm KPMG in Australia has been fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat during an internal training course on AI.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Failed Amazon crossing leaves van in far from prime position
An Amazon delivery van was abandoned on one of Britain’s most dangerous coastal paths after the driver followed GPS directions to Foulness Island in the Thames estuary, the coastguard has said.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Dozens of universities face legal claim from students for Covid compensation
Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students who are seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during the pandemic.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Wuthering Heights defies critics with $77m opening weekend
Wuthering Heights has ravished the global box office on its opening weekend, with the new Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie adaptation taking $76.8m (£56m).
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Brentford rely on Heathcote’s bad luck to shut down Macclesfield’s run
Y Sam Heathcote despairs after inadvertently gifting Brentford the decisive goal
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
'A lot of hesitancy' London borough struggles against low vaccine uptake
For people living and working in Enfield, the current measles outbreak is a shock - but not a surprise.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
More skier deaths in Alps with avalanche alert levels still high
Avalanches from heavy snowfall in the Alps claimed more lives over the weekend, while a train was derailed by a snow slide in Switzerland yesterday, and roads and villages around Mont Blanc were closed or placed under evacuation orders.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
'UK firebomb capital'
The pretty, prosperous Glasgow town hit by a spate of arson attacks
4 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Britain's proud skeleton history: a tale of grit, guts and cash
According to the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, 3,500 people have signed up to audition for their skeleton Talent ID programme in the past three days, an extraordinary surge of interest in what has never been the most accessible sport.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Actor attacked as he delivers far-right speech in character
An actor at a theatre in Germany was at the weekend shouted down, pelted with fruit and subjected to an attempted stage invasion as he delivered a final monologue in character as a far-right activist.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Volkswagen to cut costs by 20% in face of Chinese competition
Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% by 2028, with plant closures not ruled out, as part of an effort to reshape the company in the face of competition from China, according to reports.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Robert Duvall, star of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather, dies at age of 95
Robert Duvall, the veteran actor who had a string of roles in classic American films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, M*A*S*H and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Arteta heads to Stags party as Chelsea face Wrexham fire
The League One side Mansfield Town were rewarded for their weekend FA Cup heroics with a fifth-round home tie against the Premier League leaders, Arsenal.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
National Gallery to make significant cuts amid fears deficit could balloon to £8.2m
The National Gallery is to make significant cuts in the face of an £8.2m deficit in the coming year, which could mean fewer free exhibitions and ticketed shows, less international borrowing of artworks and more expensive tickets.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Styles follows rapper Little Simz as curator of Meltdown festival
Harry Styles is to curate the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, coinciding with the venue’s 75th anniversary.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Fertility clinic users win battle to save embryos after consent errors
More than a dozen couples and individuals have won a high court battle to save their frozen embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after mistakes meant they did not renew their consent to store them in the 10-year window required by law.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Lovers’ Arch in Italy collapses into sea on Valentine’s Day
The arch of the sea stacks at Sant’Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, Italy, popularly known as Lovers’ Arch, collapsed on Valentine’s Day after strong storm surges and heavy rain swept across southern Italy.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
The Guardian
Royal Mail blames storms and sickness for late letters
Royal Mail has blamed stormy weather and too many workers being off sick after complaints over missed delivery rounds and late letters.
2 min |