A man died after being pulled from a flooded brook in Derbyshire, England, following a police chase involving a stolen caravan, according to Sky News. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, prompted Derbyshire Police to refer themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPCC). Formal identification of the deceased had not yet taken place as of Sunday, February 15, 2026.
The chase began in Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire, when police pursued a stolen caravan. Two men in the vehicle towing the caravan rammed into police cars before abandoning the vehicle and fleeing on foot, as reported by Sky News. One man was arrested shortly after, while a second man entered the flooded Egginton Brook.
In other news, crowds gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, for Shivaratri, a Hindu festival where marijuana use is legally tolerated, Euronews reported. Tens of thousands of people attended the Pashupatinath Temple to pray, sing, and dance in honor of Shiva.
Meanwhile, in Santa Monica, California, the city will begin using an AI system in its parking enforcement vehicles to detect bike lane violations, Ars Technica reported. Beginning in April, the city will implement Hayden AI's scanning technology in seven cars, expanding on similar cameras already mounted on city buses. "The more we can reduce the amount of illegal parking, the safer we can make it for bike riders," said Charley Territo, chief growth officer at Hayden AI, according to Ars Technica.
The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files continues to impact figures in Europe, while the U.S. response has been muted, according to NPR Politics. Several European individuals are facing consequences, including the former British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, who resigned from the UK Labour Party over ties to Epstein.
In Bangladesh, a landmark election concluded years of disputed polls, NPR Politics also reported. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a landslide victory, and the winners now face pressure to address corruption and a struggling economy.
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