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Winter Olympics 2026: Brazil aiming for historic first medal; curling, freestyle skiing and more – live

Women’s dual moguls: It’s all very civilised out on the snow, the athletes have a hug when they reach the bottom. I was thinking the snow looked a bit grubby but it turns out the authorities put out pine needles – I think to help skiers find their way.

Anyway, they’ve zipped through very quickly and have already sorted the quarter finals, with four Americans in the final eight.

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© Photograph: John Locher/AP

© Photograph: John Locher/AP

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Sylvain Charlebois: How food inflation hijacked Valentine’s Day

Food-related rituals around Valentine’s Day are quietly evolving. After Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day has long carried the dubious distinction of being the worst day of the year to dine out: inflated price-fixed menus, rushed service, and little value for money. This year, however, the calendar changes the equation. With Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday, celebrations are likely to stretch from Thursday through Sunday. For restaurant operators, that creates an opportunity to turn a single, stressful evening into a multi-day event — an important reprieve for a sector that continues to struggle, even without the temporary boost of last year’s GST holiday. Read More
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Trump’s repeal of landmark Obama-era climate rule: four key takeaways

Environmental groups say ‘cynical and devastating’ reversal of endangerment finding has grave implications

The Trump administration has dismantled the basis for all US climate regulations, in its most confrontational anti-environment move yet.

The 2009 endangerment finding determined that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare and should therefore be controlled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). By revoking it on Thursday, officials eliminated the legal foundation enabling the government to control planet-heating pollution.

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© Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

© Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

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‘The bear feels comfortable and uncomfortable. It’s a bittersweet moment’: Iñigo Jerez Quintana’s best phone picture

Capturing things that mix the strange with the beautiful helped the Spanish graphic designer recover from a blue period

Iñigo Jerez Quintana uses the French term objet trouvé to describe this abandoned bear. Quintana, a Spanish graphic designer, was walking from his studio to a work meeting in Poblenou, a district of Barcelona, when he spotted it.

“I take photos based on visual impulses; anything that catches my eye,” he says. “The colour match of the bear’s fur and wall paint anchors a childish stereotype in a place where it doesn’t really belong.”

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© Photograph: Iñigo Jerez

© Photograph: Iñigo Jerez

© Photograph: Iñigo Jerez

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US man who fled jail and pleaded to Trump and Kim Kardashian gets 60-year term

Antoine Massey was convicted on charges of rape and kidnapping before New Orleans jailbreak

A man who joined nine others in fleeing a New Orleans jail – then publicly pleaded for help from Donald Trump; a rapper whom the president pardoned and reality TV star Kim Kardashian while on the run – recently got a 60-year prison sentence for kidnapping and raping his ex-girlfriend.

Antoine Massey, 32, received his punishment on Thursday at a suburban New Orleans state courthouse, months after his jailbreak-related capture and subsequent conviction at trial of prior charges.

Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana contributed

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© Photograph: Brett Duke/AP

© Photograph: Brett Duke/AP

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UK migration could be negative this year – how will that hit the economy?

Universities, builders and health trusts are feeling the squeeze, as thinktank says effect of zero net migration could be similar to Brexit

When Greenwich and Kent universities said this month they would merge to save money, the heart of their financial difficulties could be found in the UK government’s crackdown on immigration.

Tough restrictions on foreign students have sent the number of university applications from abroad plummeting, cutting lucrative tuition fees and leaving all universities facing the same squeeze.

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© Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

© Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

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‘It’s been life-changing’: young Britons on why they left the UK to work abroad

Skilled workers facing a tough jobs market and high rents at home reveal how they have built new lives elsewhere, from Vancouver to Dubai

As young people bear the brunt of a downturn in the jobs market, figures show a significant number are leaving the UK.

Although statisticians caution against comparing annual figures after a recent change in methodology and stress younger people are traditionally more drawn to emigration, a net 111,000 people aged 16 to 34 emigrated from the UK in the year to March 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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© Photograph: Bas Vermolen/Getty Images

© Photograph: Bas Vermolen/Getty Images

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A missing woman, bloodstains and a masked intruder: tantalising clues but few leads in hunt for Nancy Guthrie

The disappearance in Arizona of the Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother has captivated the nation

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home two weeks ago, setting off a potent chain reaction of federal and local criminal investigation, amateur sleuthing and public obsession that – so far – has resulted in neither the 84-year-old grandmother being located or anyone named as a suspect or, indeed, arrested.

It is a case that is both enthralling and baffling the American public, casting doubts on the ability of investigators to get to the bottom of the mystery that each day generates a fresh 24-hour news cycle – but seemingly little in the way of solid fresh leads likely to solve the case.

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© Photograph: Rebecca Noble/Reuters

© Photograph: Rebecca Noble/Reuters

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