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How Russia Broke the Olympic TruceThe start of the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics saw one very prominent contender missing from it all. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine occurred just four days after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ended and therefore directly violated the truce. This was not Russia’s first time ignoring the Truce agreement—in fact, the last time Russia was in Beijing, on the opening day of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Russia also invaded its neighbor, Georgia. Russia also violated the Olympic Charter, in 2023, when it attempted to include parts of occupied Ukraine under the Russian Olympic Committee. Due to a state-sponsored doping scandal, the 2018, 2020, and 2022 Olympics all allowed Russian athletes to compete under the “Russia Olympic Committee,” and the “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” category.
That's all the papersSee you again on Monday night for the first look at Tuesday's papers. You can watch The Wrap with Theo Usherwood, news editor at the Press Association, and Carolyn Quinn, journalist and broadcaster, in the video above.
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Known as a planetary parade, the event will make Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune visible. Here is everything you need to know about the rare planetary parade taking place in February. What is a planetary parade? Referred to as either a planetary parade or a planetary alignment, the rare celestial event takes place when multiple planets are visible in the night sky at the same time, according to BBC Sky at Night. “This means the planets in the Solar System all occupy roughly the same orbital plane – Earth included – and therefore all more or less follow the line of the ecliptic in the sky.”How to see the planetary parade in FebruaryThe planetary parade will take place shortly after sunset on Saturday, February 28.
Ofsted has praised the Royal Borough for the quality of support it provides to children and young people in care. A report published on February 12 found that children benefit from well-coordinated, multidisciplinary support that promotes their well-being, educational progress, and long-term outcomes. “Children in care benefit from a strong corporate parenting service that provides effective, multidisciplinary support which promotes their wellbeing, and helps ensure that children live in homes that meet their needs,” inspectors said. The borough’s virtual school was praised for its robust support, with regular meetings helping children and young people to make good progress. Ofsted found that social workers build positive and consistent relationships with children in their care, enabling support to be tailored to each child’s individual needs throughout their care journey.
TLDRUS farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land, emphasizing the cultural and emotional value of their properties over financial gain. The article highlights the conflict between tech companies' need for land to power AI and the farmers' deep-rooted connection to their land. Despite offers that far exceed the land's market value, many farmers refuse to sell, citing personal and historical ties to their land as well as concerns about the environmental impact of datacenters.
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After years of computer saying no, and giving us all migraines and premature grey hair, I’m starting to worry that computer – or rather AI large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini – are taking too much of a fancy to playing nice and saying yes. I confess to using both of these programs, but I’ve noticed that, well, it’s as if they’re trying to please, with statements like “You’re absolutely right, Jeff,” and “That’s pretty much right.” Often, when I ask, “Would you mind thinking for a bit longer on that?”, I then get another response saying: “Jeff, you’re absolutely right, again, to query that result. It turns out I was a bit hasty in my reply …”If the world runs even more on information filleted out from the sump of the internet by LLMs, what are the consequences? Can we look forward to a future in which AI is more concerned with appearing sympathetic (getting good reviews?) Jeff Collett, EdinburghPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com.
Scotland’s dependence on oil and gas has left its industry facing nearly £2 billion (£1.8 bn) in additional costs since the energy crisis began, new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found. Respectively, these areas spent an extra £800m, £740m, £560m and £390m over the crisis because of increased oil and gas prices. [2]The research also highlighted the continuing impact of the energy crisis on Scottish households, finding that excess energy costs have reached £5.8 billion – averaging around £2,260 per home. [3] Gas prices had reached eleven-month highs in recent weeks with colder weather and geopolitical uncertainty leading to fears for global supply. Although the UK’s growing renewables capacity is helping to reduce the amount of time that gas is setting power prices, gas continues to do so the majority of the time.
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Investigators are probing whether young victims arrived in Britain aboard the paedophile financier's private plane, landing at both civilian airports and military airbases including RAF Northolt in west London — the historic Ruislip facility that played a crucial defensive role in the Battle of Britain. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Gordon Brown has demanded six police forces, including the Met, examine whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leveraged RAF infrastructure for trips that may have involved Epstein. Last week the former Labour leader sent a detailed five-page memorandum to constabularies covering London, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Norfolk and Bedfordshire. The Telegraph reported the former prime minister was concerned that Andrew had used chartered RAF flights to transport him to personal engagements that could have involved Epstein. Read our Privacy PolicyAndrew was taken into custody by Thames Valley police on ThursdayAndrew arrest: Police vehicles leave former Prince's residence
Androgenic (Image Via Getty)Androgenic’s viral moment triggers “Fraudmaxxer” trend and Chadscan ranking dropA short video has put internet personality Androgenic at the center of a heated online debate. Even so, the damage to his online image happened fast. Because of that, many viewers felt the video challenged the image he presents online.After the clip went viral, reactions flooded social media. He speaks in a direct style, which has helped him gain attention but also critics.So far, he has not released a detailed public statement addressing the viral moment. When someone builds a brand around appearance, even a small unexpected moment can change how people see them.
Speaking outside the Royal Festival Hall in central London, Sara Putt said many blockbusters had been nominated this year, as well as films from across the world. She told the Press Association: “You look at the best British film nominees – the ten best British film nominees – and it’s sort of a panoply of British and Irish and international filmmaking, talent, producers, directors, behind the camera, talent, cast. Stellan Skarsgard is nominated in the supporting actor category for family saga Sentimental Value (James Manning/PA)Asked what role Bafta has in celebrating British talent while also recognising bigger and international films, Ms Putt said: “We absolutely see ourselves as an international body. The nominations include best film, outstanding British film and best director for Zhao. Paul Mescal, who plays Shakespeare, is nominated for best supporting actor, while co-star Watson is nominated for best supporting actress.
