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An appeal to buy 138 hectares around the Cerne Abbas Giant raised more than £2 million, and the National Trust met its £330,000 fundraising target in 60 days.

Eleven primary schools in Hull and East Yorkshire will introduce free breakfast clubs in April, joining 19 pilot schools. The move is part of the government's Best Start plan, which the government says aims to boost learning, behaviour and attendance.

Taylor Rehmet, a U.S. Air Force veteran and union machinist, defeated Republican activist Leigh Wambsganss in a Texas Senate special election on Feb. 1, marking the first Democratic win in that seat in decades.

A modelling study published in Lancet Global Health reports that continued reductions in overseas aid could produce about 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030, including an estimated 5.4 million children under five; a milder funding reduction would project around 9.4 million excess deaths, including about 2.5 million young children.

DTEK's CEO Maxim Timchenko said the company needs a break from months of attacks to restore damaged power facilities; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had largely observed a ceasefire on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Lincoln City Council is offering one hour of free parking at two car parks while Bailgate is resurfaced, but Age UK warns the app-based system and required registration for the phone line could exclude people without smartphones.

Volunteers at Criftins parish hall have raised about £32,000 for more than 30 charities through monthly coffee mornings and were presented with a certificate of appreciation by Shropshire's High Sheriff.

Jesy Nelson says she supports a UK ban on social media for under-16s after describing online abuse and its effect on her mental health. The government launched a consultation on the issue last month.

Gavin Weir and friend Ian Chapman plan to roller-skate 80 miles from Amsterdam Airport to Helmond over two days starting April 15 to raise £1,500 for Newbury Soup Kitchen.

The lifeboat station recorded over 21,000 visitors in 2025, including 51 pre-booked groups and 19,325 walk-ins, and has 13 group visits already booked for 2026.

Lyndsey Clay, founder of Connected Brighton, has been shortlisted for Brighton Girl of the Year and Community of the Year at the Brighton Girl Awards; voting is open until March 1 and winners will be announced in March at The Old Market.

The Gates Foundation will concentrate at least 70% of its funding over the next 20 years on preventing maternal and child deaths and controlling key infectious diseases, and it plans to hold annual spending at about $9 billion for the next five years.

Get Creative Brighton will run a puppet-making workshop for children on February 17, and Friends of Patcham High has organised three silent disco fundraisers including a family event on Valentine’s Day morning.

Bolton Hospice will run a 36-hour match-funding campaign from March 1 to 2 aiming to raise £100,000, with local businesses having pledged £36,000 so far.

St Margaret's Hospice Care will host a Bridgerton-style charity masquerade ball at Taunton School on 20 February to raise funds for hospice care across Somerset; tickets are £70 per person or £675 for a table of ten.

More than half-a-million people have seen Dippy at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry, and the Natural History Museum and the Herbert have agreed to extend the exhibit's stay until 19 February 2027.

Dippy at The Herbert in Coventry will remain on display until 19 February 2027 after a one-year extension, and the replica diplodocus is made from 292 bones and measures 4.17 metres high.

Newport-based Friends of the Animals was chosen as Island Roads' staff Charity of the Year and visited the company's HQ with rescue dog Lolly; the charity reported almost £500,000 in support provided last year.

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024, the highest level on record, driven largely by recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and a reported 26% drop in drug overdose deaths.

Households in England and Wales face an average water bill rise of about £33 a year from April, and a BBC money expert said social tariffs and schemes can cut bills substantially for some low-income or pension credit recipients.

A Barcelona hospital said it carried out the first face transplant using tissue from a donor who underwent assisted dying, and the recipient, identified as Carme, is reported to be recovering.

Workers in rural India are labelling images, videos and documents for AI models, with an estimated workforce of at least 200,000 annotators; major tech firms have announced multi-billion-dollar data centre investments in the country.

Gordon Brothers bought LK Bennett’s intellectual property but did not acquire its retail outlets; Drapers reports the brand’s 13 concessions and nine stores, which employ 89 people, are expected to trade for up to three months while their longer-term fate remains unclear.

A federal judge issued a temporary stay blocking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for up to 350,000 Haitians, and the judge said the termination is null and void while the stay remains in place.

The government will set aside £10 million a year to cover travel costs for children and young people with cancer up to age 24, and the scheme is to be rolled out in England by 2027 as part of the government’s cancer strategy.

Asian stocks and gold rebounded on Tuesday after recent wild swings, with Japan's Nikkei up about 2.5% and gold rising roughly 3% to around $4,800 an ounce amid firmer U.S. factory activity.

Officials said Russian forces struck Kyiv with missiles early on Tuesday, damaging several buildings; attacks were also reported in Kharkiv and parts of south‑east Ukraine.

A 30-year-old pregnant woman in Downers Grove, Illinois, was found dead after an alleged attack by a 19-year-old man; the suspect has been arrested and charged, and he appeared in court with a further hearing set for February 18.

A teacher described the school experiences of two autistic brothers after their family were found dead in a suspected double murder‑suicide; police are investigating and have said there was no known history of family violence.

The technology secretary anointed Barnsley as the UK's first 'tech town', and the article reports Microsoft, Google, Cisco and Adobe will help apply AI across schools, health services and local businesses in the area.