The Isle of Wight Foundation is offering grants again, with applications sought between 2 February and 4 May. Since 2014 the foundation has granted nearly £910,000 to local causes, and at the end of 2025 nine projects shared almost £90,000.
Baroness Sheehan urged the Environment Agency to clear a 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump beside a primary school in Bickershaw, Wigan, citing environmental and public health risks; the agency says removal is planned only if funds are available and does not judge the site to carry the same level of risk as other cleared sites.
St Margaret's Hospice Care's Yeovil Hendford charity shop has relocated from its Hendford site to a refurbished High Street location after more than 20 years in the same spot; the move ties into the Yeovil Refresh scheme and emphasises reuse and sustainability.
New START has officially lapsed, leaving the United States and Russia without treaty limits; Russia’s foreign ministry said the parties are no longer bound and are free to choose their next steps.
Peppa Pig will show George being diagnosed as moderately deaf in an episode produced with guidance from the UK's National Deaf Children's Society and deaf consultant Camilla Arnold. The episode, titled Hearing Loss, is being presented through George's audio perspective and is set to air on YouTube on Friday.
Gunmen attacked two neighbouring villages in Kwara state, with a lawmaker reporting at least 162 people killed and Amnesty International reporting over 170 deaths.
An Oxford Economics study reports that export deals backed by UK Export Finance added £23 billion to the UK economy over five years and supported an average of 66,000 full-time jobs each year.
Melania Trump says she is in direct talks with Vladimir Putin's team to pursue returns of Ukrainian children; officials say 15 children have been returned so far since her advocacy began.
A Russian lawmaker, Alexey Zhuravlev, is reported to have said Russia has weapons capable of "destroying the entire planet" and accused the United States of non‑compliance with the START treaty.
A trial of more than 2,900 high-risk patients found the experimental pill enlicitide lowered LDL cholesterol by up to 60% over six months, and Merck funded the study as it seeks FDA approval.
