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• Zoe Atkin takes bronze to match Britains best Winter Olympics medal haul

  Zoe Atkin won women’s ski halfpipe bronze in Livigno on Sunday to claim Great Britain’s fifth medal of their record-breaking Winter Olympics.

• Government seeking best deal possible for UK firms over US tariffs Education Secretary says

  High-level talks are ongoing after Donald Trump’s announcement of 15% global tariffs and the Government wants “the best deal possible” for UK firms, a Cabinet minister has said.

• Schools White Paper to set target to halve disadvantage gap

  The Schools White Paper will set a target to halve the disadvantage gap by the time children born under this Government finish secondary school.

• Political pressure may have influenced decision to ban Maccabi fans MPs say

  Local political pressure may have played a part in the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from attending a match against Aston Villa, a committee of MPs has concluded.

• Chuckle Brother Paul Elliott to travel across UK for Marie Curie fundraiser

  Comedian Paul Elliott, known as one half of the Chuckle Brothers, will be travelling across the UK next month as he takes part in Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraiser.

• Great Britain settle for silver after defeat to Canada in mens curling

  Britain’s men’s curling team had to settle for a silver medal after losing 6-9 to Canada in the Olympic final in Cortina.

• Scotland keep Triple Crown hopes alive with dramatic victory over Wales

  Scotland stayed on course for a first Triple Crown since 1990 with a pulsating 26-23 comeback Guinness Six Nations victory against winless Wales in Cardiff.

• Donald Trump says he will increase global tariff rate to 15

  US President Donald Trump has said he is raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from the 10% he had announced a day earlier.

• Englands Six Nations hopes over after ruthless Ireland dish out hammering

  England’s Guinness Six Nations unravelled spectacularly as they were brutally removed from title contention following a 42-21 rout by Ireland at Allianz Stadium.

• Recruitment crisis causing long term Royal Mail delivery targets failure union says

  Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets is a long term problem due to a recruitment crisis, the postal workers’ union has warned.

• Voting Tory on peach ballot secret weapon to kick SNP out Findlay to say

  Voting Scottish Conservative on the peach ballot is the “secret weapon” to remove the SNP from power, Russell Findlay will say.

• Creating wetlands can help make UK climate ready in face of rising risk

  Low-cost natural solutions such as creating wetlands are needed to help make the UK “climate ready” to cope with increasingly extreme weather, a leading insurer has said.

• Trial to explore if special tampon can help detect ovarian cancer earlier

  A new trial will explore if a special medical tampon can help detect the earliest signs of ovarian cancer.

• Blanket 10 tariffs on all countries effective almost immediately Trump says

  US President Donald Trump has announced a 10% global tariff on “all countries” after the Supreme Court struck down his reciprocal levies policy.

• King expresses deepest concern over Andrews arrest

  The King has said “the law must take its course” after expressing his “deepest concern” over the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

• Women and the middle classes dominate take up of weight loss jabs

• One in nine new homes built in flood risk areas in worrying trend analysis

  One in nine new homes were built in flood risk areas between 2022 and 2024, exposing a “worrying” rising trend, analysis shows.

• Inflation slows to 10 month low amid easing petrol and food costs

  UK inflation has eased to its lowest since March last year on the back of falling petrol prices and slower food price increases, according to official figures.

• School sick days up 50 during flu season analysis

  Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout.

• Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

  The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84.

• YouTuber and experimental singer songwriter named as UK Eurovision entry

  YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.

• Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first

  A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller.

• Six of Sarah Fergusons companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein files

  Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.

• Further yellow snow and ice warnings to come into force across much of UK

  Further yellow warnings for snow and ice will come into force on Monday, covering large swathes of the UK.

• Starmer pledges to act in months not years to protect children on social media

  Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s.