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Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017

18 février 2026 à 18:00

New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026

• Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tracks that reaffirm the band as a vital political voice

U2 have released their first collection of new music since 2017 – a politically charged EP entitled Days of Ash, which focuses on a series of high-profile global deaths including the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents.

Good, a mother of three children who was killed on 7 January while protesting against ICE activity in Minneapolis, is the subject of the opening song, American Obituary.

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© Photograph: Anton Corbijn

© Photograph: Anton Corbijn

© Photograph: Anton Corbijn

Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics

18 février 2026 à 18:00

Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely

First came the reverberating cheers. Then a deluge of soft toys lobbed from the stands. But across the face of the brilliant Russian skater Adeliia Petrosian there was only the faintest of smiles. For now.

So far at these Winter Olympics, a Russian is yet to win a medal. But there is a live possibility that could change on Thursday when the 18-year-old Petrosian, who sits in fifth after the short programme, steps on to the ice again shortly after 9pm.

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© Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

© Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

Qarabag v Newcastle United: Champions League playoff – live

18 février 2026 à 17:57

⚽ Champions League playoff first leg, 5.45pm GMT kick-off
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Some early scene-setting from Baku …

Qarabag: Kochalski, Matheus Silva, Mustafazade, Medina, Cafarquliyev, Pedro Bicalho, Jankovic, Andrade, Montiel, Zoubir, Duran. Subs: Ramazanov, Buntic, Mmaee, Addai, Daniel, Borges, Kashchuk, Qurbanly, Bayramov, Abbas Huseynov, Cabrayilzada, Badavi Huseynov.

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© Photograph: Elmir Karimov/Shutterstock

Tom Noonan, actor known for Heat and Manhunter, dies aged 74

18 février 2026 à 17:42

Actor, whose credits also included RoboCop 2, Anomalisa and Heaven’s Gate, was also an accomplished playwright

Tom Noonan, the actor known for his Michael Mann collaborations, has died at the age of 74.

His death was confirmed by Fred Dekker, the director of 80s comedy horror The Monster Squad which saw Noonan play Frankenstein’s Monster.

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© Photograph: Brian Patterson/Shutterstock

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