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• Starmer calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner after 'offensive' remarks to Sky News

  The prime minister has condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's "offensive and wrong" remarks about immigration.

• 'My mum wouldn't have chosen that end - she knew exactly what was going to happen'

  When Ed Rumley sat down with Sky News three months ago, she knew she only had weeks to live.

• Sex offenders could return to prison over failure to report pregnancy, safeguarding review recommends

  Sex offenders could be recalled to prison if they fail to report a pregnancy in their relationship, under changes recommended by a national safeguarding review.

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Entertainment

• Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48

  James Van Der Beek, the star of Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues, has died at the age of 48, his family have said.

• Sky to bring Disney+, Netflix, Hayu and HBO Max together under one subscription

  Sky has announced "world first" plans to bring together several streaming platforms as part a single TV subscription.

• Robin Windsor: Strictly Come Dancing star found dead in hotel room left note saying being dropped from show 'destroyed me'

  Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor left a note saying the way he was treated when he was dropped from the show "destroyed me", an inquest has heard.

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Strange

• 'Britain's loneliest sheep', Fiona, gives birth for first time

  "Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.

• Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing

  Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.

• Crotch enhancements: The latest controversy at the Winter Olympics

  Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking.

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Technology

• 'Tipping point' reached in creation of brain chips to help 'unlock' minds of people with paralysis

  Decades after the first demonstration of brain computer interfaces, we have reached a "tipping point" in creating the first reliable devices that can read our thoughts, according to the man who pioneered the technology.

• Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help 'restore nature'

  Half a dozen beavers have been legally released at two sites in Somerset in a bid to restore a river and wetland. 

• Instagram and YouTube 'engineer addiction' in young people, landmark trial hears

  Instagram and YouTube have been accused of "engineer[ing] addiction in children's brains", in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA.

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Business

• EU is 'the biggest prize', Reeves says - as Labour seek closer ties

  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is eyeing "further alignment" with the EU - and that it's a "political argument we can win".

• Starmer calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner after 'offensive' remarks to Sky News

  The prime minister has condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's "offensive and wrong" remarks about immigration.

• 'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

  Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.

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Politics

• Starmer calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner after 'offensive' remarks to Sky News

  The prime minister has condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's "offensive and wrong" remarks about immigration.

• Beth Rigby: The constant challenges I face raising my kids

  You know me best as Sky News's political editor, but I am also a mum to two teenagers aged 13 and 16.

• EU is 'the biggest prize', Reeves says - as Labour seek closer ties

  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is eyeing "further alignment" with the EU - and that it's a "political argument we can win".

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World

• People expect shootings in the US, but not Canada

  There was something about the way the premier of British Columbia, David Eby, struggled to his words in front of the cameras that said a lot about how Canadians view the school shooting in a small town called Tumbler Ridge.

• The royals have seen what they're up against with Epstein scandal - despite hopes William's Saudi trip would shift attention

  We had temporarily lost Prince William. Rushing through the narrow streets of the Old Town of Al Ula in Saudi Arabia, our guides eventually helped us catch up with him.

• Sturla Holm Laegreid's ex-girlfriend responds after his cheating confession at Olympics

  The ex-girlfriend of Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid has said his actions are "hard to forgive" after he admitted to cheating on her in a live television interview after winning a bronze medal.

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