Ocular Therapeutix reported that its experimental drug Axpaxli helped more patients maintain vision than Regeneron's Eylea in a 344-patient late-stage trial, and the company said it will discuss the data with the U.S. FDA and expects to submit a marketing application.
Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity at a 2024 trial that led to her former husband's 20-year sentence, and she discusses shame and hope as her memoir A Hymn to Life is published.
The article outlines Frederick Wiseman's long, immersive documentaries that observe ordinary people inside institutions without voiceovers, highlighting works such as Titicut Follies, Welfare and In Jackson Heights.
Volunteers excavating a newly accessed cave at Stump Cross Caverns in North Yorkshire uncovered a fossilised lower wolverine jaw, a find described as very rare; site dating has suggested Ice Age material in the caverns is roughly 80,000–90,000 years old, with some reports describing the specimen as older than 90,000 years.
Google's February Google Play services update (v26.06) adds a local file backup that can sync the Android Downloads folder with Google Drive; the feature is Android-only and will activate server-side.
In Ilulissat, a five-time Greenlandic sled dog champion says unusually warm winter weather left January without sea ice and has disrupted traditional dog sled travel while nearby glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws.
Former Test cricket captains have signed a letter calling for 'humane' treatment of Imran Khan, according to a Telegraph report published on 17 February 2026.
Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84, his family said. They described him as a "servant leader" to the oppressed, the voiceless and the overlooked.
The Love Your Town series began in Immingham with family activities, creative workshops and markets; Love Grimsby is scheduled for March 21 and Love Cleethorpes for March 28, with the programme funded by the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund.
Visit Sweden and the National Property Board are inviting UK travellers to apply to adopt one of five selected Swedish islands for a year; applications run from February 17 to April 17, 2026.
