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As lending conditions ease, building societies find many are gloomy about their prospects of purchase

UK financial watchdog says incoming regulation, due to take effect in July, is designed to boost consumer confidence

The number of troops deployed in Norway will rise from 1,000 to 2,000 over three years

The artefacts were once part of a temple to the god Mithras

The 35-year-old Australian star would not disclose why she and her friends had been kicked out of the venue

The government’s independent adviser on antisemitism said the latest figures were ‘deeply alarming’

Researchers found that AI-generated misinformation played a role in injecting divisive falsehoods following the Southport murders

The millennium torch and the Diamond Jubilee ‘diamond’ are among the items

The singer will play at at Aviva Studios on 27 February

Also: Preserving privacy | Estate tax | Unsavory traits | Retiring Republicans | Funding Cuba. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Feb. 11, 2026.

Hansel Aguilar's removal as director of the Office of Police Accountability comes nearly two weeks after two Police Accountability Board members announced their resignation.

A house in the 100 block of South Cragmont Avenue in San Jose has new owners. The 1,763-square-foot unit, built in 1936, was sold on Jan. 2, 2026 for $1,300,000 which represents a price per square foot of $737.

Lyft's stock fell 16% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company posted an operating loss for 2025.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on new legislation aiming to help low-income Ohioans spay and neuter their pets. House Bill 148, sponsored by State Reps. Michele Grim (D-Youngstown) and Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth), would establish a new state tax refund check-off, allowing taxpayers to donate some or all of their tax refund [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Team USA picked up a haul of medals on Tuesday at the winter Olympics and could collect more on Wednesday. From ice dancing to speedskating, American athletes are in contention for gold on NBC4 to move the team of more than 200 athletes up in the medal table. Wednesday is also [...]

The Lafayette High School Lionettes Dance Team and Lafayette High Varsity Cheerleaders both won competitions, with the Lionettes placing 6th in the Nation in Small Varsity Hip Hop and the Varsity Cheerleaders placing 1st in both UCA Regional Competitions and the Nfinity Louisiana State Championship.

Television shopping network QVC Group has held confidential talks with creditors to restructure its debt in bankruptcy, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 10), citing unnamed sources. The company, which owns the TV channels QVC and HSN, has been struggling with declining viewership, a $6.6 billion debt load and tax liability, according to the report. QVC Group’s negotiations with creditors are ongoing, terms […]