A family video shows Donald Trump calling Robert and Linda Ollis to tell them their son, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis, will receive a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor and be invited to the White House.
Senior US and Iranian officials are due to meet in Oman for direct talks amid concerns about a possible military confrontation. The meeting follows a US military build-up in the Middle East and reports by human rights groups of widespread violence during recent protests in Iran.
A Lancet systematic review of 19 randomised trials involving about 124,000 people found no strong evidence that statins cause most of the side-effects listed on product labels; only a few small risks beyond known muscle symptoms and increased blood sugar had supporting evidence.
South Wales Police detained a 52-year-old NHS doctor in Swansea on suspicion of inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity; he was later released on conditional bail while investigations continue.
A father from Cardiff noticed a lump under his jaw, saw his GP and was diagnosed within weeks with an HPV-related head and neck cancer; he says he had only known of HPV in relation to cervical cancer and did not realise it could cause cancers in men.
A pooled analysis of more than 154,000 people across 23 randomized trials found no significant increase for 62 of 66 side effects listed on statin labels, with only small absolute rises observed for a few measures such as abnormal liver blood tests.
Eight new on-call firefighters passed out at a parade on 2 February 2026 and will join crews in Godalming, Guildford, Chobham, Oxted and Lingfield; Chief Fire Officer Dan Quin praised their dedication.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will scrap a national electric-vehicle sales mandate and will provide C$2.3 billion for purchase incentives and C$1.5 billion for charging, alongside up to C$3.1 billion for the auto-manufacturing transition.
A WHO analysis estimates about 37% of cancers — roughly seven million cases a year — are linked to preventable infections, behaviours and environmental pollutants; smoking, infections and alcohol were the largest contributors.
The New START Treaty, signed in 2010, expired on 5 February 2026, ending the treaty limits on US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
