By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 07:35 GMT, 16 February 2026 | Updated: 08:00 GMT, 16 February 2026 An Egyptian migrant reportedly swallowed a vape battery in a bid to avoid deportation hours before a scheduled flight. The man, described as a foreign national offender, was due to board a private…
Is this why the Aviva share price has fallen 9% in 2026?
Image source: Getty Images While the FTSE 100 index has climbed this year, the Aviva (LSE: AV.) share price hasn’t participated in the rally. Year to date, it’s down about 9% (versus a near-5% gain for the Footsie). So, what’s going on here? And is now a good time to…
Former UFC Champ Cain Velasquez Released from Prison After Shooting at Man Accused of Molesting His 4-Year-Old Son
“He was released to parole supervision on Feb. 15, 2026, after serving his full sentence as defined by law,” the California Department of Corrections said Cain Velasquez speaks at a WWE news conference in 2019 Ethan Miller/Getty NEED TO KNOW Cain Velasquez was released on parole from a California prison…
Moment pro-Palestine activist follows and pesters Jewish Little Britain star Matt Lucas at a London Tube station
Matt Lucas has been praised online for his cool demeanour after being accosted by a pro-Palestinian activist on the London Underground. The British comedian, 51, was followed and filmed by Thomas Abdullah Bourne, a convert to Islam who uses the social media handle ‘White British Muslim’. The clip begins by showing Mr…
The latest stirring show at the birthplace of international football serves as an ode to Scottish game’s rich history… and a call to arms to preserve it
The poet can oft times tell the story the best, matching words with sentiment, rhyme with reason. A preponderance of poets, a veritable rammy of rhymesters thus can illuminate a saga with wit, wisdom and no little humour. All these traits were needed at Hampden Bowling Club on Saturday. The…
Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000, XRP, ETH slide over 5%
Crypto markets are deep red on Monday, with industry leader bitcoin sliding lower before a packed week of economic data. At press time, bitcoin BTC$68,470.69 traded near $68,200, down nearly 3% over 24 hours, with XRP XRP$1.4745, ether ETH$1,967.90, DOGE$0.1025 registering much bigger losses. Losses hit 85 of the top…
Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI
This will not be a banner year for the real estate app Zillow. “We describe the home market as bouncing along the bottom,” CEO Jeremy Wacksman said in our conversation this week. Last year was dismal for the real estate market, and he expects things to improve only marginally in…
Celeb Pregnancy Announcements of 2026: Golfer Collin Morikawa and More
Many stars are expanding their families in 2026. Riverdale alum Charles Melton’s girlfriend, director Camille Summers-Valli, rang in the new year by confirming her pregnancy with their first baby. Two days later, Paradise star Krys Marshall debuted her baby bump at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. Thank You! You have…
Train Dreams; Sorry Baby; Adolescence
The 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards took place Sunday afternoon at the Hollywood Palladium as the organization recognized the year’s best in indie movies and TV. Favorites Train Dreams and Sorry, Baby were multi-award winners, with the former taking home Best Feature, Director and Cinematography and the latter being awarded…
“The Simpsons” Marks Its Milestone 800th Episode with Cameos from “The Pitt: '”Noah Wyle Clearly Went All In' (Exclusive)
The Simpson's showrunner and executive producer Matt Selman tells PEOPLE they were "thrilled" when Wyle, Katherine LaNasa and Taylor Dearden participated Noah Wyle appears in 'The Simpsons' Fox NEED TO KNOW The Simpsons reached a huge milestone with its 800th episode Showrunner Matt Selman caught up with PEOPLE about the…