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Manchester United fan Frank Illet has had to go back to square one following his side’s 1-1 draw at West Ham United in the Premier League on Tuesday after the internet sensation was denied a first haircut since October 2024. Illet has vowed not to cut his hair until United win five games in a row, and his trip to the barber was tantalisingly close after the team’s interim manager Michael Carrick steered the Red Devils to four victories on the trot. Illet’s quirky gesture has gained global attention, as much an indictment of United’s patchy form over the last few years…

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Germany on Wednesday to participate in the Munich Security Conference as Ottawa seeks to strengthen its security and defense partnerships amid growing global uncertainty, said a statement. “To strengthen and expand Canada’s defense partnerships, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced that he will travel to Munich, Germany from February 11 to 15, 2026 to participate in the Munich Security Conference,” the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday. The statement said Carney will share progress on Canada’s efforts to rapidly scale up defense readiness, including building sovereign capabilities to defend the Arctic and…

A Molotov cocktail attack was carried out Tuesday on the Prime Ministry building during anti-government protests in Albania’s capital. Thousands gathered in front of the Prime Ministry following a call by the main opposition Democratic Party (PD), accusing the government of corruption. Protesters, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, hurled Molotov cocktails, fireworks, smoke bombs and various objects at the building. Police intervened using tear gas and water cannons. Clashes also erupted between demonstrators and security forces near the parliament building. Several people were injured during the hours-long protests due to the effects of tear gas and other…

London police said on Tuesday it arrested a 13-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed two other teenagers at a school, and that its counter terrorism unit was leading the investigation. The incident occurred at Kingsbury High School in Brent, northwest London, earlier on Tuesday. Two boys, aged 12 and 13, were stabbed and taken to hospital, where they remain in serious condition. The suspect, 13, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody for questioning, said detective chief superintendent at the Metropolitan Police, Luke Williams. “At this very early stage, we are keeping…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to never walk away from his job to change Britain, brushing off a challenge to his authority by the Labour leader in Scotland and other figures in the party who have called on him to quit. Under pressure over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington because of the Labour veteran’s close ties to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Starmer came out fighting, urging his party to fight the real enemy – the populist Reform UK party – rather than among themselves. He used a visit to a community centre…

A common phrase. But the wrong version is more popular than the correct one. So, which do you normally say whenever you mean water sold in bottles that has, according to Cambridge Dictionary, been treated in order to make it very clean? It could also be water that comes from a special place, for example a spring. ‘Bottle water’ or ‘bottled water’? I wish this were a physical class so that I could immediately have your opinion. Anyway, the question takes us back to verbal adjectives, which are otherwise called participles. A verbal adjective is an adjective generated from a…

“The situation remains highly volatile and we fear it will further deteriorate, worsening the region’s already precarious human rights and humanitarian situation,” Mr. Türk said, following clashes in recent days between the Ethiopian army and regional forces. The development comes against a backdrop of deadly conflict in Tigray from 2020 to 2022 between Government troops and separatist Tigray forces, following rising tensions between national and regional authorities.That conflict – in which Eritrean soldiers reportedly participated – is believed to have killed tens of thousands and uprooted more than two million civilians, of whom one million remain internally displaced today.Intensifying fighting  According to the…

Big Brother Naija power couple, Tope Adenibuyan, popularly known as Teddy A, and Bamike  Adenibuyan, aka Bambam, have sparked fresh concerns about the state of their marriage after observant fans noticed that the pair no longer follow each other on Instagram. The social media development has added fuel to lingering rumours that their over five-year-old marriage may be facing challenges. Speculation about a possible rift first surfaced in December, 2025, when both reality stars shared separate Christmas photoshoots, a move that triggered online conversations about trouble in paradise. Though neither Teddy A nor Bambam has publicly addressed the latest development,…

Serena Williams eligible to return to Tennis this Month Serena Williams will be eligible to return to professional tennis in 13 days if she chooses. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed that Serena Williams will complete the required six month period in the anti-doping testing pool on February 22, clearing her to compete again under professional rules. This simply means Williams has met the eligibility requirement for a return after time away from the Tour. No announcement has been made by Williams or the WTA regarding future plans. Williams last played competitively in 2022 and stepped away as…