Month: February 2026

Chalk artwork sold for record price at a New York Sotheby’s auction with proceeds going to the Panthera charityA tiny chalk drawing of a lion by Rembrandt recently sold for the record-setting price of $18m in New York City to benefit the conservation of big cats.After selling at a Sotheby’s auction Wednesday, Young Lion Resting shattered the previous mark for the most expensive drawing by the 17th-century Dutch painter ever […]

Boy, 15, also charged with possession of bladed article on education premises, after incident at school on ThursdayA pupil who allegedly assaulted a teacher at a school in Milford Haven has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article on education premises.Dyfed-Powys police said the 15-year-old boy had been remanded in custody and was scheduled to appear at Swansea magistrates court on Saturday. The senior […]

‘Catastrophic failure of safeguarding’ highlighted by fact Zuber Bux’s lay practice is legal, campaigners sayA doctor who was struck off over a “reckless” circumcision that risked killing a toddler is still performing the procedure as a layperson, the Guardian can reveal.Campaigners say Zuber Bux’s private circumcision business highlights a “catastrophic failure of safeguarding”, as alarm grows about the absence of regulation of the procedure. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Gordon Brown says he believes current prime minister is a man of ‘integrity’ who was ‘misled and betrayed’ by Peter MandelsonBrown said the market-sensitive government information that Mandelson allegedly leaked to Epstein could have caused “huge commercial damage”.The former prime minister, who appointed Mandelson as business secretary in his government in 2008, said he felt “shocked, sad, angry betrayed, let down”. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

India’s financial dominance is reshaping the sport’s global balance.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Pakistan blames 'Indian-backed proxies' for the attack; New Delhi rejects the accusation as 'baseless and pointless'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

In the tourist haven of the Algarve, disaffected locals are embracing the far right as the cost of living rises.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Voters in Portugal are heading to the polls for a crucial presidential run-off on Sunday.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Man United host Spurs at Old Trafford.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article