The New Hampshire Senate passed Senate Bill 608 to let retired grandparents at federal retirement age qualify for the Child Care Scholarship Program without having to re-enter the workforce. The bill now moves to the House for a hearing in the coming months.
Campaigners will hold a lantern parade in Halifax on Feb 5 to mark 12 months since Square Chapel Arts Centre closed; a short rally is planned and organisers say they continue to lobby Arts Council England and Calderdale Council.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a complete response letter declining approval of Aquestive's oral treatment Anaphylm over packaging and labeling concerns rather than efficacy; the company says it has revised packaging and instructions and expects to resubmit as early as the third quarter of 2026.
Susai Jesu, born in Tamil Nadu, was consecrated archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas on Jan. 26 and will oversee about 49,000 Catholics across northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan; he says his first priority is to spend time building relationships with Indigenous communities.
NASA's Artemis II will carry four astronauts on a lunar flyby, the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit since 1972. A dress rehearsal is scheduled after weather-related delays moved the earliest launch to Feb. 8, leaving Feb. 11 as the last feasible date this month.
A new 'Fuel Finder' scheme requires nearly 8,350 UK petrol forecourts to report price changes within 30 minutes so third-party apps can show current petrol and diesel prices, and operators who do not comply may face compliance notices or fines.
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment naming journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over reporting on a January 18 protest at a St. Paul church; a federal magistrate judge had previously declined to sign an arrest warrant for Lemon and a judge said there was no evidence he engaged in criminal behavior.
Planning permission has been granted for The Glade Café's pergola; construction is due to start on February 9 and is expected to last two weeks, weather permitting.
Olivia Dean won Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammys and used her acceptance speech to honour her immigrant family roots.
House of Fraser has announced the closure of its Darlington shop, ending a retail presence of about 103 years; Darlington Borough Council called the news disappointing and said it will offer appropriate support as details emerge.
