MIT D-Lab partnered with Keo Fish Farms to address elevated iron in groundwater that was harming fish; a student-led team evaluated aeration, sedimentation and biochar-based filtration as part of a broader move toward regenerative water systems.
Australian police charged a 52-year-old man after a break-in at the Abbey Museum in Caboolture and recovered several stolen ancient Egyptian artefacts. Most items were found the next day and the remaining piece was recovered when the suspect was arrested.
Thousands gathered at Westquay in Southampton on February 15 to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, including dragon and lion dances and other cultural performances organised by the Chinese Association of Southampton with local partners.
Gunfire at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, left multiple people dead or critically injured and is being treated as a family-related incident; state and local authorities are investigating. Officials and school representatives said student athletes were accounted for and the governor said he was monitoring the situation.
Francis Ford Coppola called Robert Duvall "a great actor" after Duvall died at 95, and co-stars including Al Pacino and Robert De Niro also paid tribute.
People across parts of East and Southeast Asia marked the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and public festivities as the Year of the Horse began. Observances included temple incense and bell rites in Hong Kong and Taipei, countdowns and fireworks in Vietnam, and public events in Moscow and Jakarta.
Jack Maguire, a 19-year-old Newcastle University student, is walking strangers' dogs every day in February after posting on a local Facebook group to 'borrow' a dog; he is raising money for Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter and has raised more than half of his £700 target.
Officials reported a shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena during a high school hockey tournament that left two people dead and three critically injured; the suspect was found dead at the scene, reportedly from a self-inflicted wound.
An AFP analysis using Institute for the Study of War data says Kyiv recaptured about 201 sq km last week, mainly east of Zaporizhzhia, the largest short-term gain since June 2023. ISW reported the counterattacks are likely linked to a recent block on Russian access to Starlink.
Bristol-based EverFold, founded in 2025, has spent a year converting users' photos into professionally printed personalised colouring books and says families, schools and community groups across the UK have embraced the product.
