State Pension Triple Lock: UK Government confirms the Triple Lock stays in place until 2029, with annual rises set by the highest of earnings growth, CPI inflation or 2.5%. Tax & benefits: HMRC warns some people may get a second Simple Assessment (P800/PA302) after new data on savings interest is received, meaning the latest bill shows the full year total. Northern Ireland flashpoint: Police blocked an early Orange Order attempt on Garvaghy Road in Portadown after a Drumcree standoff, with tensions still high after protests. Wales health: Visitors have been told to stay away from Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli as a scabies outbreak worsens, with restrictions affecting some appointments. Rail shake-up (North Wales): Avanti West Coast is set to be nationalised when its contract ends on March 7, with services moving into public ownership later that month. England sport: Jos Buttler is ruled out of the Pakistan white-ball tour with a hamstring injury; Jordan Cox is set to get another chance. Football (Nations League): England head to Czechia after the Spain thriller, with Tuchel insisting resting key players would be “madness.”