Urgent search for girls missing in County Durham and believed to be togetherA search is underway for two teenage girls who have gone missing after failing to return to their homes last night. Summer and Hollie, who are believed to be together, were reported missing from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham on Wednesday evening. Image: Durham Constabulary) Durham Constabulary)She is understood to be wearing black leggings, a pink coat with a cream/white hoodie underneath, white Crocs and black socks. Hollie, pictured in pink clothing, is around 5ft tall with light brown hair and was wearing a pink hoodie, black coat, black leggings, and white clogs, ChronicleLive report. Image: Durham Constabulary) Durham Constabulary)Anyone who has seen them or who knows where they are should call Durham Constabulary on 101.

February 26, 2026 17:27 UTC

Acquisition expands Intellibright’s HubSpot, CRM, and revenue operations capabilities for B2B organizations seeking a fully integrated revenue engine. The move formally launches Intellibright’s Revenue Operations division and significantly expands its HubSpot implementation, CRM architecture, and revenue infrastructure capabilities. RevRight’s founder and CEO Chris Krohn will remain with Intellibright as Revenue Operations Manager, strengthening the firm’s end-to-end revenue engine model. “We design the systems that ensure inbound leads are routed correctly, nurtured intelligently, tracked accurately, and closed efficiently,” said Chris Krohn, Revenue Operations Manager at Intellibright. Intellibright offers a full suite of services, including website development and design, SEM, SEO, content marketing, social media, reporting and analytics, HubSpot implementation, and revenue operations.

February 26, 2026 17:17 UTC

​​The partnership reflects a shared​ commitment to advancing scalable, enterprise-ready NTN and hybrid IoT connectivity as the industry converges on next-generation networking architectures. Through this collaboration, ​Simetric will enable enterprises and service providers to manage global IoT deployments through a single, cohesive management experience. Simetric serves as the enterprise control plane for modern IoT and edge networking management, delivering a device-centric, single management pane that transforms operational governance across distributed networking environments. The Simetric platform normalizes connectivity data from more than 300 mobile and satellite networks worldwide, providing Skylo with the industry’s most comprehensive unified operational view across its partner ecosystem. By integrating satellite networks with existing cellular standards, Skylo ensures reliable, always-on connectivity for enterprises operating beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial networks.

February 26, 2026 17:14 UTC

Now, there is real momentum to build a truly AI-native financial ecosystem”. The company is also in active discussions with regulatory bodies to help shape frameworks for AI-native financial institutions — a category that, until now, simply did not exist. “Almea.ai intends to lead that transformation, not follow it.”About Almea.aiAlmea.ai is an AI-native wealth banking project designed to operate under a full European Union banking licence, subject to regulatory approval. Almea has developed a blockchain-based banking and wealth management infrastructure, where artificial intelligence functions as the integration layer between traditional financial services and digital financial ecosystems. Nothing in this press release constitutes an offer of banking services, investment services, or financial advice.

February 26, 2026 17:14 UTC

Rakuten Mobile has adopted a platform-first strategy, embedding Radisys’ EDP directly into its core network infrastructure. “Rakuten Mobile has deployed a nationwide network offering the most immersive user experience using AI-powered communication solutions,” said Puneet Handa, Executive Officer and Head of Strategy and Products at Rakuten Mobile. • Service agility increases, allowing Rakuten Mobile to stay ahead of market demands and deliver differentiated experiences directly to its customers. By adopting a platform-driven model, service providers can accelerate the development and delivery of next-generation digital services. Its disaggregated platforms and integration services leverage open reference architectures and standards combined with open software and hardware, enabling service providers to drive open digital transformation.

February 26, 2026 17:11 UTC





‌Their net spend on transfer over the past half a decade has been the highest in the world and yet they're no closer to being the dominant force in the Premier League. Man Utd star Senne Lammens reveals secret to success under Michael Carrick READ MORE :MAKE THE MIRROR YOUR FIRST CHOICE! Unproven HojlundNot content to spend big on one unproven player sought by Ten Hag, United pulled off the same trick a year later. McTominay would be the big winner from the move, landing an Italian title, a new adoring fanbase and would now command more than double what United sold him for. The goalkeeper was the coming man when he returned from Sheffield United, but Solskjaer remained loyal to David de Gea and Henderson's patience ran out.

February 26, 2026 17:10 UTC

The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been hosted by the Trump administration for a meeting at the state department in Washington. Mr Robinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was hosted by Joe Rittenhouse, a senior adviser at the state department. Mr Rittenhouse wrote on X: “Honoured to have free speech warrior @TRobinsonNewEra at Department of State today. Mr Robinson wrote on X: “I have now left the country, I need time to work things out for my safety and the safety of my family. Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman told The National that the Trump administration's welcoming Robinson would be “deeply alarming”.

February 26, 2026 17:07 UTC

A former BBC presenter has admitted that she is 'feeling unsteady' about returning to TV screens for the first time in five years. So I'm feeling a bit unsteady today, heading to London on a train for a filming day – my first shoot in almost 5 years! So here I am, feeling all the mum guilt, but also super excited to be part of something so wonderful. You’re a wonderful mummy but also a wonderful tv person too and you’ve been missed.' Or you can wait for the right person and then maybe find it is too late...'We have been together a year-and-a-half.

February 26, 2026 17:06 UTC

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named his side to take on Cardiff Rugby in Round 12 of the BKT United Rugby Championship at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday. There are six changes to the starting XV from last month's bonus-point win over Edinburgh, with Max Deegan captaining the side on his 150th appearance for the province as the URC celebrates Origin Round.

February 26, 2026 17:06 UTC

Neva is pleased to unveil further opportunities as a true collaborator for early-stage pharma/biotech innovators. In addition to continuing to provide its standard CDMO services, Neva now welcomes queries about how we may be able to help with the various unique challenges encountered by early-stage pharma/biotech innovators. About Neva Analytics LLCFounded in 2017, Neva is an FDA-inspected laboratory providing both GMP and R&D expert services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and allied industries. Neva provides an experienced integrated team for comprehensive analytical and process engineering services. For more information about Neva and how we can help you, please visit http://www.nevaanalytics.com or contact us directly at info@nevaanalytics.com.

February 26, 2026 17:01 UTC

The awards reflect initiatives focused on strengthening customer engagement operations through cloud technology and executing complex wholesale network integration within telecom environments. This is the fifth year in a row Plintron has won the Cloud Initiative of the Year award . The Wholesale Client Initiative of the Year recognition was awarded for a wholesale network integration delivered for a large mobile virtual network operator. Subhashree Radhakrishnan, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Plintron Group, said “We are honoured to be recognised once again at the Asian Telecom Awards 2026, this time again across two categories. Plintron has won numerous international industry awards, including MVNO Awards awarded by MVNO World Congress from 2022 through to 2025 and Asian Telecom Awards from 2022 through to 2026.

February 26, 2026 17:01 UTC

The great divide separating David Beckham from his eldest son appeared to widen on Thursday, geographically at least, as the former footballer jetted to Italy for Milan Fashion Week. 'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.' The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into. The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was "not blood" and "not family." Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.

February 26, 2026 16:56 UTC

RTÉ has confirmed it will screen Ireland's home Nations League fixture with Israel, set to be played at the Aviva Stadium on October 4th, adding that it is legally obliged to do so. The broadcaster rejects the suggestion this is inconsistent with its decision, announced in December, to boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, due to Israel's continued participation. "In essence, the decisions regarding participation by Ireland’s national soccer team in any tournament are the responsibility of the appropriate official national sporting body – in this case the FAI. Rejecting the comparison with Eurovision, O'Gorman added: "RTÉ’s decision in this case is different to RTÉ’s decision regarding the Eurovision Song Contest, which is owned and run by the EBU, for one main reason. "In Ireland, the responsibility obviously falls to RTÉ as Ireland’s national PSM, and a member of the EBU.

February 26, 2026 16:56 UTC

The richest 10 per cent of Irish households now hold more than five times the amount of wealth held by households in the bottom half of the net wealth distribution. Photograph: iStockThe wealthiest 10 per cent of Irish households now command almost 50 per cent of total household wealth in the State, Central Bank figures show. The rise in wealth, detailed in the Central Bank’s latest quarterly household wealth statistics, comes despite a cost-of-living squeeze and reflects, in the main, higher property values. The richest 10 per cent of households held more than five times that amount, which equated to 49.2 per cent or €709 billion of total household wealth. Housing wealth now accounts for almost 68 per cent of total net wealth and 60.6 per cent of the total assets of Irish households.

February 26, 2026 16:52 UTC

Athlone Town’s Aaron Connolly and Idir Yacine Zerrouk of Finn Harps in action during their recent First Division game. Athlone Town boss praises supporters as second home game of the season looms largeKevin O'NeillAthlone Town FC manager Ian Ryan praised the club's supporters ahead of Friday's Airtricity League First Division clash against Wexford FC (7.45pm) – and urged them to continue backing his side as they bid to continue an excellent start to the season. In his place comes two new signings, defenders James Crawford (formerly of Wexford FC) and Jonathan Kehir. Hopefully, we can build on what's been a great start to the season,” Ryan said. Meanwhile, the club's women's U23 team will make its debut in the new League of Ireland Development League when hosting Bohemians this Sunday at (1pm, Athlone Town Stadium).

February 26, 2026 16:48 UTC