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One of Britain’s rising stars tonight shocked Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothee Chalamet by being crowned the BAFTA best actor while Jessie Buckley won top prize in the female category.
I Swear’s Robert Aramayo, 33, from Hull, appeared in a state of disbelief as he won the main acting honour just moments after he received the rising star BAFTA.
One Battle After Another has scooped multiple BAFTA awards tonight in a major boost ahead of the Oscars next month.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson won best director and adapted screenplay while the Leonardo DiCaprio film also found success in the best editing and cinematography categories.
Sean Penn was also awarded best supporting actor with British star Wunmi Mosaku winning the female award for her role in Vampire hit Sinners.
Described as a bellwether ahead of next month’s Academy Awards , One Battle After Another led the nominations with 14 nods, with Sinners, Hamnet and Marty Supreme following close behind.
Hamnet, helmed by Chloe Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA history, with 11.
The BAFTA Film Awards is hosted by Alan Cumming at the Royal Festival Hall on February 22 and will air on BBC One at 7pm.
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Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress
Hamnet star Jessie Buckley has been crowned Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs.
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Robert Aramayo wins Best Actor
I Swear star Robert Aramayo has won the Best Actor BAFTA just minutes after receiving the Rising Star prize on an unforgettable night for the 33-year-old from Hull.
Robert says in speech ‘I absolutely can’t believe this. I honestly can’t believe that I have won this award’.
WINNER – Robert Aramayo – I Swear
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Dame Donna Langley awarded BAFTA fellowship
Prince William has bestowed the BAFTA fellowship – the highest award offered by BAFTA – to Dame Donna Langley.
Dame Donna is the chief content officer of NBCUniversal.
William comments on ‘her determination’ and ‘commitment’ and describes her as ‘a shining light’ to all those starting out in the creative industries.
Paul Thomas Anderson wins Best Director
It’s definitely been his night.
Paul Thomas Anderson has added the best director award to the shedload picked up by One Battle After Another.
Will surely be the bookies’ strong favourites heading into the Oscars.
Presented the award by Kate Hudson, Anderson gives special thanks to Leo DiCaprio during the speech, telling the crowd: ‘Leo asks you all the right questions’.
He dedicated his award to his assistant director, Adam Somner, who died in November 2024 after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and to whom the film is also dedicated.
WINNER – Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Robert Aramayo wins BAFTA Rising Star Award
I Swear star Robert Aramayo has won the BAFTA Rising Star award.
Taking to the stage after being presented the honour by Aimee Lou Wood and David Jonsson, he says he’s not written a speech and thanks his two families – his actual one and his ‘I Swear’ one.
Referring to Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, on whom I Swear is based, he said:
John Davidson is the most remarkable person I’ve ever met and he believes there is so much more we need to learn about Tourette’s. In the words of the film, they need support and understanding.
WINNER – Robert Aramayo
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Archie Madekwe
Posy Sterling
BAFTA honours late film stars including Val Kilmer and Robert Redford
BAFTA has paid tribute to all those in the film industry who have died recently in the awards In Memoriam section
Jessie Ware is performing The Way We Were during the segment as a montage pays tribute to figures from across the film world
Names shown on screen included Diane Keaton, Terence Stamp, Catherine O’Hara, Gene Hackman, Pauline Collins, Brigitte Bardot, Udo Kier, Graham Greene, Val Kilmer and Robert Redford.
Hamnet wins Outstanding British Film
Hamnet has won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film in a crowded category of 10 nominations.
It marks the first award of the night for the film directed by Chloe Zhao, who had broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in BAFTA history, with 11.
Producer Sam Mendes accepts the award and describes the film as ‘an act of faith’.
WINNER – Hamnet
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Die My Love
H Is for Hawk
I Swear
Mr Burton
Pillion
Steve
Sentimental Value wins Best Film Not in the English Language
The BAFTA award for Best Film Not in the English Language has gone to Sentimental Value.
The Norwegian film tells the story of two sisters who reunite with their estranged father, a Hollywood director.
Accepting the award, director Joachim Trier (pictured) says the award is the first time a film from Norway has won a BAFTA.
WINNER – Sentimental Value
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Meanwhile, Frankenstein won the Bafta for best costume.
One Battle After Another wins Best Adapted Screenplay
Benicio del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio
A good night for One Battle After Another just got even better as director Paul Thomas Anderson wins the award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
It’s a huge boost for the film as it heads to the Oscars next month.
Meanwhile, motor-racing film F1 took home the award for best sound, while Sinners won best original score.
WINNER – Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Tom Basden and Tim Key – The Ballad of Wallis Island
Harry Lighton – Pillion
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
One Battle After Another wins Best Cinematography
It’s proving to be a successful night for One Battle After Another as Paul Thomas Anderson’s film wins a third award for Best Cinematography.
And it could get even better with Leonardo DiCaprio up for best actor.
WINNER – One Battle After Another
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Train Dreams
Zootropolis 2 wins Best Animated film
Zootropolis 2 has won Best Animated film as we reach the climax of tonight’s awards.
Co-writer Jared Bush (pictured right) spoke about the need to tell stories that champion our differences because the “world needs these stories right now”.
WINNER – Zootropolis 2
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
One Battle After Another wins Best Editing
One Battle After Another has notched up another win in the Best Editing category.
It follows Sean Penn winning best supporting actor.
WINNER – One Battle After Another
F1
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Meanwhile, I Swear, about Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, won the Best Casting prize.
WINNER – I Swear
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
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“JUST BRING BACK MY MAYAAAAAAAA,” I sobbed into the phone to my then-boyfriend of two years, Tom.
He had just left our East London apartment for a two-hour journey to the specialty vet hospital, where our 13-year-old paralysed chiweenie waited to be picked up. Housebound with Covid, I waited impatiently for him to return with the love of my life.
Tom knew that Maya had always been my soulmate. She had been at my side since I was 19 and going to college in Greenwich Village. She gently snorted in my bag as I snuck past security into my film class, where a treat from my professor awaited her. Bouncy and bright, Maya romped through the city with me, often drawing adoration from passersby for her cuteness.
We were inseparable. I would wake to the surge of traffic or the rumble of street construction below, Maya nuzzled into my dark hair. Up we went to the coffee shop’s takeout window, where, surprise, surprise, more treats were ready for her taking. On the subway, to friends’ houses, on road trips across state lines, and on flights home to sunny, smoggy Los Angeles, Maya came along every step of the way.
During Hurricane Sandy, it was Maya and me against the world. No power, no running water. Maya and I traipsed along the Westside Highway at twilight, a Blessed Virgin Mary candle ablaze as a torch, walking past what felt like a post-apocalyptic downtown.
Maya even moved across the pond with me to London when I turned 30 – a reset after a five-year relationship abruptly ended.
She first moved in with my mum, who FaceTimed me at least four times a day while I spent the longest three months of my life waiting for her to arrive.
When she finally did, I felt whole, like I could exhale and lean into my new London chapter.
A few months later, Maya, almost 12, lost mobility in her back legs. I placed her in a leather duffel bag (unzipped, of course), threw in some blankets and rushed into the November night to the same specialty vet hospital, which would become our refuge for the next three years.
Still in my yoga pants and sweatshirt from that afternoon, the only thing I could think about was getting Maya better. I kept reassuring her, “It’s OK, it’s going to be OK,” even though I was ultimately reassuring myself. Stroking her soft face and trying to keep the tears back, I knew our lives would never be the same.
“Intervertebral disc disease,” the neurologist said. “She needs a spinal fusion immediately.” With only a 50% chance of regaining movement in her hind legs, I began to prepare for whatever came next.
Maya glowed in her new neon pink set of wheels. She zipped along the Hackney Canals with even more flair than before, drawing even more smiles in her new form than she had on four legs.
It was during this period that I met Tom. We both swiped right, and I planned for him to meet Maya on our third date. By then, I had accumulated a handful of dog sitters for her. While she could be home alone for up to four hours, for special nights out, I needed backup.
Maya was still figuring out her new self and was scooting all over the apartment in her white puffy diapers. As soon as I brought Tom up to meet her, Maya had an accident all over a floor pillow. Embarrassed, I began to apologise.
“It is not a bother,” he laughed as he picked her up. “Come on, you. Let’s get you cleaned up,” he cooed as he reached for the kitchen roll.
It was at that moment that I knew Tom was here to stay. During lockdown, he would drive from the other side of London and spend the entire weekend with us, giving Maya baths, making a duvet fort for her so we could watch The Twilight Zone, and going for long walks with Maya rolling beside us. He would even adorn her with origami crowns. My plus-one became a plus-two.
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Tom and Maya in our yard in London, December 2020.
On our first family holiday in summer 2020, we rented a cottage in the Cotswolds, where Maya rolled in green fields sprinkled with cows grazing. When she grew tired and needed a rest, Tom would scoop her up in his arms, like a bride being carried over the threshold, and blow on her face to cool her down.
When the three of us finally moved in together, our priority was securing a ground-floor apartment so Maya could come and go with ease. Our entire existence centered on Maya. It was never just Tom and me, but rather the three of us, moving as an imperfect unit into this new, cohesive life together.
As our love deepened, Maya’s age began to catch up with her. Despite being the ultimate roller girl, more health issues began to pile on: hyperparathyroidism, myoclonic seizures, pancreatitis and blindness. During this time, she would be up all night, distressed, howling and crying.
We took turns, surviving on three hours of sleep, our collective mental health wearing down, yet we persevered. On these late nights, I would turn on sound bath playlists, sing to her and do everything in my power to keep her settled on the futon we had set up in the living room. We would not give up on our Maya.
In January 2024, we celebrated her 16th birthday together. Our only measure of time was her comfort. As long as she was still eating, still bright-eyed and not in pain, we kept going. She had traded in her wheels for a stroller, and we pushed her everywhere, her head poking out to take in the breeze.
Maya was on a cocktail of medication, and our lives revolved around the rituals of caring for her – giving her syringes of medicine, hiding pills in peanut butter, cooking for her. She was a metronome, and our lives played to her rhythm.
Maya flew home with me that spring. By now, she could not be left alone, so it was easier to travel with her to ensure round-the-clock care. During this time, I felt Maya’s clock was running out.
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Maya’s 15th birthday party in London, February 2024.
I knew an engagement was just around the corner. I had found the ring in his sock drawer, and I kept saying how important it was to me to have Maya at our wedding. She would be the bouquet, as I dreamed of carrying her down the aisle.
Tom would not be marrying just me; he would also be making a vow to her.
Within 48 hours of returning to the UK, Maya was rushed to the emergency vet because she could no longer breathe on her own. We began Googling videos on how to build an oxygen chamber at home from a plastic storage container. Tom found all the parts we would need and was ready to pick up the oxygen tank when the call came. It was time.
We sat with her on our laps for five hours, crying as we looked through all the photos of our many adventures over the years: Maya gliding in Williamsburg, a soggy Tom holding an even soggier Maya after a lake dip, Maya in her skulls and crossbones sweater, us singing happy birthday to her. And then my worst fear finally happened. Her spirit had grown too big for her now very tired body.
I was devastated. I don’t remember getting into the car or Tom driving us home. He held my hand and, through his own tears, led me into our now very empty apartment. Even though he was tucking me into bed and telling me to try to rest, I felt truly alone for the first time in 16-and-a-half years.
The engagement came six weeks later, while I was waiting for a taxi to Heathrow to fly back to New York. It would be the first time I would be in the city without her. Maya’s vet gave me an envelope of bluebells to plant in her honour. On that solo trip back to NYC, I walked down Sixth Avenue, turned left onto 13th Street, and stood in front of the apartment where Maya and I first became inseparable.
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Maya’s representation at the author’s wedding in the Cotswolds, July 2025.
Maya had always been my constant, my heartbeat outside my body. Losing her was like losing a piece of myself, the glue that held my world together. Kneeling, I spread some dirt beneath a tree and scattered the seeds.
Across the ocean, I knew my person was waiting for me. His love for Maya over those four years was one of the greatest acts of devotion I had ever witnessed. Our love for her and the shared grief of her absence would now be a journey Tom and I would navigate – together.
Jordan Ashley, Ph.D., is a writer and the founder and executive director of Souljourn Yoga Foundation, a nonprofit creating transformational yoga retreats that support girls’ education worldwide. Learn more at souljournyoga.com.
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The face of American hockey has a bloody lip, missing teeth and disheveled hair.
Jack Hughes represents the best of us. Grit, toughness, pride, the willingness to sacrifice for others, no matter how messy or irrational.
Forty-six years to the day of The Miracle on Ice, the Americans transformed hockey into a three-hour anthem in Italy.
No politics, no posturing, no whining, just winning.
U-S-A! 2, Canada 1.
Former captain Mike Mike Eruzione was right. This was their team. This was their time. We will never forget 1980. But we no longer have to live in the past. Or have a Netflix account.
The golden glow is back, returned by a spirited group of muckers, grinders and a breathtaking goalie.
“It’s all about our country. I love the USA. I love my teammates. I am so proud of the Americans today. Unbelievable game by (Connor) Hellebuyck. He was our best player by a mile,” Hughes said on the NBC broadcast. “The USA Hockey brotherhood means so much. We are such a team. The brotherhood is so strong.”
The Americans followed a script that creates goosebumps.
They were underdogs, facing a Canadian team that boasted a battery of future Hall of Famers, including the Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
Their roster was questioned, built in the image of Ford rather than Ferrari. Team USA general manager Bill Guerin wanted brawn and size, preferring players capable of preventing Canadian goals more than scoring them.
They were inspired, hanging the No 13 jersey of Johnny Gaudreau in their locker room. Johnny and his brother Matthew were killed by a drunk driver in 2024. The Gaudreau family traveled to Milan on Friday, and watched from the stands at Santagiulia Arena, eyes watering as former NHL teammates honored his memory.
United States players pose for pictures with the jersey of the late Johnny Gaudreau (13) with his daughter Noa and son Johnny after their win over Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
We all agree the Canadians probably beat the Americans in a best-of-seven series. But in one game, with all the pressure on the opponent, the U.S. relied on togetherness, leaned on chemistry built in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
It is the beauty of the sport. The numbers can be lopsided. But it only takes one shift, one shot to change the outcome.
It came at the 1:41 mark of overtime. In the required 3-on-3 format — a game like this deserved an even strength ending — Hughes took a pass from Zach Werenski and delivered the golden goal, sneaking it past Jordan Binnington.
I screamed at the TV as many did across the country at breakfast watch parties. It was a primal outburst of appreciation and admiration.
Canada had won every Olympics featuring NHL players. Their best was always better than everyone else. In 2010 in Vancouver, in 2014 in Sochi and at the 4 Nations last year.
And they were the best team on the ice for two periods, even without injured captain Sidney Crosby.
But they were playing with no elasticity, with the weight of a country that views hockey gold like the United States views Olympic basketball championships — as a birthright.
The Americans’ plan was simple, if not unrealistic. Get ahead early, and survive the onslaught.
Matt Boldy scored six minutes in. In a frenetic pace that even hardened commentators had never seen, Boldy chased down a bouncing puck and knifed between the Avs’ Makar and Devon Toews to score. It was the type of goal you see to win games, not start them, a testament to the magnitude of the matchup.
United States’ Matt Boldy (12) scores against Canada goalkeeper Jordan Binnington (50) during the first period of the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
How did he keep it on his stick and find the back of the net?
“I don’t know,” Boldy admitted.
The final two periods also defied explanation.
The Canadians tilted the ice, and took aim at Hellebuyck. They outshot the Americans 33-18 over the last 40 minutes in regulation. Only one squirted through, Makar’s laser from top of the right faceoff circle.
MacKinnon had chances, his rockets stoned or too wide. Connor McDavid raced free midway through the second period, failed to shift down and managed only a nudge into Hellebuyck’s pads. Macklin Celebrini, the future of the NHL, was left wanting on a breakaway.
But the one everyone will be talking about forever was Hellebuyck’s denial of Toews.All alone just outside the crease, Toews had the puck with an open net. He swatted it and somehow a falling, bending, twitching Hellebuyck raised his stick for the deflection.
United States goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck (37) uses his stick to block a shot by Canada’s Devon Toews (7) during the third period of the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
This is when momentum became a movement. The Americans understood it. Hellebuyck was holding onto the rope. He needed someone, anyone, to tug with him.
Hughes, 24, arrived straight out of central casting.
He was a former No. 1 overall pick, who spent the early part of his career burdened by expectations. He has only reached the playoffs once with the New Jersey Devils.
But he was from a family of patriots.
His brother Quinn scored the overtime winner when USA defeated Sweden in the quarterfinals. Their mother Ellen Weinberg-Hughes worked as a consultant for the women’s gold medal team.
And here was Jack in the spotlight.
He was ready, even if he needed makeup. In the third period, Hughes lost his smile when Sam Bennett clipped him with a high stick.
Moments later, Hughes provided the explanation point to this surreal performance.
The boys are back. The birds are free. And for one beautiful morning, we felt like a unified country.
“We did it for the people back home, for all the love and support we got,” Hughes said. “You dream of this. A lot of talk for us was breaking the drought. And we thought this was the group that could do it. We are gold medalists. We are the champions. Tonight, we are the best in the world.”
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A man who went to hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot-related wound has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a woman seriously wounded on Friday, Winnipeg police say.
The woman, 32, and the man, 20, became involved in a verbal dispute at a hotel in the 300 block of Kennedy Street at 3:30 on Friday afternoon, police said in a release on Sunday, and the argument escalated until the man shot the woman in the upper body.
Officers including members of the tactical support team responded, but the man and the woman, who were unknown to one another prior to the incident, had left the area before police arrived, the release says.
Though seriously wounded, the woman made her way to hospital to seek treatment.
Police say the man sought medical treatment for a gunshot-related wound at a hospital at 7 p.m., and was identified as the man involved in the shooting. He was arrested in the 700 block of William Avenue near the Health Sciences Centre.
The man, who remains in custody, has been charged with aggravated assault, discharging a firearm with intent, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, police say.
Prince William has paid tribute to a young army medic found dead in her barracks who “served with courage and distinction”.
Cpl Lucy Wilde, 25, who posted videos on TikTok documenting her daily life in the army, was found dead in her barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire, on 5 February. An investigation is under way, the Ministry of Defence said.
In a statement posted on social media, William expressed his “immense sadness” over Wilde’s death. He said: “I remember our meeting during her time with the Welsh Guards, where her warmth and compassion were unmistakable. She served with courage and distinction as a medic and sought always to help others. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.”
Wilde’s brother Josh also paid tribute to his sister, commending her as “strength wrapped in softness”. He said she served in the army with “courage and pride” and “lived with resilience”.
“She adored long walks with her dog, the peace of nature, books that transported her and the sense of freedom found outdoors. She had a warmth and loyalty that was rare. A heart that gave even when she had been hurt,” he said.
Wilde joined the army eight years ago and was with the Welsh Guards until December 2025 before being promoted to corporal and moving to the Royal Yorkshire Regiment.
In a tribute, the Welsh Guards said she had “a rare ability to lift those around her” and commended her “courage” after she was the first on the scene of a “mass casualty” incident in the Falklands when a vehicle overturned, injuring a number of guardsmen.
“Her actions that day were nothing short of outstanding, and she was rightly commended for her courage and professionalism,” the regiment said.
The regiment said Wilde was “popular, genuine and deeply respected”, adding that: “In the short time she spent with us, she quickly became part of the Welsh Guards family – not just as an exceptional medic, but through the bonds of friendship she formed in the Welsh Guards, along with the warmth, humour and professionalism she brought to all who worked with her.”
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “It is with great sadness that we confirm the death of Cpl Lucy Wilde of the Royal Army Medical Service on 5 February 2026.
“Our thoughts are with Cpl Wilde’s family and friends at this sad time, and we ask that their privacy is respected.
“The circumstances surrounding Cpl Wilde’s death are being investigated, and it would be inappropriate to comment any further at this time.”
Cartel gunmen have begun carrying out terrorist attacks in various states in Mexico in response to the reported death of the country’s most powerful terrorist cartel leader, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. Mexico’s government has not officially confirmed his death.
The chaos began on Sunday early morning when cartel gunmen began setting up blockades in four key states that are controlled by El Mencho’s terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG), one of several cartels that have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
The gunmen deployed road spikes, carjacked vehicles, set fire to buildings, and brought several cities to a standstill in the border state of Tamaulipas, as well as the central state of Guanajuato and the western states of Michoacan and Jalisco. Soon after, states like Nayarit, Colima, and others reported similar chaos. The hyperviolent reaction follows a high-profile military operation carried out in the state of Jalisco, where military forces reportedly killed El Mencho during a clash with his gunmen.
Several top news organizations in Mexico began reporting the death of El Mencho on Sunday morning. The death of the top cartel figure has not been confirmed by Mexico’s government.
Breitbart Texas consulted with key sources within the Mexican government and with various U.S. agencies that are part of the intelligence community, which revealed that the current information and available intelligence point to a strong possibility that Mexican military forces killed the elusive cartel figure. Other information points to an attempt to capture one of his top lieutenants and additional operations aimed at decapitating CJNG.
As violence erupted across the region, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a security alert, warning, “Due to ongoing security operations andrelated road blockages and criminal activity, U.S. citizens in the named locations should shelter in place until further notice.”
If confirmed, the death of El Mencho or the capture of top CJNG figures would strengthen the credibility of Mexico’s efforts to fight drug cartels as requested by the Trump administration. In the past, Mexico had acted against other organizations like the Sinaloa Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, and other smaller cartels — CJNG remained largely untouched.
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Tourists in the Mexican seaside city of Puerto Vallarta were told not to leave their resort on Sunday as a government official warned of “clashes” in the area following a federal operation.
Photos and video shared with Fox News Digital capture billowing, dark smoke clouding the skyline of the city, which is located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast in the state of Jalisco.
Tourists at a local resort told Fox News Digital that they were urged to stay put at the resort. They said no reason for exercising the caution was immediately given.
The U.S. State Department later issued a travel warning for multiple areas in Mexico on Sunday afternoon, urging U.S. citizens to shelter in place until further notice due to “ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity.”
US OFFICIALS WARN SNOWBIRDS OF ‘VIOLENT CRIME’ IN WINTER DESTINATION HOT SPOT
Smoke was seen rising into the skies of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico’s Jalisco state on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(Obtained by Fox News Digital)
The travel warning was issued for parts of Jalisco State, including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala and Guadalajara; Tamaulipas State, including Reynosa and other municipalities; and areas of Michoacan State, Guerrero State and Nuevo Leon State.
Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro announced in a post on X that federal forces carried out an “operation” in the town of Tapalpa earlier Sunday, which led to “clashes” in the area.
“Also as a result of said operation, in various points of that region and in other parts of Jalisco, individuals have burned and blocked vehicles with the aim of hindering the actions of the authorities,” Navarro wrote in the post in Spanish.
In multiple posts, Navarro wrote that “the violent incidents have spread” and “blockades have shifted” as the government and law enforcement work to safeguard citizens.
ALLEGED SINALOA CARTEL FENTANYL PRODUCER CHARGED IN NEWLY UNSEALED FEDERAL INDICTMENT
Navarro added that the government has enacted a “Code Red” to keep the public safe.
Tourists said they were told not to leave their resort in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.(Obtained by Fox News Digital)
“We reiterate the recommendation to avoid leaving your homes,” Navarro wrote in a second post. “The clashes are occurring in several federal entities.”
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While government officials did not immediately provide details about the federal operation, local news outlets report that the operation may have involved the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of its notorious leaders, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
A man has been shot dead by Secret Service agents after trying to unlawfully enter Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, authorities in the US have said.
The man was seen by the north gate of the Florida property at around 1.30am local time (6.30am UK time) on Sunday.
He was carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can, authorities added.
US media have identified him as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin.
Rick Bradshaw, the sheriff of Palm Beach County, said the man had “made his way into the inner perimeter of Mar-a-Lago”.
Image: Authorities said the man was carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Pic: AP
He said at a news conference: “A deputy and two Secret Service agents on the detail went to that area to investigate.
“They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun.
Image: President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, where an intruder was killed. Pic: Reuters
“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him, at which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position.
“At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralised the threat. He is deceased at the scene.”
Trump ‘would have been notified right away of the situation’
Asked if the suspect was known to law enforcement, Mr Bradshaw said “not right now”.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said that the Secret Service had acted “quickly and decisively to neutralise a crazy person” who had intruded into Mr Trump’s home.
She wrote on X: “Federal law enforcement are working 24/7 to keep our country safe and protect all Americans. It’s shameful and reckless that Democrats have chosen to shut down their Department.”
Earlier this month, Democrats in the US Senate blocked a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Secret Service, over their opposition to an immigration crackdown that has triggered widespread protests and seen two people killed in Minneapolis.
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While Mr Trump often spends the weekends at Mar-a-Lago, he was at the White House with his wife Melania Trump when the intruder entered his Florida estate.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect was in his early 20s and from North Carolina. He was reported missing a few days ago by his family.
According to Guglielmi, investigators believe he left North Carolina and headed south, picking up a shotgun along the way. The box for the gun was recovered in his vehicle.
The suspect had driven through the north gate of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was exiting.
Investigators are working to compile a psychological profile while his motive is still under investigation.
The FBI has asked area residents who live near Mar-a-Lago to check any security cameras they may have for footage that could help investigators.
Brett Skiles, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami field office, told a press conference: “If you see anything that looks suspicious or out of place, please contact us… call FBI or contact the West Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.”
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Five days ago, US Capitol Police arrested a Georgia gunman armed with a shotgun as he sprinted towards the west side of the Capitol.
Mr Trump previously faced a threat to his life when he was wounded during an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.
On September 15, 2024, a man with a rifle was captured after waiting near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach while the president played a round. He was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month.
Cambridge is known for being the birthplace of football as we know it today
The 1848 football rules monument in Parker’s Piece, Cambridge(Image: CambridgeshireLive)
With its educational centre of excellence, it’s no surprise that some of the world’s most important inventions have come from Cambridge. From the structure of DNA, to the first reflecting telescope and the first graphical computer game, Cambridge is well established on the map of scientific discoveries.
When it comes to sport, the first thing most people associate Cambridge with is the boat race. But aside from this, when Cambridge’s elite students weren’t studying, they were busy coming up with the rules for a sport which is now played by people across the world.
Cambridge is credited as being the birthplace of football as we know it today. While the ‘Cambridge Rules’ aren’t used in competitive football today, they do serve as the foundation for the rules, having a significant impact on the first laws of football which were published by the Football Association (FA) in 1863.
The 11 rules were thought up on Parker’s Piece in the 1848 and were stapled to trees around the park, marking the first time football had any formal laws. The Cambridge Rules are are said to be the first football rules which allotted each player an area of the pitch, and based the game on passing the ball.
According to Cambridge Rules 1848, the rules were as follows:
This club shall be called the University Foot Ball Club.
At the commencement of the play, the ball shall be kicked off from the middle of the ground: after every goal there shall be a kick-off in the same way.
After a goal, the losing side shall kick off; the sides changing goals, unless a previous arrangement be made to the contrary.
The ball is out when it has passed the line of the flag-posts on either side of the ground, in which case it shall be thrown in straight.
The ball is behind when it has passed the goal on either side of it.
When the ball is behind it shall be brought forward at the place where it left the ground, not more than ten paces, and kicked off.
Goal is when the ball is kicked through the flag-posts and under the string.
When a player catches the ball directly from the foot, he may kick it as he can without running with it. In no other case may the ball be touched with the hands, except to stop it.
If the ball has passed a player, and has come from the direction of his own goal, he may not touch it till the other side have kicked it, unless there are more than three of the other side before him. No player is allowed to loiter between the ball and the adversaries’ goal.
In no case is holding a player, pushing with the hands, or tripping up allowed. Any player may prevent another from getting to the ball by any means consistent with the above rules.
Every match shall be decided by a majority of goals.
When it comes to a football goal, you’re probably familiar with the white metal frame and net. The standard measurement is 7.32m wide and 2.44m high.
In the 19th century, they didn’t have goals readily available. Their goal was marked by two trees. On the edge of Parker’s Piece are two ash trees, which are said to be the origin of the goal size which is still used today.
Parker’s Piece remains a popular spot in the city for sport, especially during the summer months when people can be seen playing badminton, rounders, and of course, football.
In 2018, a monument called ‘Cambridge Rules 1848’ was installed in Parker’s Piece. The monument is made up of four stone pillars, each of which are engraved with the Cambridge Rules translated into several languages.
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By MATT STRUDWICK, NEWS REPORTER
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This is the moment a police officer defends a Christian preacher in Whitechapel and is told: ‘This is a Muslim area.’
The confrontation sees a female Met Police officer being surrounded by males and telling them: ‘In this country, we have freedom of speech.’
She continued: ‘I understand that you guys don’t want to hear it, so I would just recommend that you walk away and don’t listen to him. He’s not in your home.’
In a noisy and chaotic scene, a man wearing a black surgical mask appears to tell the officer in reply: ‘This is Whitechapel, this is a Muslim area.’
The Scotland Yard officer has been widely praised for how she handled the situation, and, in some quarters, was hailed as a hero.
The situation at times threatened to boil over, with footage from the encounter in Whitechapel Road widely shared on social media.
A male clutching a microphone and Bible can be heard preaching the Gospel in the viral footage, which is believed to have happened on Monday, a day before Ramadan began.
It took place just yards from the East London Mosque, one of the largest in Western Europe, which can accommodate up to 7,000 worshippers for daily prayers.
This is the moment a police officer defends a Christian preacher in Whitechapel and is told: ‘This is a Muslim area’
A male clutching a microphone and Bible (right) can be heard preaching the Gospel in Whitechapel Road, just yards from the East London Mosque
In one clip, a bearded male shouts at the preacher ‘talk about Jesus, don’t talk about Muhammad. Don’t say Muhammad.’
A male wearing a knee-length black duffel coat and mask then shoves the preacher in the back, which causes him to stumble forward.
Another man is later repeatedly heard shouting at the preacher: ‘Your God is a Jew.’
A male later explained to the female officer that he phoned police as the preacher was ‘talking about the prophet, then he said like a donkey’ which was upsetting ‘hundreds of people’ walking past.
He then accuses the preacher of ‘spreading hatred’ and alleges he was calling the Black Stone in the sacred Kaaba building in Mecca ‘a box’.
But the evangelist denies this and says he was quoting from Muhammad ‘who says if a donkey brays it’s because he is seeing Satan’.
The female officer defends the preacher and explains to a group of males that ‘in this country we have freedom of speech, the same way you guys have your freedom of speech’.
‘You guys don’t need to see eye-to-eye, and you don’t need to agree,’ she says.
The evangelist denies he was calling Muhammad a donkey and explained he was quoting the prophet ‘who says if a donkey brays it’s because he is seeing Satan’
‘You’re all more than welcome to stand here and have conversations with them, but they’re not being aggressive.’
According to the most recent Census, 52.2 per cent of the 18,841 people who live in Whitechapel are Muslim.
The officer continues: ‘I understand that you guys don’t want to hear it, so I would recommend that you just move away and don’t listen to him.’
Another male approaches the officer and complains that ‘he is in our community, and you don’t see Muslims walking around and insulting other faiths’.
The police constable responds: ‘You guys can preach about your religion the same way he is.’
She denies that he is inciting hatred but admits he is at risk of being assaulted. But she reassures the group that cameras are monitoring the area in what she describes as a ‘heavily Muslim community’.
The Daily Mail has contacted the Met Police for comment.
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