Daily Briefing (United Kingdom) — 2026-02-08

A multi-million-pound Environment Agency project on the Fowlea Brook in Stoke-on-Trent has finished, protecting up to 333 properties and reopening 6.5km of the brook for fish migration.

Research links regular pleasurable sex with several health and relationship benefits, and large studies report that couples who have sex about once a week tend to report higher relationship satisfaction; the article describes approaches such as scheduling sex, intimacy dates, mutual question-asking, addressing household imbalances and small novelties as ways long-term partners have improved their sexual lives.

Businesses and community groups have formed Manchester Village Pride CIC and contributed £120,000 to support this year’s event after Manchester Pride Events Ltd went into liquidation, and organisers say the CIC model will prioritise transparency and return profits to LGBTQ+ charities and grassroots groups.