Month: February 2026

By Euronews with AP

Published on
11/02/2026 – 9:18 GMT+1

Cardi B was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. But exactly what she did during that show turned into a perplexing question for two major prediction markets.

At least one Kalshi trader filed a complaint with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over how the prediction market handled Sunday’s appearance by the Grammy-winning rapper. The result of a similar event contract on Polymarket also drew the ire of some users on that platform.

Prediction markets provide an opportunity to trade — or wager — on the results of future events. The markets are comprised of typically yes-or-no questions called event contracts, with the prices connected to what traders are willing to pay, which theoretically indicates the perceived probability of an event occurring.

The buy-in for each contract ranges from $0 to $1, reflecting a 0% to 100% chance of what traders think could happen.

More than $47.3mn (€39.69mn) was wagered on Kalshi’s market for: “Who will perform at the Big Game?” A Polymarket contract had more than $10mn (€8.39mn) in volume.

Cameo appearance

Cardi B joined singers Karol G and Young Miko and actors Jessica Alba and Pedro Pascal on a starry front porch during the halftime spectacle. She danced to the music, but it was unclear whether she was singing along during the show, which included performances by Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga.

Due to “ambiguity over whether or not Cardi B’s attendance at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show constituted a qualifying ‘performance,’” Kalshi cited one of its rules in settling the market at the last price before trading was paused: $0.74 for No holders and $0.26 for Yes holders. The platform returned all the money to its users.

Polymarket’s contract was resolved as Cardi B had performed, but the Yes was disputed. A final decision on the contract is expected to be announced on Wednesday.

In the CFTC complaint — first reported by the Event Horizon newsletter and posted by Front Office Sports — the trader alleges that Kalshi violated the Commodity Exchange Act with how it resolved the Cardi B contract. The trader — a Yes holder — is seeking $3,700 (€3,104).

Spike in Super Bowl trading

The Super Bowl capped a big NFL season for prediction markets.

Kalshi reported a daily record high of more than $1bn (€839mn) in total trading volume on the day of the game, an increase of more than 2,700% compared to last year’s Super Bowl.

The season-long total for all Super Bowl winner futures was $828.6mn (€695.32mn) up more than 2,000% from last year.

The increased activity on Sunday caused some deposit issues. Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara posted on X on Monday that the “traffic spike was way bigger than our most optimistic forecasts”.

She said the platform had reimbursed processing fees on the affected deposits and added credits to users who experienced delays.

Robinhood Markets highlighted the strength of its prediction markets when it announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full 2025 on Tuesday.

“I think we are just at the beginning of a prediction market super cycle that could drive trillions in annual volume over time,” CEO Vlad Tenev said during an earnings call.

“This year is going to be a big year. The Olympics are going on right now. The World Cup is coming in the summer.”

For NASA astronauts, experiencing zero-gravity conditions prior to mission launch is a necessary, if absurdly fun and enviable, part of training and familiarization. The ability to provide a microgravity environment here on Earth is also important for a number of scientific research reasons, and especially for spaceflight applications. For the better part of a century, access into this environment has been provided by specialized fixed-wing aircraft that fly parabolic arcs – collectively, and evocatively, dubbed “The Vomit Comet” for the physical side effect of weightlessness they tend to induce. While a single private company has handled these zero-G flights for NASA for years, a new contract solicitation shows the agency is once again inviting competitors to bid for the work, with the possibility of providing new solutions for a decades-old requirement.

What It Feels Like to Fly in NASA’s Crazy Zero-Gravity Plane

The solicitation, posted by NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in support of the Flight Opportunities Program, seeks information from industry on a variety of capabilities to deliver reduced-gravity and microgravity environments, specifically for testing new technologies and conducting research. The document emphasizes that the method of achieving the effect of weightlessness can look different than it has in the past.

“Respondents are encouraged to submit capabilities statements with innovative approaches to delivering Parabolic Flight Services,” the solicitation states. “This may include the use of aircraft platforms not traditionally used for parabolic flight services (e.g., business jets, experimental aircraft, supersonics, autonomous systems). NASA is interested in flexible, scalable, and novel operational concepts with the potential to help NASA expand access to reduced-gravity environments and accelerate space technology readiness.”

Starting in the late 2000s, NASA has used the same commercial provider for both human zero-gravity familiarization training and technological experiments. That’s the Florida-based Zero-G corporation, which offers parabolic flights on a retrofitted Boeing 727-200 dubbed ‘G-Force One.’ On the standard 90-minute flight the company offers, the aircraft will hit an altitude of 24,000 feet before beginning a steep climb at a 45-degree angle into a parabola that peaks around 32,000 feet. During the maneuver, passengers pull 1.8 Gs, according to the company; near the crest of the arc, the low-gravity phase begins, creating roughly half a minute of weightlessness. 

G-Force One completes 15 parabola maneuvers in a single flight. 

Total Weightless! What Happened on my Zero Gravity Flight?

While Zero-G offers separate rates for research flights, individuals ages eight and up can have the full experience for $8,900 per person, or $295,000 for the full 28-seat plane, plus a dedicated photographer. This option also allows for television and movie filming opportunities; Zero-G has a staff production director to support film production.

NASA granted Zero-G a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract worth $7.5 million in 2021, marking a continuing partnership between the two entities.

“From 2008 to 2015, NASA and Zero-G had a previous contract under which the company flew microgravity missions in Texas,” Space.com noted at the time. “Though, unlike this new contract, those flights were conducted under ‘public use’ government regulations rather than under FAA regulations.”

Zero-G says it remains the only FAA-approved provider of parabolic flights in the United States.

Vomit Comet history began with a Convair C-131 Samaritan, a militarized version of a twin-engine passenger aircraft originally used by the Air Force for VIP transport and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) missions. The service began using the planes to simulate zero gravity in 1957, and NASA took over the work in 1973.

ZERO “G”

Eventually, a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, a type that first went into USAF service in 1957 and variants of which are still used for aerial refueling today, became the new Vomit Comet. One of the KC-135As that served in this role reportedly executed more than 58,000 parabolas and played a key role in filming for the blockbuster “Apollo 13.”

“Then-lead test director John Yaniec said KC-135A was still going strong when it was retired in 2004, but its unique role made it ‘increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain,’” Space.com reported in 2017.

Zero G in Airplane

A C-9B (DC-9) that NASA acquired subsequently took over the role for about a decade before it too was put out to pasture. Vomit Comet duties were then fully turned over to the private sector.

While Zero-G had flown more than 2,300 research parabola flights for NASA as of 2025 – and offered a taste of the final frontier to ground-based Space Force Guardians, among others – the benefits of expanding the pool of providers are self-evident. Zero-G temporarily shuttered operations in 2020 during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and, in 2022, had to take G-Force One out of service for a period due to unspecified equipment issues. (Air Force Academy cadets who were expecting to experience weightlessness at the conclusion of a summer program went SCUBA diving instead). With commercial 727s increasingly rare, it’s likely that maintaining G-Force One and sourcing replacement parts is becoming more costly and difficult. 

It’s not certain, though, what competitors exist for Zero-G’s offering. While the solicitation mentions autonomous systems as one possibility for research flights, it also notes that “NASA expects some (if not most) payloads to have a human-tended requirement.”

Eligible contractors must be capable of providing two or more parabolic maneuver types per flight to simulate a range of gravity conditions, including microgravity, and Lunar and Martian gravity, among others. Their platforms need to be capable of sustaining each gravity level for at least 10 seconds, though 30 seconds or better is preferred.

“In some cases, the objective may be to maximize the duration of low gravity exposure with less emphasis on accuracy and stability. This would be most likely with a non-critical payload where the objective is to give the flight participant a microgravity experience,” the solicitation notes. “In other cases, the accuracy and stability of the gravity level may be critical and duration less important.”

While Zero-G appears to have cornered the U.S. parabolic flight market for now, Europe has several different options. The French Space Agency’s Novespace research subsidiary operates parabolic flights using the Airbus A310 for researchers and private enthusiasts. In the United Kingdom, the startup Blue Abyss offers zero-G flights with a modified Boeing 757.

This is how zero-g flights actually work

Blue Abyss now appears to be positioning itself as a competitor in the space. Last year, it broke ground on an ambitious space training facility in Brook Park, Ohio, partnering with NASA on a project it says will ultimately offer parabolic flight capabilities.

Using disparate performing aircraft and even unmanned systems for tailored low-gravity missions could open new frontiers in providing these environments here on Earth. For instance, higher-performing aircraft could potentially offer longer sustained zero-G intervals, while unmanned systems could take this even further, especially for non-human payloads. Different platforms offering different services could also allow for cheaper and faster access to low-gravity within Earth’s atmosphere.

Case in point, drone-based microgravity experiments are also underway in Europe. In 2023, the British company Gravitilab used a specially adapted quadcopter to simulate weightlessness conditions for its payload in a 2,000-foot drop.

The achievement will “open the world of microgravity research to a new market,” the company announced at the time.

NASA’s market research solicitation will remain open until March 2.

Contact the editor: Tyler@twz.com

Jon Kay and Sally Nugent delivered sad news as they opened the instalment of BBC Breakfast

BBC Breakfast opened with breaking news after nine people were killed in a school shooting in Canada.

The incident took place in the small town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia. The police have said that the suspected shooter was found dead at a school in the town.

Opening the show on Wednesday (February 11), host Jon Kay said: “Here are our headlines today and some breaking news. Nine people have been shot dead at a school in Canada. The attacker has also died.”

Co-host Sally Nugent went on: “At least nine people have been shot dead, 25 injured at a school and at a nearby home in British Columbia in what Canadian officials have described as one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history.”

Jon continued: “According to Canadian media, an alert said during that attack described the suspect as a female in a dress with brown hair.”

The show then moved to a North America correspondent, who explained: “A total of 10 people are dead. This happened just after lunchtime yesterday.

“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it received a report of an active shooter at a school in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, a tiny place, a population of about 2,400 people.

“It lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

“There was a search of a school. They found six people dead. A seventh died on the way to hospital. More than two dozen people we’re told, were injured.

“Now, the authorities say another person believed to be the attacker was also found dead at the school with what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries.

“Officials say the shooting at the school and at a nearby home where two additional bodies were found are believed to be linked. The authorities say they don’t know yet what the attacker’s connection is to the school.”

The British Columbia Premier David Eby has said: “This is a devastating and unimaginable tragedy. We can’t imagine what the community is going through, but I know it’s causing us all to hug our kids a little bit tighter tonight.”

BBC Breakfast airs on BBC One

None of the 15 squad members were born in Italy and only a few are fluent in the language.

Several players hold Italian passports or qualify because of a relative, and some people have baulked at the Italian Cricket Federation casting their net so wide rather than concentrating on developing more homegrown players.

South African born and South African capped (six ODIs and 16 T20Is between 2017 and 2021) all-rounder JJ Smuts will play for Italy during the tournament by dint of his marriage but has never even stepped foot in the country.

“People can have their opinion but we’ve got a real togetherness,” says captain Wayne Madsen, speaking before his side’s opening match against Scotland on Monday, which saw him dislocate his shoulder and his team soundly beaten.

The 42-year-old South African born batter is club captain at Derbyshire and has a wealth of experience with teams around the globe. Even so, this group of players has had a real effect on him.

“That heritage and the journeys that guys have gone on to get here, there’s a bond which is pretty hard to describe outside of the feeling that we get as a group,” said Madsen.

“It really is probably our biggest strength. Everyone’s got a story to tell in terms of how they got to this position and everyone’s is unique. Whether it is guys who have grown up in Italy or guys with grandparents who moved away many years ago. We’ve had some really powerful conversations, it has really bonded us.”

For Madsen and Davison, success on the pitch in this tournament is part of a wider plan to build on the growing cricketing roots in Italy.

“We want to win games and we know and believe that we can. If we can finish in the top eight, that’ll change the lives of a lot of our cricketers and put Italian cricket on the map” says Madsen.

“I think for us, the main thing is leaving a legacy in Italy and the platform to develop the game further in the country.”

Feb. 10 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s military-police joint investigation task force has conducted search-and-seizure operations at the National Intelligence Service and the Army Intelligence Command as part of a widening probe into allegations that drones were sent into North Korea with possible involvement by intelligence officials.

The task force said it executed warrants at 18 locations, including intelligence agencies, as well as the homes and offices of civilian suspects. Investigators are examining whether intelligence personnel contacted the alleged main perpetrator and provided cash payments related to the drone activities.

The NIS has denied any institutional involvement, saying there was no government-level direction. However, critics argue that the scale and nature of the alleged operation make it difficult to believe it occurred without awareness within the intelligence community.

According to the task force, three active-duty officers – a major and a captain from the Army Intelligence Command and a captain from a separate military unit – have been booked on suspicion of violating the Aviation Safety Act and other charges. Three civilians accused of launching drones toward North Korea from border areas have also been additionally charged under the Criminal Act with general offenses against the state.

Earlier, investigators booked three civilians, including the head of a drone manufacturing company, a company executive responsible for North Korea-related operations and a graduate student who claimed to have flown drones into the North. During the investigation, authorities identified evidence suggesting that one NIS employee and three active-duty military personnel contacted the graduate student and provided several million won in cash described as activity expenses.

The Army Intelligence Command said the civilian was recruited as a collaborator to assist intelligence-gathering activities, not to carry out drone operations. The NIS said the employee involved had never held a position allowing access to agency funds and had not used intelligence budgets.

Investigators and analysts, however, question whether a civilian could independently carry out drone infiltration activities targeting North Korea. Given the suspect’s repeated contact with intelligence officers, some observers say it is likely the incident was at least known within intelligence circles.

A source familiar with intelligence operations said it was premature to draw firm conclusions but noted that, given the nature of the alleged activity, it is difficult to rule out prior awareness or information sharing within the intelligence system. The NIS holds authority over budget oversight and operational audits of domestic intelligence bodies, raising further questions about internal controls.

The case has also reignited criticism of South Korea’s intelligence agencies as highly closed organizations, with tightly compartmentalized budgets and operations. Some analysts argue that such structures could allow activities inconsistent with the government’s stated North Korea policy to be carried out without effective civilian oversight.

“Operations of this scale are structurally difficult for a single agency to carry out alone,” another source said. “Given the command and budgetary framework, it is hard to understand how this could have proceeded without passing through the NIS.”

— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI

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Original Korean report: https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/kn/view.php?key=20260210010003810

The scene is entirely black, white, grey and silver. It is cold, unusually dark and a film of ice is forming on the lake. I’m sitting in an unlit wooden sauna, alone, in immense silence. The only noise is the soft ticking of the stove as the heat rises. Across the water are ghostly silver birches and dark pines. Above them, Orion’s Belt shines bright. This vivid experience feels like midwinter in Canada, Finland or anywhere else about 60 degrees north. So it’s bizarre to know I’m a few miles south-west of Great Yarmouth.

Fritton Lake is an anomaly. Like the Broads to the north, this deceptively big, sinuous lake was largely created by medieval peat-digging, but it’s nothing like its Norfolk cousins. Set in a sandy, hilly landscape of heaths and pines, the northernmost outpost of the wildlife-rich strip of sandy heathlands running up the Suffolk coast, the lake is deep and two miles long but so hidden by trees that many people don’t know of its existence.

Over the past five years, Fritton Lake has been transformed by a rewilding programme. Landowner Hugh Somerleyton is the co-founder of WildEast, a now-national movement encouraging people to pledge to “wild” at least 20% of their garden, park, playground or farm. Fritton and its surrounds represent Somerleyton’s 25% rewilding contribution, while he farms the rest of his 2,020-hectare (5,000-acre) estate regeneratively.

I’ve brought my family for a winter weekend seeking wildness in far-eastern England. Arriving after nightfall, my first impression is simply darkness. Anything as suburban as a lit walkway or illuminated sign is not found here. But we locate our self-catering cottage, one of a range of accommodation options that includes chic wooden cabins (some with hot tubs) and B&B rooms in the cosy pub turned clubhouse that is now is both a holiday destination and a high-end members’ club.

The highlight of our first night is a (very) quiet private 30-minute session in the lake’s magical floating sauna. Between pub and sauna are courts and pitches for tennis, basketball, football, cricket, croquet, pétanque and pickleball. Down by the lake are canoes, kayaks, rowing boats and paddleboards. Passing the heated outdoor 22-metre swimming pool with fire pits at either end is like stepping through a set for a film about a 1960s Cliveden pool party featuring Christine Keeler, except there is a solitary swimmer doing laps as the pool steams alluringly in the chill night air.

The next morning, I wake up to another silence so deep it might swallow me. Huge flocks of jackdaws and rooks fly overhead as we stroll through rewilded grassland to the pub for a hearty breakfast. Afterwards, my son Ted and I set out on a Fritton “safari”. Our guide, Matthew, is a fast-talking, east London-raised botanist-horticulturist-entomologist-mycologist. We jump in an old-fashioned, cream-coloured motorboat and putter slowly across the lake, which is superb for swimming and also enjoyed by pike, eels and, in winter, teals, shelducks and egrets. In summer, an osprey occasionally hunts for fish here, while “all the owls” – little, short-eared, long-eared, tawny and barn – are seen nearby alongside six endangered amphibian species.

On the far side of the lake, the wildlife area is only open to those on guided tours (and Scout groups). We climb into an open-sided 1976 Austrian Pinzgauer 4WD and Matthew bumps us through the woods. Amid last year’s bracken, we spy an enormous shiny black shape slumped under a pine. A hippo? Creeping closer, we find that the shape is a pair of huge black pigs that Somerleyton has “retired” to the woods. They flick floppy ears out of their eyes to examine us. Their rootling mimics wild boar lost to this landscape, disturbing the ground and assisting wildflower germination; former arable fields are filled with oxeye daisies in summer. We admire the long-horned Highland cattle roaming free, while a buzzard cries in the sky above.

Ted spots a muntjac and a fallow deer, and then Matthew screeches to a halt with excitement. “King Conan’s sons!” he whispers. There, crossing our paths are two magnificent red deer stags, although apparently not quite as magnificent as King Conan himself. “They are the princes,” whispers Matthew. They observe us, seemingly unafraid, from 15 metres away.

On our return across the lake after an otherworldly three-hour experience, two kingfishers pirouette around our boat, shining iridescent orange and turquoise against the dark water.

My kids are mortified when I arrive at the pub for dinner wearing my Dryrobe, but if it is socially acceptable anywhere, it must be here. I need it for another sauna session that follows an amazing steak from a menu emphasising local/seasonal food, with good veggie options too. An owl calls on the walk back to the cottage.

On Sunday morning, I rise before dawn to explore Carlton Marshes, a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve that’s a 20-minute drive away. The sunrise fills the vast sky with pink, and I have the seemingly endless marshes of the Waveney to myself, silent reeds silvered by frost. A Chinese water deer watches me, its teddy bear ears twitching, as I circle round the reserve, which is a haven for rare dragonflies and the spectacular fen raft spider in spring and summer. Although this coast is dominated by the surprisingly large conurbation of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and surrounding villages, Gorleston-on-Sea’s sandy beach offers another great stroll with seabirds and salty air.

Later that day, while my wife, Lisa, does a yoga class, I head for a farewell sauna and find the open session is packed with a friendly crowd of regulars who say they wish Somerleyton would build another sauna or two. I pop outside and duck into the lake, cracking ice as I gasp with the delicious cold shock.

We head home much less frantically than we arrived – a sign of the nourishment provided by a weekend of painterly light, stripped-back landscapes, cold water, warm hospitality and the gorgeous avian soundtrack of this wild, wintery east.

The trip was provided by Fritton Lake. Clubhouse rooms from £130; two-bed cabins from £275.

The YFQ-42 has been selected by the USMC “for evaluation in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program,” according to a release from the manufacturer of the drone, General Atomics. The aircraft is one of two Collaborative Combat Aircraft (uncrewed ‘fighters’) that the USAF has selected to enter flight testing, which is ongoing now. Under the new deal, General Atomics will use its “expertise in autonomy and uncrewed aircraft systems with a government-provided mission package, using the YFQ-42A platform as a surrogate to evaluate integration with crewed fighters.”

This sounds like a significant step for the USMC and the YFQ-42, but what does it actually mean? We reached out to General Atomics for some answers.

Before we get to that, what we know is that the YFQ-42 will have a USMC-provided ‘digital brain’ installed in it, after which it will work as a surrogate for CCAs, in general, to help the Marines explore how they actually integrate with them on a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) level alongside crewed fighters. The CCA trials, which sound more complex than anything the USMC has disclosed before in regard to their CCA program, will help pave the way for future manned-unmanned teaming capabilities within the service.

Up until now, the Marines have primarily used the XQ-58 Valkyrie, a low-cost stealth drone built by Kratos that is quite different in its original form than the YFQ-42, for CCA autonomy testing. The USMC is moving forward with that platform, evolving it relatively dramatically into the MQ-58 in the process, which you can read about here. So, bringing in General Atomics’ CCA product for this kind of testing is certainly a new development. It’s worth noting that the YFQ-42 is only a USAF program inside the Pentagon.

YFQ-42A CCA: The Future of Airpower. Ready today.

As for the ‘mission package’ that will be installed aboard the YFQ-42, General Atomics describes it in a release as such:

“The USMC contract includes the rapid development of autonomy for the government-supplied mission kit — a cost-effective, sensor-rich, software-defined suite capable of delivering kinetic and non-kinetic effects — positioning the solution for use in expeditionary operations. This work will support evaluations of future MUX TACAIR capabilities.”

MUX TACAIR (Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft) is the umbrella under which the USMC is currently pursuing CCA-type drones. The service is currently planning at least three incremental development phases. Increment 1 is the MQ-58, which the service has said in past budget documents is focused primarily on the “rapid and relevant capability delivery of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).” A new USMC Aviation Plan released today shows the goal now is to field Increment 2 and Increment 3 capabilities in the 2030-2035 and 2035-2040 timeframes, respectively. These increments are unrelated to the ones the USAF has planned for its CCA program. However, the two services, as well as the Navy, are actively cooperating on the development of relevant capabilities, including common command and control architectures.

YFQ-42 leverages General Atomics’ previous work on an experimental drone called the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS), developed for the USAF, and the company’s Gambit family. Gambit is an ecosystem of different designs that all use the same central ‘chassis’ equipped with mission systems and the aircraft’s ‘brains,’ as well as its undercarriage. The airframes installed on top can be radically disparate in design. This, in theory, would lead to greater efficiency and adaptability across a wide range of mission sets, while keeping costs low. Gambit is paired with an open architecture digital backbone that also allows for rapid iteration and integration of new capabilities, such as software, sensors, and weapons.

Gambit Series: The Future of Air Dominance

Still, after reading the official release, we had questions. So we reached out to General Atomics, and here is what C. Mark Brinkley, the senior spokesman for the firm’s Aeronautical Systems, Inc., division, told us:

Q: What kinds of tests are intended for this mission package/MAGTF integration with the YFQ-42?

A: The Marine Corps will be looking at datalink integration and various sensor modalities, which are certainly sweet spots for General Atomics. Our three uncrewed jets are generating a lot of flight hours in these areas, and many others, so we have a strong history of performance. The YFQ-42A is a fantastic aircraft, and we’re excited for the Marine Corps to see what it can do.

Q: Who will own the YFQ-42 used for these tests?

A: This aircraft will be a General Atomics capital asset. GA-ASI is betting on our people and our products, which is how we have operated for more than three decades. So the aircraft is in full-rate production now, at our own forecast and expense, to speed the acquisition process for our customers. We are building unmanned fighters on our own investment because we believe the demand is high and the need is immediate. Our owners reinvest about 35 percent of revenue back into the company every year, including internal research and development, capital assets, facility upgrades and expansion, and more. We invested a billion dollars of our own money to bring the MQ-9B to market and now we have 14 customers worldwide. We recently broke ground on our new hangar in the desert to meet demand across all products. And we’re building a fleet of fighter jets at risk, specifically to answer these types of requests.

Q: How challenging is it for YFQ-42 (and I am assuming the Gambit family) to integrate a new ‘brain?’

A: It’s not challenging for us at all. I’ve lost count of how many different AI pilots we have integrated into our three jet types at this point. Between the work we’ve done with MQ-20 Avenger, XQ-67A OBSS and YFQ-42A CCA, we have flown at least a half dozen different AI pilots over time. Last year, during a company-funded demo, Avenger switched between the GA-ASI TacACE pilot and the Shield AI Hivemind pilot mid-flight. As new customers select a Gambit Series aircraft, we know that the autonomy software will change, and it will evolve over time. So we designed the aircraft to support that, and we’re putting in a lot of work to support that.

Q: Is YFQ-42 being evaluated by the USMC for procurement, beyond being used as a test surrogate?

A: Currently, the role is as a CCA test surrogate. However, we see potential for it to be considered for Increment 2, absolutely. It’s a great fighter.

Q: Can you give us an update on the YFQ-42 flight test program?

A: There’s not much new I can say about the Air Force program that hasn’t been said already. Our work there is ongoing, and we’re very pleased with the results so far. Specific updates should come from the Air Force, but General Atomics sees a bright future for the aircraft. GA-ASI is the most advanced, most lethal, unmanned aircraft manufacturer in the world, and our aircraft are unlike anything else in the global market. We’ve been building combat jets since 2008. We have more than 500,000 autonomous takeoffs and landings. We’ve been advancing airborne autonomy for about a decade at this point. This is what we do.

So there you have it, while these tests will be broad in scope, well above evaluating the platform being used, it certainly will give the USMC a close-up look at the YFQ-42, which is becoming increasingly similar to Kratos’ XQ-58 as that drone becomes larger, more complex, and capable of runway operations.

In the end, if the CCA concept truly pans out as promised — which remains a glaring question — it is very unlikely to be ‘owned’ by a single company and a small handful of their designs. The iterative nature of the services’ competitions for CCAs alone makes such a circumstance a farce. Services will more likely than not procure a variety of airframes, all with different attributes, from different vendors over time, and their brains, along with the software that is installed in them, could be equally as varied, if not more so.

Regardless, the YFQ-42 has just officially been selected to be put to work for the Marines, which marks a significant vote of confidence in General Atomics’ design.

Contact the author: Tyler@twz.com

HARRY STYLES appears to have chosen the fashion designer he’ll be championing on his new tour.

I’m told the Aperture singer’s love affair with Gucci is over, after his pal and the brand’s lead designer Alessandro Michele left.

He has turned to Jonathan Anderson, the creative director of Dior.

A source said: “Harry wore a £3,800 jacket from Dior at the Grammys.

“He absolutely loves Jonathan’s designs and will be wearing them on the tour.

“Before, he was all about Gucci because of Alessandro, and wore so many of his looks during his Love On Tour shows. But now it’s all about Dior.

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“Fans can expect Harry to be wearing their clobber when he kicks off his run of shows on the Together, Together tour.”

Harry and Jonathan previously teamed up for a capsule clothing line in 2024.

I’ve no doubt Harry will be pulling out all the stops.

And given the name of his new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, I’m expecting sequins and flares galore.

JACK ON OFFENSIVE AT BRITS

JACK WHITEHALL will be disappointed if celebs don’t get offended by his jokes at the Brit Awards.

He is returning to host the ceremony for a sixth time and has promised to have a good laugh at celebs’ expense.

Jack said: “ I used to think more about upsetting people, or people taking issue with some of the jokes.

“Now, I’d be disappointed if they didn’t take any offence and if everyone went, ‘Oh yeah, your hosting was great. We loved all of it’.

“If that happened, I would think, ‘Oh, I failed’.”

As for his pre-show routine ahead of the ceremony at Manchester’s Co-op Live on February 28, he said: “I lock myself in a toilet, and try to hide from all of the people banging down the dressing room door trying to get me to change lines from my monologue, or tweak introductions.”

CARDI B sparked speculation that she has split from American footballer Stefon Diggs – after they unfollowed each other on Instagram.

And it could be a double heartbreak for Stefon, who Cardi had a baby with last year.

His team the New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl against Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.

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MARGOT ROBBIE dodged the notorious wild and windy moorland weather when shooting Wuthering Heights in Yorkshire.

In fact, she found quite the opposite – and got a tan.

The Aussie actress, who appears opposite Jacob Elordi, said she was peeved that the weather was too pleasant while filming there last spring.

Margot admitted: “It was very sunny and warm, which is exactly what we didn’t need.

“We went out there for the mist and the rain and the blustery weather.

“But it was unseasonably warm – blue skies every day for two weeks straight.

“We were like, ‘We came here for misery’.

“Instead, we had a summer holiday.

“I honestly went and got a tan.

“We had to lighten my make-up because I was looking more tanned than I had for the rest of the movie.”

But she still soaked up the local culture, and told Greg James on his Radio 1 show they headed to the pub after filming each day.

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MEL B proves she’s still Scary at heart – by dressing head to toe in leopard print.

Alongside this photo on Instagram, she wrote: “Trying to figure out if I can fit any more leopard print in my outfit.”

Showing her support for the look, Spice Girls bandmate Emma Bunton said: “Gorgeous.”

Mel missed a Spice Girls reunion at Emma’s birthday last month, and wasn’t there for the video which Cruz Beckham shared last week of the other four members singing together.

Despite missing the previous meet-ups, I’m told Mel is keen to get back together with Emma, Mel C, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell-Horner.

But with their 30th anniversary in June rapidly approaching, they had better pull their fingers out.

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LOVE Island’s Maura Higgins is a sheer delight as she attends a Sports Illustrated party in the US.

Keen to impress her new fans in the States, the outspoken presenter wowed in a semi see-through dress.

Lucky Maura was flown out to California by Primark to attend the Super Bowl.

But one event she might not be in a hurry to attend is this year’s Brit Awards.

After one too many last year, she found herself locking lips with married McFly musician Danny Jones.

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS invited a Take That superfan on stage at his latest gig – after she went viral in the band’s new Netflix series.

A clip features then 14-year-old Jemma Williamson who screamed her phone number out to cameras in the hope it would be passed to Robbie, after she failed to get into a signing event by the It Only Takes A Minute band.

Three decades on, teacher Jemma got her wish to meet him when she was invited on stage in Wolverhampton on Monday.

Who said dreams don’t come true?

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun added 22 to help the Houston Rockets to a 102-95 victory over the Clippers on Tuesday night.

Bennedict Mathurin had nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes in his first game for the Clippers since being traded from Indiana last week. Darius Garland, acquired in the trade that sent James Harden to Cleveland, remains out with a toe injury.

Houston led by six points at the start the fourth period and scored the first seven points of the quarter to extend its lead to 85-72 with 10 ½ minutes remaining. Kawhi Leonard made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points to extend the lead.

The Rockets were up by 12 later in the fourth when Durant stole the ball from Brook Lopez, and Reed Sheppard made an off-balance three-pointer to make it 92-77 with about 6 ½ minutes to go.

Houston remained up by 15 about a minute later when Clippers coach Tyronn Lue cleared his bench.

Leonard led the Clippers (25-28) with 24 points after scoring 41 in a blowout win in December in the last meeting between the teams. The Clippers made 20 three-pointers in that 128-108 victory, but were just eight for 30 from long range on Tuesday.

Jabari Smith Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Amen Thompson added 16 points for the Rockets in his return after sitting out of Saturday’s win over Oklahoma City because of an illness.

A three-pointer by Jordan Miller cut the lead to two points late in the third before Sengun scored the last two baskets of the quarter to put the Rockets up 78-72 entering the fourth.

Israeli raids and attacks across Gaza and the occupied West Bank have continued as Trump and Netanyahu prepare to meet.

This village in North Yorkshire is dominated by the impressive ruins of a Grade I listed Norman castle, alongside stunning countryside views and a Michelin Guide-recognised pub

This tranquil hilltop village nestled in North Yorkshire offers the perfect combination of peaceful countryside, scenic walks and stunning views, alongside a fascinating mediaeval heritage.

Crayke is a charming yet compact village boasting numerous historic buildings that history enthusiasts will relish discovering. Dominating the village skyline stands the magnificent Crayke Castle, which holds Grade I listed status.

What remains today are the ruins of what was once a grand and formidable 15th-century palace, now in private ownership and safeguarded due to its rich historical significance.

The four-storey structure contains countless tales within its ancient walls, with origins stretching back to the period following the Norman Conquest.

Whilst the present-day castle was erected by the distinguished Bishop of Durham, substantial evidence indicates it was built upon land that had belonged to the See of Durham since Saxon times.

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Perched at 379 feet above sea level, it ranks among the most striking structures across the Yorkshire countryside, though it can only be appreciated from the exterior and at a distance, as public access is not permitted.

When exploring the village, many visitors choose to soak up the panoramas from the Crayke Viewpoint Park Bench.

It’s a favoured destination for tourists, as it involves an easy walking route with minimal difficulty, whilst delivering equally spectacular views. In fact, people can even drive right up and park beside the bench, meaning absolutely no walking is necessary.

On crystal-clear days, the vantage point reveals sweeping panoramas across countless miles of farmland, forests and York city centre, making it an ideal location for a spontaneous picnic.

Adding further charm to the locale is St Cuthbert’s Church, which boasts more than 1,300 years of history with connections to the saint himself.

Historians believe St Cuthbert established a monastery on this very spot as early as 685 AD, whilst the present building predominantly dates from 1490.

The impressive structure showcases Victorian oak panelling that mirrors some of its former mediaeval features and stands atop a hill offering sweeping countryside views.

Today, it functions as an active place of worship within the Easingwold deanery and hosts a club for residents. As with any traditional village, Crayke boasts a welcoming pub at its centre, called the Durham Ox.

The establishment has been operated by the same family for more than 25 years, and continues to flourish whilst serving award-winning food in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Championing locally sourced ingredients, The Durham Ox attracts numerous patrons from within the village and beyond, earning recognition in the Michelin Guide.

One visitor recently praised their meal on TripAdvisor as deserving “five stars”. They wrote: “In our opinion, all the staff went above and beyond…The food was out of this world, and the accommodation was beautiful and comfy, and there was no need to leave, as it had everything you would need.”

HIT girl group The Pussycat Dolls are reuniting – but without three original members.

The Sun can reveal that frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger is returning to lead the group for a world tour later this year.

She will be joined by British-based members Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts.

However, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton will not be returning.

Those close to the remaining Dolls have insisted it will go ahead this time, after they cancelled their 2020 tour, and subsequently split up.

That reunion featured Carmit and Jessica, although they are not involved this time.

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They were due to play arenas across the UK and Australia in 2020, with the tour delayed to 2021 due to Covid.

However, a disagreement between Nicole and the band’s founder Robin Antin meant it was cancelled.

But The Sun has been told they are finally moving forward after reaching an out of court settlement last year.

A source said: “Nicole and the girls have been talking about getting Pussycat Dolls back together for months now.

“Covid scuppered the original plan and then disagreements behind the scenes meant it all fell apart.

“But Nicole, Ashley and Kimberly are a solid unit and they’re raring to go.

“They are due to meet up in London tonight to iron out the finer details and toast the deal for the tour, which is set to be announced in the coming weeks.

“It feels like the perfect time.”

They quietly signed to top touring agency CAA in December to help guide the massive comeback.

Then Nicole hinted at plans for 2026 in a post in December when she shared an old video of the group.

She wrote: “For the PCD fans. For the memories. For what’s to come.”

It comes 21 years after they burst onto the music scene with their hit single Don’t Cha.

They had a subsequent seven Top Ten tunes including Stickwitu, Beep, Buttons, When I Grow Up and Jai Ho, followed by another Top 40 hit with React in 2019.

In the last five years, mum-of-three Kimberly has become a presenter on Hits Radio, while Ashley has remained a stalwart on Heart Breakfast.

But former X Factor judge Nicole has cemented herself as a musical theatre star and last year won the Tony for Best Actress thanks to her turn in the Broadway show Sunset Boulevard.

The Tottenham hierarchy now have a huge decision to make.

Thomas Frank’s future at the club is uncertain. That isn’t a secret, of course – it has been the case for weeks.

Large sections of the supporters want him sacked. The boos that rang round Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full-time were testament to that prevailing feeling from a disgruntled fanbase.

Crucially, there has been a loss of support towards the Dane internally.

So, the fact Frank’s disastrous first season in charge lurched to deeper depths following this defeat by Newcastle may have significant consequences.

If Nottingham Forest, who occupy 17th, beat Wolves on Wednesday night they will go level on points with Tottenham.

Frank is understandably hesitant to admit his side are in relegation fight – but the numbers don’t lie.

That said, it may not be Frank’s problem for much longer – Tottenham‘s latest loss will push the beleaguered manager closer to what appears an inevitable exit.

Indeed, such has been the level of contemplation regarding Frank’s immediate future at Tottenham in recent weeks that this loss will almost certainly trigger further soul-searching from the club’s leadership group.

The fact the Spurs board have stuck by Frank during such a difficult period proves they want the appointment to work.

The easier decision would have been to show Frank the door by now.

However, the Tottenham hierarchy believe Frank has been dealt a rough hand.

There’s an acknowledgment that the season has been disrupted by multiple injuries to key players.

There is also recognition that the squad needs repair work – particularly considering the departures of their two main sources of goals in Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

There is also a sense behind the scenes that the squad is lacking in leadership. It was why they signed England international Conor Gallagher and tried to land Andy Robertson from Liverpool – both with plenty of Premier League experience.

There is also a sense from Tottenham‘s executive team that the club require a period of managerial stability.

But by the same token, sources have told BBC Sport that work towards a contingency plan in the event they make a decision they really don’t want to make illustrates the precarity of Frank’s position.

If the club decide to part with Frank in the immediate aftermath of this Newcastle defeat, they will have 12 days until their next fixture against Arsenal on 22 February.

That leaves Tottenham with a prolonged window to execute their replacement plan and leave Frank’s successor with time to implement a blueprint for the north London derby.

The pressure on Frank is at breaking point. We are about to find out if Tottenham crack.

Feb. 10 (Asia Today) — Jeong Cheong-rae, leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, said Monday he has suspended merger talks with the Jo Kuk Innovation Party less than three weeks after publicly proposing the idea, citing internal unity ahead of upcoming local elections.

Jeong told reporters after a party leadership meeting that discussions will be put on hold until after the local elections.

“Until the local elections, we will stop the merger talks,” Jeong said. “Whether people supported or opposed the merger, we all share the spirit of putting the party first. We respect the will of party members. I believe harmony is more urgent than controversy over integration.”

Jeong said the party will form a preparatory committee focused on “solidarity and integration” and will revisit the merger after the local vote.

The Democratic Party’s move comes 19 days after Jeong publicly raised the possibility of merging with the Innovation Party, a smaller liberal party associated with former Justice Minister Cho Kuk.

Jeong also apologized for friction stirred by the discussions.

“Everything that happened during this process was due to my shortcomings,” he said. “I apologize to the public, our party members and members of the Jo Kuk Innovation Party.”

— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI

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The historic Derbyshire village has become a popular spot for visitors in recent years, with people describing it as a ‘hidden gem’ – but it’s hiding a dark history

Tucked away in the Derbyshire countryside lies a charming village, rich in history and hailed by visitors as a true “hidden gem”. However, this idyllic spot conceals a much darker past.

During the tumultuous times of the Great Plague in the 1600s, when the entire nation was in turmoil, the villagers of Eyam chose to defy convention.

As people across Britain were abandoning their homes in a desperate bid to evade infection, the arrival of the plague in Eyam in August 1665 prompted the villagers to do the exact opposite – they resolved to stay put.

It’s believed the disease got into the village via a parcel of cloth sent from London to a local tailor. The tailor’s assistant succumbed to the illness just days after airing the damp cloth, triggering a rapid spread of the disease throughout the village.

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In a collective act of self-sacrifice, the villagers opted for voluntary quarantine, reasoning that fleeing would only propagate the plague further afield.

The rules were stringent – no one was permitted to leave or enter the village, a harsh regime that persisted for an arduous 14 months.

Despite these measures, the village suffered a devastating loss of approximately 260 lives, decimating a significant portion of its population. Tragically, it’s said that one villager was forced to bury six of her children and her husband in just eight days

Eyam Museum serves as an ideal starting point for visitors keen to delve into the village’s poignant history during those dark days. The area is dotted with sites that tell compelling tales of the plague and its devastating impact.

One recent visitor hailed the place as a “hidden gem”. Another shared their experience on TripAdvisor, saying: “Really enjoyed our visit to the Eyam Museum. Staff were welcoming and friendly.

“Despite its compact size, the museum offers plenty to see; a diverse range of visual displays about the Plague and also the history of Eyam’s residents. We’d certainly recommend a visit.”

Another visitor added, writing: “This museum was really interesting – much better than expected from a small museum! The history is fascinating and very well laid out – they manage to bring it to life by the stories of the individuals and families who both survived and died.”

Also nestled within the village is Eyam Hall and Courtyard, a 17th-century manor house complete with stunning gardens and Bloom Bar and Grill for shopping and dining.

One visitor shared: “A beautiful venue for a wedding! Such a gorgeous, peaceful village with stunning surroundings and grounds. This made for an incredibly memorable evening.”

Following a visit to the on-site café, another visitor shared their experience: “We dropped into Bloom looking for a light lunch. We settled for a coffee and a Margarita pizza, which definitely exceeded expectations – my friend said it was the best pizza she had ever tasted. Service was attentive, and the ambiance was calm and peaceful.”

Israeli government moves to change rules around land registration in the West Bank, making it easier for Israeli Jews to buy property in the illegally occupied territory, are raising alarm among Palestinians, fearful that the new rules will establish defacto Israeli annexation.

The Israeli cabinet announced the decisions on Sunday. In addition to allowing Jews to buy property in the West Bank – a Palestinian territory that Israel has occupied since 1967 in defiance of international law – the Israeli government has also ordered that land registries in the West Bank be opened up to the public.

That means that it will be easier for Israelis looking to take territory in the West Bank to find out who the owner of the land is, opening them up to harassment and pressure.

The cabinet also decreed that authority over building permits for illegal Jewish settlements in Hebron, and the Ibrahimi Mosque compound, would pass to Israel from the Palestinian Hebron municipality.

Moataz Abu Sneina has seen Israel’s efforts to seize Palestinian land first hand. He is the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, a Palestinian national symbol and an important Islamic holy site due to its connection to the Prophet Ibrahim, also known as Abraham.

Abu Sneina said that the latest Israeli decisions reflect a clear intention to increase Israeli control over Hebron’s Old City, and the Ibrahimi Mosque compound.

“What is happening today is the most serious development since 1967,” Abu Sneina said. “We view it with grave concern for the Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque, which is the symbol and beating heart of Hebron, and the shrine of the patriarchs and prophets.”

The Ibrahimi Mosque site is also revered by Jews, who refer to it as the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

An Israeli Jewish settler killed 29 Palestinians after opening fire on Muslims praying at the mosque in 1994. Shortly afterwards, Israeli authorities divided the site into Jewish and Muslim prayer areas, and far-right Israeli settlers continue to strengthen their control over areas of Hebron.

Despite only numbering a few hundred, the settlers have taken over large areas of the city centre, protected by the Israeli military.

Abu Sneina explained that Israel has repeatedly attempted to strengthen its foothold inside Hebron and the mosque, and that the latest government moves are a continuation of Israeli policy that has only increased since the October 2023 start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

“This has taken the form of increased settler incursions, restrictions on worshippers, control over entry and exit, and bans on the call to prayer – all part of a systematic policy aimed at complete control over the holy site,” Abu Sneina said.

“[Israel] continues to violate all agreements, foremost the Hebron Protocol, closing most entrances to the mosque and leaving only one fully controlled access point,” he added. “This paves the way for a new division or an even harsher reality than the temporal and spatial division imposed since the 1994 massacre.”

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Mohannad al-Jaabari, the director of the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, a Palestinian organisation focused on the restoration of Hebron’s Old City, said that the Israeli government was already increasing its presence on the ground, in an effort to take control of the city.

He pointed to the confiscation of shops belonging to the Hebron Municipality in the Old City, the construction of dozens of illegal settlement units, and the reconfiguration of water pipes by connecting them to an Israeli water company’s network, creating what he described as “a massive apartheid system”.

Al-Jaabari warned that the ultimate goal is to establish a Jewish quarter linking settlements to the Ibrahimi Mosque by emptying Palestinian neighbourhoods of their residents.

“All Hebron institutions are preparing for a difficult phase,” he said. “We are bracing for a fierce attack on Palestinian institutions, foremost the Rehabilitation Committee.”

The Israeli government’s latest decisions open the door for what has happened in Hebron to happen elsewhere, with Israeli settlers establishing a presence in other Palestinian cities, forcing locals out, experts say.

Nabil Faraj, a Palestinian journalist and political analyst, called the Israeli government’s moves “dangerous” and added that they “have driven the final nail into the coffin of the peace process”.

He explained that Israel is reengineering the geographic landscape of the West Bank, expanding infrastructure to serve settlements, and seeking to strip the Palestinian Authority of administrative and security control.

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Palestinians in Bethlehem are now worried that they will get a taste of what Hebron has already experienced.

One of the Israeli cabinet’s decisions on Sunday stipulated that the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in the city, known to Jews as Rachel’s Tomb, would be placed under Israeli administration for cleaning and maintenance, after previously being under the jurisdiction of the Bethlehem municipality. The mosque’s cemetery has also been affected.

“It will affect the living and the dead,” said Bassam Abu Srour, who lives in Bethlehem’s Aida refugee camp. “Annexing the area would prevent burials and visits to the Islamic cemetery. This is extremely serious and completely unacceptable to us.”

In Bethlehem, Hebron, and the rest of the West Bank, Palestinians feel powerless to stop what they view as a creeping annexation.

Mamdouh al-Natsheh, a shop owner in Hebron, said he now has a growing sense that what is unfolding is an attempt to impose a permanent reality.

“The city is being taken from its people step by step,” he said. “Daily restrictions are turning it into a fixed policy that suffocates every detail of life.”

He added that the deepest impact is on children and young people, growing up in a city that is “divided and constantly monitored”, stripping them of a natural sense of the future.

“I fear the day will come when we are told this area has been officially annexed, and that our presence depends on permits,” al-Natsheh said. “In Hebron, a house is not just walls – it is history and identity. Any annexation means the loss of security and stability.”

MOLLY-MAE Hague has opened up about her second pregnancy as she revealed the “irritating” symptoms she’s experiencing.

The influencer, 26, announced that she and Tommy Fury are expecting their second child together – and she is already six months pregnant.

Molly returned to her YouTube vlogs to share an update for the first time since the big reveal, but admitted that it was the “worst kept secret”.

She said: “I don’t really know how we got here, but I’m pregnant, legitimately the worst kept secret.

“But that’s honestly my own fault because towards the end, I got really lazy trying to hide it. We weren’t even trying to hide it. We were at a spa over the weekend and I was openly saying to people that ‘I’m pregnant’, to the staff.

“I wasn’t even trying to hide it.”

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Before filming her sweet black and white pregnancy announcement clip with Tommy and daughter Bambi, Molly said she was tempted to just put out a simple statement to confirm the pregnancy news.

She continued: “We still in this current moment, we don’t have anything filmed, I felt like posting a black statement on my Instagram saying ‘Yes, I am pregnant’, we don’t even have anything to post.

“But I am pregnant, but plot twist I’m five and a half months.

“I haven’t really been documenting anything, it’s been so different this time, it’s just feels really chilled and I feel really at peace weirdly.

“I feel very content, I don’t feel like I’m trying to capture stuff for content.

“I just feel like this is happening and it’s really special and nice.”

Molly-Mae then reveled her pregnancy symptoms – including irritated skin, snoring and and shortness of breathe.

She said: “One of my symptoms is my skin, my eczema, my skin is so so irritated and flared.

“It was the same in my last pregnancy, I’m just struggling with little things to hide it.

“I’m constantly out of breathe as you guys have noticed in my videos. I’ve got quite a full on bump which you guys have seen in my last video in all the reflections.

“What I will say, I absolutely love you sticking up for me saying ‘stop talking about her body’, luckily for me I don’t get affected by stuff like that.

“I am pregnant and yeah my body is changing and there are differences visibly emotionally, mentally, physically.

“There are so many changes in me, you guys know me so well and you know that something has not been clicking.”

Molly continued: “It sounds like I’ve got a rotten cold and one of my symptoms has been congestion.

“I woke up this morning to an empty bed and Tommy wasn’t there and I came into the spare room and said I was snoring so loudly.”

Molly added: “I’m so lucky to say that I’ve had a really amazing pregnancy, I’m so beyond blessed that I’ve had a very smooth experience.

“I don’t get sick, I’ve not had symptoms that are debilitating, I can kind of pretty much crack on as usual, which is amazing for me because I’m not one of those women, you amazing women out there that have horrendous morning sickness and still get up and get your things done.

“Best believe if I felt like that, I’d be done for, the whole world would hear about it.”

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Molly-Mae confirmed last week that she’s actually six months pregnant already.

Taking to Instagram on Friday, she shared a snap from her L’Oreal catwalk in late September and wrote above it: “Little baby with me in this moment…and I didn’t even know.”

She also reshared her pregnancy announcement video and wrote below it: Nearly 6 months on and it still hasn’t sunk in.”

Molly-Mae then shared a video from last weekend showing her growing bump in a black top and jogger bottoms as partner Tommy bent down to kiss her stomach.

The Influencer, who also has three-year-old daughter Bambi with Tommy, had filmed her pregnancy reveal video on January 23, and captioned it: “Soon to be four.”

However, some fans had guessed she was pregnant the week before, when they spotted her reflection in the window of one of her videos.

Molly dropped various clues about her pregnancy before announcing the news, which is said to have strengthened her relationship with Tommy after they got back together early last year.

A source told The Sun: “Finding out Molly is pregnant has really helped bring them close together again.

“Tommy is determined to do things right this time he has cancelled all of his summer trips with his friends, as he wants to stand by Molly every step of the way.

“Their new home is in a better place for both of them and has more than enough space for two children.”

The couple quietly broke the news to family and close pals months ago, but shared the surprise video with their fans last week.

Molly posted a sweet black and white clip on Instagram filmed on January 23, captioning it: “Soon to be four.”

It included their three-year-old daughter Bambi together, who they welcomed in 2023, excitedly wearing a “big sister” jumper.

Molly-Mae spoke candidly about hopes to expand her family with boxer Tommy during the first instalment of her Amazon Prime documentary, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, which aired to viewers last year.

Opening up about the future, she revealed: “All I want in this life is to be with him, and to have another baby with him, and to grow old as a family. And to live in a nice house together and have a nice life together. That’s all I want.”

Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa were left on the bench – just a few months after Howe spent £124m on the forwards.

That told its own story as the visitors lined up without a recognised striker for the second away league game in a row.

Anthony Gordon was instead tasked with leading the line on the road again after Howe took heart from the opening half an hour of his side’s 4-1 defeat against Liverpool.

Gordon put Newcastle in front at Anfield that night, but it was still a bold call.

However, Gordon, Elanga and Harvey Barnes aggressively led the press out of possession as they hunted down Spurs’ defenders and broke forward quickly with the ball.

There were still occasions where Newcastle were crying out for a poacher in the box to get on the end of a number of teasing crosses from Elanga.

However, the speed of Newcastle‘s front line caused Spurs problems and Gordon’s dancing feet set up Ramsey’s winner.

Remarkably, it was just travel-sick Newcastle‘s third away league victory of the season.

Newcastle have too often been soft, throwing away more points (19) than any other side in the division.

But this was an evening where they “really did inspire each other” following a difficult few days.

“If anything they used it in a positive way and reinforced relationships,” Howe added.

“It made us all look inward and look at what we’re doing and how we can do it better.”