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The New START Treaty, initially signed by the United States and Russia in 2010, continued a string of nuclear arms control agreements between the two countries stretching back to 1991. But on 5 February 2026 it expired – leaving no limit on the number of nuclear weapons the US and …

“Rather than extend “NEW START” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Trump wrote. BBC News

The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters. BBC News

A court heard that Aiden Love contacted the girl on social media and told her he was a teenage boy. BBC News

The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries. BBC News

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. To save lives, constantly improving diagnostic and risk assessments is vital. One researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is exploring ways to do just that by using machine learning, which is …

In response, Araghchi said: “Iran has always welcomed a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL – on equal footing, and free from coercion, threats, and intimidation – which ensures Iran’s rights to PEACEFUL nuclear technology, and guarantees NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.” BBC News

Volunteers restoring a former Edinburgh nuclear bunker are worried someone will be hurt because of safety issues. BBC News

Footage has shown the moment a former boiler house was demolished at a former coal-fired power station. The building, which was the largest structure at Nottinghamshire’s West Burton A power station, was demolished using explosives on Thursday, as part of work to turn the site into the UK’s first prototype …

The UK has awarded contracts to build a record supply of offshore wind projects as part of its efforts to grow the country’s clean electricity sources. The projects span England, Scotland and Wales, including what could be the world’s largest offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland in the …

The call to arms from Central Glamorgan was a sign of the growing discontent within the game in Wales. The WRU announced in October that one of the country’s four professional men’s sides were to be cut but it remains unclear how that will happen. The rebel clubs’ motions include …

An employee at Japan’s nuclear safety agency lost his work phone containing sensitive information during a personal trip to China, Japanese media report. The phone contained confidential contact details of staff involved in nuclear security work at the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The agency could not confirm if the data …

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida. Three of Israel’s war fronts are on the agenda: Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. The White House is expected to want to iron out the next phase of Trump‘s peace plan in Gaza, which …

In English football, clubs are able to fine a player up to two weeks’ wages for a misdemeanour. French law forbids any deductions from a worker’s salary. Sports teams therefore make a small portion of it an ethics bonus. The base wage and the ethics bonus are in effect a …

The defense bill, which Congress passed earlier this week, includes two amendments that advocates for commercial nuclear energy are celebrating. The International Nuclear Energy Act establishes working groups and boosts funding and interagency cooperation on the development and export of US nuclear technologies. The NDAA also reauthorizes the US International …

Gemma Sherlock,North East and Cumbriaand Jonny Manning NDA A can of plutonium residue has been processed into a stable waste form for the very first time, the NDA said A portion of “problematic plutonium” has safely been processed into a stable waste form in a UK first, a nuclear disposal …

Getty Images A Massachusetts university professor who was shot at his home has died, campus officials say. Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, a nuclear science and engineering professor from Portugal, was shot “multiple times” on Monday and died on Tuesday morning in hospital, according to Brookline police and Massachusetts Institute …

A major earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has hit Japan’s north-eastern region, prompting tsunami warnings and orders to evacuate residents. The quake occurred at 23:15 (14:15 GMT) at a depth of 50km (31 miles), about 80km off the coast of the Aomori region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, while waves of …

[ A new targeted alpha therapy is showing promise for patients whose thyroid cancer no longer responds to radioactive iodine, the standard beta-emitting treatment. In a first-in-human study, investigators found that a single dose of the alpha-emitting radionuclide 211At (astatine) was both well-tolerated and effective, achieving disease control without molecularly …