Alzheimer’s blood tests predict the average age at which the disease may strike, study finds

February 19, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Alzheimer’s blood tests predict what age people will be when the disease may cause symptoms, study finds Tests that could reveal when Alzheimer’s disease will emerge, while promising, are not ready for use in otherwise healthy people, scientists say…

Andrew is arrested in bombshell raids on Windsor and Sandringham homes: Live updates

By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR Updated: 10:43 GMT, 19 February 2026 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said. Plain-clothes officers arrived at the Sandringham Estate in six unmarked police cars just after 8am.   A spokesman said officers are searching an…

SpaceX will resume landing rockets in The Bahamas after raining debris on the country last year

SpaceX can land its rockets in The Bahamas again — and will do so very soon, if all goes according to plan. On Tuesday (Feb. 17), the Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas (CAA-B) approved the resumption of Falcon 9 first-stage touchdowns in the nation’s waters. The decision ended a…

Keir Starmer appoints Dame Antonia Romeo as first female head of the Civil Service despite row over bullying claims

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Dame Antonia Romeo as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service amid a bitter row over allegations about her behaviour in previous roles. Dame Antonia, currently the permanent secretary of the Home Office, becomes the first woman to hold the role of Cabinet Secretary…

Police attend Sandringham Estate where Andrew is living on his 66th birthday as nine forces investigate Epstein ‘sex trafficking’ claims

Police have today been seen at Sandringham, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is staying and celebrating his 66th birthday. Six unmarked police cars arrived at King Charles’ Norfolk estate at just after 8am this morning. It is not known at this stage why they are attending. Onlookers said the group of eight people were…

See the moon’s shadow darken Antarctica in epic satellite imagery of the Feb. 17 solar eclipse (video)

Satellites have captured incredible views of the Feb. 17 annular solar eclipse as the moon’s shadow swept across a remote region of Antarctica, while at the same time a U.S. weather satellite captured the silhouette of Earth’s satellite as it traversed across the face of the sun. An annular solar…

Starmer urged to ‘be a hero’ not a zero and scrap Chagos ‘surrender’ deal after Trump warns handover is a ‘big mistake’ in latest U-turn

Keir Starmer was today urged to ‘be a hero’ and scrap the planned ‘surrender’ of the Chagos Islands, after Donald Trump’s latest U-turn heaped fresh pressure on the PM. The erratic US president lashed out at Sir Keir over the plan to sign the British Oversea Territory over to Mauritius,…

Duo accused of brazen recycling scam as footage exposes the underhanded trick they allegedly used to fool machine

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 08:20 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 08:20 GMT, 19 February 2026 A manhunt is underway for a couple accused of scamming a can recycling machine. The man and woman were filmed repeatedly scanning the barcode of a single can at a ‘Containers…

‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ feels like ’12 Monkeys’ meets ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and a whole lot of AI dread (review)

Anyone who’s recently stood in line for a bagel or coffee at the local bakery and seen everyone staring dazedly at their cell phones, seemingly afraid to be alone with their own thoughts for two minutes, will totally relate to “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” the provocative new sci-fi…

Model agency boss who ‘scouted’ victims for Epstein was secretly planning to testify against him… only to suddenly change his mind before meeting chillingly similar fate to notorious pedophile

One-time top modeling agency boss Jean-Luc Brunel was prepared to turn on his longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein but suddenly stopped cooperating after the pedophile financier was informed about his negotiations with officials. Brunel, who used his position as the head of a US modeling agency to recruit foreign girls and young women…