On Wednesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said President Donald Trump was trying to break the system of justice in the United States.

Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “What would, through your mind when you heard that they actually did try to indict you over this video?”

Kelly said, “Well, I mean, we we got a little heads up and we didn’t know the outcome. And then we learned a little bit later last night that they, failed to get an indictment. And yeah, I got some texts from people talking about, oh, this is great. This is, you know, great news. And I’m like, this is not great news. This is Donald Trump trying to trying to break the system. Him and his cronies trying to break a system that’s in place for 250 years, trying to weaponize the Department of Justice against sitting members of Congress, because we said something that he didn’t like. It’s it’s rather simple. I mean, he he wants myself and Elissa Slotkin and four House members to go to prison because we restated what was in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. I mean, has that ever happened in our country’s history? I mean, we’re a separate branch of government. I have a responsibility to my constituents, people who voted for me to do my job. Donald Trump doesn’t like how I’m doing my job. And for that, he wants me to go to prison.”

He added, “This is also right out of the authoritarian playbook. We see stuff like this in other countries, right? This happens in places like China and Russia. But this happened this week right here in the United States of America.”

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The Trump administration is preparing to expand passport revocations for parents who owe significant child support, limiting their ability to travel internationally until their arrears are addressed.

The State Department plans to increase enforcement of a 30-year-old federal law that allows the government to revoke U.S. passports for individuals with substantial unpaid child support, according to The Associated Press, which cited three U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

It is unclear how many people could ultimately be affected, though officials indicated the number could reach into the thousands. The State Department is expected to implement the changes in phases due to the potentially large number of passport holders who owe back child support, the officials said.

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The first group to be targeted will be passport holders who owe more than $100,000 in past-due child support, the officials told the outlet. One official said fewer than 500 people meet that threshold. Those individuals could retain their passports if they enter into a payment plan with the Department of Health and Human Services after being notified of a pending revocation.

The official added that lowering the past-due threshold in the future would significantly increase the number of parents subject to enforcement.

It remains unclear when any further changes would take effect or how many people might have their passports revoked as a result.

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Passport revocations for unpaid child support exceeding $2,500 have been permitted under a 1996 law known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. In recent years, however, the State Department typically acted only when an individual applied to renew a passport or sought other consular services.

Under the updated approach, the department would begin revoking passports based on data shared by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to the officials who spoke to The Associated Press.

The State Department said in a statement to The Associated Press that it “is reviewing options to enforce long-standing law to prevent those owing substantial amounts of child support from neglecting their legal and moral obligations to their children.”

“It is simple: deadbeat parents need to pay their child support arrears,” the statement added.

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Since the Passport Denial Program began with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, nearly $621 million in past-due child support payments have been made, including nine payments of more than $300,000, according to the Office of Child Support Enforcement at the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

England manager Thomas Tuchel will lead the team through the 2028 Euros after signing a two-year contract extension.

The former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich boss said he was “very happy and proud to extend my time with England”

“It is no secret to anyone that I have loved every minute so far of working with my players and coaches, and I cannot wait to lead them to the World Cup,” he added.

The FA said the German had led the team to “record-breaking qualification” for this summer’s tournament without conceding a goal and scoring 20.

However, England faced modest opposition in the form of Albania, Serbia, Latvia and Andorra – and playing away against the latter side in June only snuck past them 1-0.

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The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media. 

Adam Mosseri, who has led Instagram since 2018, was testifying during a landmark trial in LA where social media giants are being accused of creating harmful and addictive products.

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He said it was important to differentiate between clinical addiction and what he, and others at Instagram, describe as “problematic use”.

He said he and his colleagues use the term “problematic use” to refer to “someone spending more time on Instagram than they feel good about, and that definitely happens”.

When asked about the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman known as KGM, spending 16 hours in one day on Instagram, he told the court: “That sounds like problematic use.”

He noted several times that he is not a medical professional.

Mr Mosseri was also quizzed on body image filters that give users the appearance of having plastic surgery.

Meta – the parent company of Instagram and Facebook – banned those filters in 2019, but emails shown in court suggest Mr Mosseri and others at Instagram discussed whether to lift the ban.

Instagram employees working on policy, communictions and well-being, including the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, pushed to keep the ban.

“We would – rightly – be accused of ‌putting growth over responsibility,” said Mr Clegg, who was then Meta’s vice president of global affairs, according to the emails.

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Mr Mosseri and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg wanted to reverse the ban but remove the filters from the app’s recommendation section. This was noted in the emails as presenting a “notable wellbeing risk” but having less of an impact on user growth than the all-out ban.

“I was trying to balance all the different considerations,” said Mr Mosseri ⁠in court, adding that he agreed with the ultimate decision to prohibit filters that ​promote plastic surgery.

He also said: “Often people try to frame things as you either prioritise safety or you prioritise revenue. It’s really hard to imagine any instance where prioritising safety isn’t good for revenue.”

However, his testimony has been criticised by those working with bereaved families.

“Adam Mosseri’s testimony under oath today revealed what families have long suspected: Instagram’s executives made a conscious decision to put growth over the safety of minors,” said Matthew P Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center.

“His admission goes to the heart of this trial – these harms were not accidental, but the result of deliberate design choices that prioritised engagement over children’s wellbeing.

“The evidence shows that Instagram knew the risks its product posed to young users, yet continued to deploy features engineered to keep kids online longer, even when those features exposed them to significant danger.”

The fire service was called to a main road in Cambridge with reports of a roof fire

A fire broke out at a property in Cambridge on Wednesday night (February 11). Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Elizabeth Way in Chesterton, Cambridge, at around 10:30pm with reports of a roof fire.

Firefighters from Cambridge and Cottenham attended and crews arrived to find a fire in the roof of a house. The fire ultimately affected three properties.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called just after 10:30pm to reports of a roof fire on Elizabeth Way in Chesterton, Cambridge. Crews from Cambridge and Cottenham attended along with the aerial appliance and command unit.

“Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the roof of a house, which affected three properties. They used hose reels to extinguish the fire and a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke.

“A fire investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the fire.”

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.41pm yesterday (11 February) with reports of a fire at a property in Elizabeth Way, Cambridge. Officers attended and the road was closed while fire crews tackled the blaze.

“An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.”

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Sir Keir Starmer has said it was ‘offensive and wrong’ for Sir Jim Ratcliffe to claim that the UK ‘has been colonised by immigrants’.

The Prime Minister has told the Manchester United owner to apologise ‘immediately’, declaring: ‘Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country’.

As well as criticising UK immigration levels, Sir Jim also questioned whether Sir Keir was the right man to lead the country in an interview yesterday.

He said that the PM ‘may be too nice’ for the job and that ‘difficult’ decisions were needed by those in power to rescue the economy, which grew by just 0.1% in the final quarter of last year, official figures revealed today.

Responding to his immigration comments in a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote: ‘Offensive and wrong. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise.’

Sir Jim is also facing a backlash from Manchester United fans. Protest group The ’58 called him ‘a total embarrassment’. The Manchester United Supporters Trust said he was ‘marginalising’ the club’s fanbase.

But there has been some support for his comments, with Nigel Farage tweeting: ‘Britain has undergone unprecedented mass immigration that has changed the character of many areas in our country. Labour may try to ignore that but Reform won’t’.

Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe said: ‘Ratcliffe is right. And I respect him for having the balls to say it’, adding: ‘It [the UK] has been colonised by immigrants. That’s just a fact. No point pussyfooting around it’.

But Downing Street said Sir Jim’s remarks ‘play into the hands of those who want to divide our country’ and called on him to ‘immediately’ apologise.

A No 10 spokesman said: ‘Jim Ratcliffe should immediately apologise.

‘His offensive remarks are wrong and play into the hands of those who want to divide our country.’

In an interview with Sky News, the Ineos owner said: ‘You can’t have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. 

‘I mean, the UK has been colonised by immigrants really, hasn’t it? It’s costing too much money. The population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it’s 70 million. That’s 12 million people.’ 

The 73-year-old businessman also questioned whether Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is the right man to lead the country forward in a bombshell new interview, arguing ‘he may be too nice’. 

He added: ‘I don’t know whether it’s just the apparatus that hasn’t allowed Keir to do it or, or he’s maybe too nice – I mean, Keir is a nice man.

‘I like him, but it’s a tough job and I think you have to do some difficult things with the UK to get it back on track, because at the moment I don’t think the economy is in a good state.’ 

The population of the UK was estimated to have been 70 million in mid-2024, according to the Office for National Statistics, three million higher than that recorded during 2020. 

A massive 65,922 illegal migrants have reached the United Kingdom since Sir Keir’s time on Downing Street began in July 2024 – that’s more than under any other PM in history.  

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who has been working closely with United on its stadium project, says Ratcliffe’s words ‘go against everything for which Manchester has traditionally stood’. 

‘Footballers who have arrived from all over the world to play in Greater Manchester have enhanced the life of our city region as have the many people working in Greater Manchester’s NHS and other essential services and industries’.

And Sir Keir’s Justice minister Jake Richards claimed this morning that the Ineos billionaire is ‘hypocritical’ to criticise the Government on migration, because he has ‘moved to Monaco to save £4billion in tax’.

‘One might question whether he is the patriot we need to comment on this issue’, he said.

Kick It Out – the anti-discrimination football campaign group – criticised Sir Jim’s comments, including the claim that the UK population has swelled by 12 million since 2020.

In a statement to the Press Association, Kick It Out said: ‘Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments are disgraceful and deeply divisive at a time when football does so much to bring communities together.

‘In addition to the inaccurate figures mentioned, it’s worth reminding him that Manchester United has a diverse fan base and plays in a city whose cultural history has been enriched by immigrants.

‘This type of language and leadership has no place in English football, and we believe most fans will feel the same.’

Sir Keir Starmer has come under mounting pressure and this week endured the toughest stint of his 18 months in office amid the scandal which saw Lord Peter Mandelson resign from government. 

He faced calls to resign from opposition leaders and, in a damning turn of events, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar also pleaded with him to walk away on Monday. 

But at a meeting with his Parliamentary Labour Party later that evening, the Prime Minister affirmed that he has no intentions to give up. 

Earlier on Monday he had received backing from both Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves which strengthened his position. Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has also since shared his support for the under-pressure PM. 

In his new interview, Sir Jim revealed that he has met with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who he describes as ‘an intelligent man’.  

He added: ‘I think he’s got good intentions. But, in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir Starmer. 

‘I think it needs somebody who’s prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted.’ 

One of Britain’s richest men, Ratcliffe has been widely unpopular with Man United fans since purchasing his stake in the club on December 24, 2023. His group also owns Ligue 1 side Nice after completing a takeover deal in 2019.

He is estimated to be worth around £17billion, according to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2025, making him the seventh wealthiest person in the country. 

However, in the last year alone, the Lancashire-born business owner has seen his riches decline by some £6billion, likely due to the expenses of running United.

‘I’ve been very unpopular at Manchester United because we’ve made lots of changes,’ he admitted. ‘But, for the better, in my view. I think we’re beginning to see some evidence in the football club that that’s beginning to pay off.’ 

The 219 migrants who reached British shores on Sunday, February 8, saw the total who have entered Britain during Sir Keir’s leadership surpass that under Boris Johnson.

One of Sir Keir’s first acts in office after the 2024 general election was scrapping the previous government’s Rwanda asylum deal.

The programme had been designed to deter crossings – and save lives – by sending migrants to the east African country to claim asylum there rather than here.

Labour’s flagship policy is a ‘one in, one out’ deal with France which allows a small number of migrants to be sent back across the Channel. 

The Lord Mandelson scandal brought Sir Keir’s tenure in government to the brink of disaster and preceded the resignations of a number of his most senior figures. 

After the disgraced Mandelson walked away to ‘avoid further embarrassment’, the PM’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney handed in his resignation on Sunday. 

McSweeney had been influential in the appointment of Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US – a decision he admitted was ‘wrong’ in a farewell statement. 

Later, Sir Keir’s communications director Tim Allen quit on Monday to ‘let a new team’ take over in Number Ten, he said. 

Despite the Labour leader seemingly strengthening his position following a meeting with his party later that day, fresh doubts have since been cast over his judgment. 

Sir Keir’s woes deepened amid claims he went ahead with a peerage for Lord Matthew Doyle despite knowing about his ties to paedophile councillor Sean Morton.  

Doyle has apologised for campaigning for Morton in 2017 – after the latter had been charged over indecent images of children – saying he believed his friend’s assertions of innocence.

Party chair Anna Turley is calling for Lord Doyle to be kicked out of the Upper House, insisting he did not tell the truth before being elevated by Sir Keir.

No 10 is adamant Lord Doyle’s actions were not known when the peerage was announced on December 10 last year.

However, there are mounting questions about the timeline, with the Sunday Times having claimed that No 10 looked into the issues beforehand.

The situation has been likened to that of Mandelson, with the PM’s allies blaming the vetting system for letting him down. 

Asked about the situation during a tour of broadcast studios this morning, education minister Georgia Gould said: ‘I think the decision, the announcement was made on December 10. I think the story was later in the month.

‘But I think the Prime Minister has looked at this afresh, given the commitment that he has made to ensure the highest standards in public life.’

In an earlier statement, Lord Doyle apologised ‘unreservedly’ for supporting Moray councillor Morton before the case against him had concluded.  

He said he also had ‘extremely limited’ contact with Morton after his conviction.  

The Scottish National Party had objected to Lord Doyle’s peerage and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called on Sir Keir to publish ‘vetting advice and due diligence’ reports provided before his appointment to the Lords.

Labour had suspended Morton after he appeared in court in connection with indecent child images in late 2016.

Lord Doyle campaigned for Morton when he ran as an Independent in May 2017.

Morton admitted having indecent images of children in November 2017.

The UK economy grew modestly again in the last three months of 2025 even amid pressure from budget uncertainty, figures just released show.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said UK GDP (gross domestic product) data grew by 0.1 per cent in the final quarter between October and December last year, following growth of 0.1 per cent in the third quarter.

Some had suggested that fourth-quarter growth could tip slightly higher after stronger-than-expected activity in November and that clarity following the autumn Budget could have supported firms in the run-up to Christmas.

It is still expected that the first quarter of 2026 will show a stronger level of growth, but meaningful and sustained economic expansion remains dependent on inflation coming down and businesses adapting to new, higher levels of costs – while unemployment also remains above 5 per cent.

The prime minister said the figures showed the economy was growing. Writing on X/Twitter, he added: “I know there’s more to do, but we are heading in the right direction.”

Previous figures from the ONS showed that the economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in October and then expanded by 0.2 per cent in November (revised down from 0.3 in this latest publication) as the manufacturing sector was boosted by recovering production at Jaguar Land Rover after its major cyber attack.

The Bank of England on Thursday cut its growth forecast for 2026, from 1.2 per cent to 0.9 per cent, and for 2027, from 1.6 per cent to 1.5 per cent.

Liz McKeown, ONS director of economic statistics, said: “The economy continued to grow slowly in the last three months of the year, with the growth rate unchanged from the previous quarter.

“The often-dominant services sector showed no growth, with the main driver instead coming from manufacturing.

“Construction, meanwhile, registered its worst performance in more than four years.

“The rate of growth across 2025 as a whole was up slightly on the previous year, with growth seen in all main sectors.”

It comes after economists broadly predicted that the economy had grown by 0.1 per cent in the quarter, following growth of 0.1 per cent in the third quarter.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has called for government action to back up their words to aid economic recovery, noting that small businesses are holding back on spending due to lingering fears about rising taxation and other cost pressures.

“Improving the outlook now depends on restoring business dynamism. Government must move from strategy to delivery – backing infrastructure projects, speeding up planning decisions, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening export support – so firms can invest, export and grow,” said the BCC’s head of research, David Bharier.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) meanwhile pointed out that the year-long growth was a recent high, but general secretary Paul Nowak still urged the Bank of England to cut interest rates more quickly to stimulate spending.

“It’s welcome that the economy kept growing in December, and last year’s growth of 1.3 per cent was the strongest for three years,” he said.

“But many workers are not yet feeling the benefit in their pockets. Many working families don’t have any money left over to spend on the things that keep our economy moving.

“This doom loop must end. Ministers must stay laser-focused on cutting working people’s household costs and improving living standards this year.

“And the Bank of England must go further and faster with quickfire interest-rate cuts in the months ahead.

“Britain needs to finally move on from the cost-of-living crisis that’s kept us stuck for too long – the priority must be helping families to spend and businesses to invest.”

Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “It is likely that economic activity picked up after the budget once that cloud of uncertainty shifted to the rearview mirror in December.

“Plus, there could have been an improvement in the services sector with consumers spending on things like food and beverages, retail, and hotels around the festive season.”

Sandra Horsfield, at Investec Economics, said: “The big picture is that the UK economy had defied the gloomy popular narrative and outperformed expectations during 2025 – our forecast equates to GDP growth of 1.4 per cent for the full year, whereas the consensus forecast in January 2025 had been for 1.2 per cent GDP growth.

“We project a similar story of resilience and outperformance relative to consensus for 2026, as utilities investment and, eventually, housebuilding accelerate – the latter with a little help from further falls in interest rates too.

“The consensus forecast for this year is 1 per cent, against our own forecast of 1.3 per cent.”

However, RMS UK’s chief economist Thomas Pugh cautioned that there was an overriding factor which could hamper such optimistic predictions – “noisy leadership” from within government.

“Looking ahead, all the signs are that growth is now picking up sharply as budget uncertainty recedes. We expect growth to come in at around 0.5 per cent in the first three months of this year and the impact of previous rate cuts and sharp falls in inflation should start to show up as stronger consumer spending later in the year,” he said.

“The biggest risk now is that a protracted and noisy leadership contest which could reopen Pandora’s box of tax increases and inject a renewed bout of uncertainty into consumers and businesses, offsetting much of the improvement in the economic fundamentals.”

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping (except for food and gas) or important decisions from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST today (11 a.m. to 12 noon PST.) After that, the Moon moves from SAGITTARIUS into CAPRICORN.

Happy Birthday for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026:

You’re a natural leader with concerns for social justice. You’re objective and progressive. You appreciate the finer things in life. This is a year of service, perhaps service to family. Take care of yourself so you can be a resource to those who turn to you for guidance, comfort and encourage.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19)
★★★
You might need to take a news fast, because today the media, foreign countries, publishing or higher education might depress you. You might be disappointed in the reception your work receives. This is a fleeting dark cloud on your horizon. Relax. Tonight: You’re admired!

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)
★★★★
You are the financial wizard of the zodiac, and today financial news about inheritances, shared property, taxes or debt might disappoint you. Hey, this is temporary. Actually, you make a great impression on everyone right now. Work with this. Plus, relations to younger, creative people are excellent. Tonight: Explore!

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)
★★★
Be patient with partners, spouses and close friends today, even if they’re cold or insensitive. In fact, separations might even occur. It’s just a temporary thing. This is a temporary influence. Don’t succumb to it. It will be gone by this evening. Tonight: Check your finances.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)
★★★
Don’t ask bosses, supervisors or authority figures for permission or approval today if it is connected with your work, your health or a pet. The answer will probably be, “Talk to the hand.” People are tough to deal with. They seem to be insensitive to your needs. Grrr. (It’s temporary.) Tonight: Cooperate.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)
★★★
Romance is in the toilet this morning. Even relations with your kids are strained. Rise above these difficulties. They are temporary. By this evening, things will look different! Take the high road; the view is better. Tonight: Get organized.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
★★★
Family discussions might disappoint you this morning, especially discussions with a parent or an older family member. You might feel criticized, misunderstood or dismissed. Some people will separate. Let this go. This negativity is gone by the evening. Tonight: Socialize!

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★
“Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.” Try not to fall into negative thinking today, which is easy to do. Be comforted by the fact that this negativity will disappear by tonight. Keep smiling! Tonight: Relax.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
★★★
Financial matters look discouraging today. This could pertain to your salary, your cash flow or a financial deal you might anticipate. It might even relate to a purchase. “Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?” Stay strong. By evening things look different. Tonight: Chatty conversations.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★
This morning the Moon is in your sign at odds with stern Saturn, which makes people feel lonely and out of touch with each other. Life will look worse than it is. Relationships are stressed and some will separate. But this is temporary! By evening it’s a different story. Go figure. Tonight: Check your money.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
★★★★
Although this morning might be a struggle, later today after the Moon moves into your sign, things end up in a lovely, positive way! Discussions with relatives, siblings and neighbors will be warm and reassuring. Earlier in the day, keep the faith. Tonight: You win!

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★★
Don’t worry if you feel disappointed in a friend or member of a group this morning. This is due to a negative influence that everyone feels. People seem to be cold, insensitive and uncaring. Just wait this out, because later in the day, you’ll have a warm feeling in your tummy. Trust me. Tonight: Privacy.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★
Don’t ask for permission or approval from an authority figure this morning. It won’t go well. Later in the day, after the Moon changes signs, relations with friends and groups are warm and friendly. People want to see you and you want to see them. Tonight: Be friendly.