‘They always gave us the heaviest work’: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor 10. February 2026 (14:00) Trump administration seeks to remove ‘illegal aliens’ but Uline’s past employment practices reveal a different realityWhen JD Vance delivered a speech about the US economy late last year at a Uline facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he talked up the Trump administration’s key goals: removing “illegal aliens” from the country, rewarding companies that keep jobs in the US, and paying Americans good wages.“We’re going to reward companies that build here in America and give good wages to do it,” Vance said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world 10. February 2026 (13:48) Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observationThe scientific community is celebrating the cancellation of a project which would have threatened the clearest skies in the world in Chile’s Atacama Desert.The proposed $10bn, 3,000-hectare green hydrogen and ammonia production facility, known as INNA, included a port, transport links to the coast and three solar power plants, and had been under evaluation by Chile’s environmental regulator for almost a year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie 10. February 2026 (13:35) As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the serviceThe BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks with no future deal with the government currently in place, the corporation’s director general, Tim Davie, has warned.In a last-minute pitch to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Davie said the uncertainty came as news organisations were cutting their international reporting and disinformation was “flooding the digital sphere at an incredible speed”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help 10. February 2026 (13:20) Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump An Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government.Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture” and that the atmosphere was volatile. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Indonesia prepares to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Trump plan 10. February 2026 (13:17) Head of army says potential ‘peacemakers’ being trained, in what would be first outside force in Gaza since 1967Indonesia has said it is preparing to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza to be part of a peacekeeping force under Donald Trump’s Middle East plan.The announcement by the army chief of staff, Gen Maruli Simanjuntak, makes Indonesia the first country to deliver a specific commitment to the international stabilisation force (ISF) envisaged as part of the second phase of the Trump plan. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts 10. February 2026 (12:50) Exclusive: Analysts say there will be oil spill catastrophe that could be far bigger than Exxon Valdez disasterDecrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, and it is only a matter of time before there is a catastrophic environmental disaster, maritime intelligence analysts have warned.Such an oil spill could be far bigger than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster that released 37,000 tonnes of crude oil into the sea, they said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up 10. February 2026 (11:55) Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes, will lead international divisionBusiness live – latest updatesThe head of BT’s infrastructure arm Openreach is to step down after almost a decade, having almost completed a £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes.Clive Selley, who was tasked by former BT chief Philip Jansen to “build like fury” to address the UK’s status as global laggard in the rollout of high-speed broadband, will become the boss of BT’s international division. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teen boy who admitted to killing 12-year-old Leo Ross to be sentenced – live updates 10. February 2026 (11:54) The 12-year-old was stabbed by a stranger as he walked home from school in January 2025We are just waiting for the sentencing hearing at Birmingham Crown Court to begin now. It should do shortly.Leo was found by a member of the public having been stabbed in the stomach at about 3.40pm on 21 January 2025. Police said it was a “chaotic and absolutely traumatic scene”. He was transported to hospital where he died from his injuries at about 7.30pm. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ed Miliband says Starmer wants to end ‘class divide’ in push to move past leadership turmoil – UK politics live 10. February 2026 (11:45) The prime minister is hosting a meeting of his cabinet as he attempts to push forward following a bruising week for his leadershipYesterday Wes Streeting, the health secretary, published his private WhatsApp messages exchanged with Peter Mandelson. Under the terms of the humble addressed passed by MPs on Wednesday last week, they would have been published anyway. But Streeting, one of the cabinet ministers most friendly with Mandelson, was potentially more at risk from what might come out than most of his colleagues, and so he decided to pre-empt the humble address by publishing them anyway.The full set of messages is on the ITV News website here. And here is our story, by Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar.I think that actually Rachel has done a very good job as chancellor.I don’t agree with – if that’s what, I haven’t seen the detail of the messages – but I think we’ve seen the stability that is essential. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BP halts share buy-backs as annual profits slide 10. February 2026 (11:31) Pressure mounts on oil and gas company as it aims for turnaround under new chief executiveBusiness live – latest updatesBP has halted share buy-backs after reporting weaker annual profits as it prepares to continue a plan to resuscitate its fortunes under a new chief executive.The company’s underlying earnings fell to just below $7.5bn (£5.5bn) for 2025, from almost $9bn for 2024, after global oil prices fell for a third consecutive year and at the steepest rate since the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
