Speaking on MNF, Jamie Carragher and former England coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink discuss every position and potential player that could get the call-up for England's 2026 World Cup squad.
Swimmer Emily Barclay becomes the third British athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Games, set to take place in May.
Many members of the international games industry are skipping the 2026 Game Developers Conference because of the growing ICE presence and other concerns.
Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty in 2000 on receiving the Lemelson-M.I.T. Prize for his work in developing medical technologies. He “single-handedly changed the face of cardiovascular surgery,” a colleague said.
A federal judge ordered a new briefing due Wednesday on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now.
Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful AI in years to come
Beluga whales in November at the now-closed Arctic Cove exhibit at Marineland, in Niagara Falls, Canada.
The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.
The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for research and academic use to train its AI models.
Footage from a hospital in Tehran shows at least 31 bodies piled inside and seven body bags outside.
England World Cup winner Abbie Ward announces she is pregnant with her second child.
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire...
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
The Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the benefit of all h...
A 2024 simulation found US civil war could be triggered by clashes between state and federal law enforcement.
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against...
Ireland suffer a four-wicket defeat by Italy in the final match of the T20 Series between the sides in Dubai but win the series 2-1.
Among major changes planned by the home secretary are abolishing most forces in England and Wales and the creation of a national crime agency Following a stream of policy announcements over several...
A huge winter storm has brought frigid temperatures, snow, and sleet to more than a dozen US states.
Lula criticises US actions in Venezuela, calling the capture of Maduro an unacceptable line against regional stability.
Industrial AI startup CVector built a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors ho...
The prime minister says defeating Reform UK is Labour’s overriding task. Yet by blocking Andy Burnham, he chose self-preservation over the coalition politics needed to winJoe Biden repeatedly said...
Myrie is great company, getting stuck into everything from street art to milking goats and having tea with Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter – but he is incredibly moving, too. More soon please!After...
Scotland are "confident" visa issues will not prevent them arriving on time for the men's T20 World Cup as chief executive Trudy Lindblade tells BBC Stumped about "crazy" preparations involved in p...
Among the 42 people missing after landslide in West Java, 19 were members of Indonesia’s elite marine force.
As NASA fosters technologies needed to live and work farther away from home than ever before, the agency’s Technology Transfer program has the sole mission of getting those innovations into the han...
Scotland hand a first call-up to seamer Zainullah Ihsan for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India.
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings.
Party see prevention of Greater Manchester mayor from running as an opportunity but a high Greens vote could allow Reform UK to win the seatThe Greens are set to stage an all-out fight to win the u...
With Andy Burnham sidelined, the health secretary is the strongest contender to challenge for the Labour leadership
Celtic will appeal the red card shown to Auston Trusty during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Hearts.
Formula 1's new rules era formally began in Barcelona on Monday with seven of the grid's 11 teams hitting the track on the opening day of 2026's closed shakedown week in Spain.
Party spokesperson apologises for statement on former home secretary who has defected to Reform UKUK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservatives have withdrawn a claim that Suella Braverman’s d...
Gorton and Denton has been Labour for more than 90 years but party sources fear it could be won by Reform or the Greens.
The 12-year-old firm raised $360,360,360 for its fifth fund. And there's a reason for that number.
The home secretary told Parliament she wants to make better use of technology - such as live facial recognition and AI.
At least 80 people, including 19 members of an elite marine force, are missing in a landslide in Indonesia.
Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities' carbon footprint.
Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long agoThat noise? The sound of the barrel getting scraped. Only last summer, Reform insiders were briefing...
Emile Cairess says British athletes now have the "belief" that they can compete with the world's best before he targets Mohamed Farah's national record at the 2026 London Marathon.
The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after finding the Saudi government hacked his phone and was likely behind a...
Stanford announced a settlement with the family of Katie Meyer, the former star soccer goalie and two-time team captain who died by suicide in 2022.
Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plast...
Starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, this gets off to a promising start, but the plot twists are derivative and the tacked-on violence descends into exasperating sillinessSam Raimi is back wi...
Repeatedly heading footballs is "likely" to have contributed to the brain disease which was a factor in the death of former Scotland and Manchester United footballer Gordon McQueen, an inquest foun...
Activist and co-founder of Bogle-L’Ouverture, one of the most important black publishing houses in BritainEric Huntley, who has died aged 96, was the co-founder with his wife, Jessica, of the radic...
European Commission says its investigation will examine if the AI tool has met its legal obligations.
Chris Madel — a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota — has dropped out of the state's gubernatorial race, saying he no longer supports the immigration crackdown taking place in Minneapolis.
Three-time defending NBA dunk contest champion Mac McClung will not defend his title, electing not to participate in the 2026 All-Star showcase.
Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by analystsUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK would slash what it calls “highly du...
In the past year, President Trump have often threatened or turned to military force. Yet he likes to present himself as a peacemaker, and that includes his new plan for a global Board of Peace.
While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it’s actually full of new life. Lupus 3 is a star-forming cloud about 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpi...
More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities.
Benjamin Netanyahu said the next phase of the ceasefire will be “disarming Hamas and demilitarising the Gaza Strip.”
Rapper, now known as Ye, apologises to his family and to the Black community and says he loves Jews, blaming his bipolar disorder for his ‘poor judgment and reckless behaviour’Kanye West has taken...
Iranian authorities are keeping the population offline for a third week amid lingering threats of another war.
With Andy Burnham out of the picture, timing is key as rebel MPs weigh up other potential party leadersA spectre is haunting the most ambitious politicians in Labour – the question of timing. If yo...
With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth. Scientists using data from NASA’s Ja...
Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip, the Maia 200, which the company describes as a silicon workhorse designed for scaling AI inference. The 200, which follows the company’s...
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania about his memoir, Where We Keep the Light, immigration raids, and the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028.
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania about his memoir, Where We Keep the Light, immigration raids and the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028.
CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia's products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture.
Keir Starmer’s dismal decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor has bought him time, but it won’t change his fateLabour’s impulse for political self-harm defies belief. It is as if some enemy...
An overnight explosion at a biscuit factory in Trikala, Greece, has killed at least four workers.
A decision on whether Pakistan will boycott next month's T20 World Cup is set to be made by early next week.
‘I couldn’t think of a line for the chorus – but we had just been to France. I got Baudelaire into the lyrics somewhere, too’This song was an ode to glam rock. My older sister was really into Marc...
Beijing has long pursued an industrial strategy aimed at acquiring global technology
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At least 819,000 homes and businesses are without power, and travel is disrupted nationwide.
Around 100 mourners attended the funeral of the Wales and Leeds midfielder, who died aged 75.
The second-generation AirTag features Apple's newer Ultra Wideband chip, has a louder speaker, and better range. The second-generation AirTag features Apple's newer Ultra Wideband chip, has a loude...
Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.
From urban rebel to senator facing death threats, what drives Petro, 65, the country’s first progressive president?
Prosper UK aims to pull Conservative party back to middle ground and counter rise of Reform UK
Monochrome catering was all the rage at the VIP screening on Saturday for Ratner’s officially sanctioned $75m feature-length documentary about the First Lady. Have the photos whetted your appetite?...
Exclusive: Hundreds of works by the artist and poet Peter Kien have a new home in the UK, thanks to Judy KingThey survived the Nazis but were confiscated by the communists, and for the last three d...
Novak Djokovic says Iva Jovic has "all the tools" to be world number one - but who is the 18-year-old who will face Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open quarter-finals?
Trump says he is sending his border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid protests against the killing of Alex Pretti.
Tournament organisers postpone the wheelchair events and will start play early on outside courts in anticipation of extreme heat in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Arizona remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska hit a program-best No. 5.
The abundantly muscled action stars are estranged siblings avenging their father in this enjoyable action-comedy throwbackHere is a straight to streaming action-thriller-comedy that is a throwback...
Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also making them accessible to more users.
Scotland are "absolutely ready to go" at the T20 World Cup after their last-minute invite - provided there are no hiccups with flights and visas ahead of their planned travel to India.
Ireland boss Andy Farrell is relishing his Guinness Six Nations return as he negotiates a lengthy injury list and an ongoing transitional phase.
Wigan Warriors start their Women's Super League defence against Leeds Rhinos on 16 May in a modified format for 2026.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says he hopes the Six Nations will be a "good experience" for the more untested players in his squad as he admitted his injury list is a "bit larger than normal".
An artillery unit of Ukraine's 59th Assault Brigade firing at Russian positions near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk last month.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in a thrilling NFC Championship match to set up a rerun of the 2015 Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
Companies say investment will quicken rollout of data centres
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman is the fourth sitting Tory MP to join the party since the last election.
The latest top-25 poll is out, continuing to feature all three unbeaten teams. What's next for the ranked teams?
Heading a football "likely" contributed to the brain injury which was a factor in the death of former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, a coroner has found.
A 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Don Bradman during a series against India in 1947-48 is been sold for A$460,000 (£232,000) at auction.
The New England Patriots overcome a staunch Broncos defence as well as sudden heavy snow to become conference champions, as well as book their place in Super Bowl LX.
The TV cook and food writer replaces Prue Leith, who has stepped down after nine seasons on the showNigella Lawson has been announced as the new judge on The Great British Bake Off. She replaces Pr...
Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’The Sundance film festival, which is cur...
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt in October 2023. Israel agreed to allow the crossing to reopen as part of the cease-fire deal struck in October.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, CardiffThis was a richly satisfying and moving concert of music that ranged from Mahler and Schumann to Simon Holt’s the Bell and Oliver Leith’s EeyoreIn th...
Thousands of Australians rallied in support of Indigenous rights.
Braverman becomes third sitting Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage’s party in little more than a weekUK politics live – latest updatesSuella Braverman has defected to Reform, the third sitting Co...
Trilateral peace talks seem promising, but territory remains a major obstacle
The Southeastern Conference set a record with 10 teams in The Associated Press women's Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.
The new women's AP Top 25 poll is out. Here's what's next for every team in the rankings.
Thousands of people are demanding justice in Paris after videos surfaced of the violent arrest of a Mauritian migrant.
An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former footballer's death.
Fabio Wardley would welcome a world heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury this summer in a 'huge event' for British boxing, says his manager Mike Ofo.
Witnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the...
Exchange of barbs comes a day after the Syrian government extended the ceasefire with the SDF by 15 days.
Steve Clarke's Scotland will face Ivory Coast for the first time at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium on 31 March as part of their World Cup preparations.
Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories tooWhen did...
The Commission will assess whether "manipulated sexually explicit images" have been shown to users in the EU.
The variety and scope of entries to the global Walk of Water photography contest reflect the intimate connection between water and humanity Continue reading...
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.
The Manchester mayor had applied to stand as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton.
Leeds Rhinos Women have announced Bella Sykes and Izzy Northrop are both leaving the club to take up new opportunities in Australia.
The Place, LondonSadiq Ali’s intimate dance piece follows a woman with an HIV diagnosis at a time when it was misunderstood and stigmatisedIn the programme note for Tell Me, its creator Sadiq Ali s...
The U.S. will have 232 athletes on its roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics, including Lindsey Vonn, who is one of seven Americans making their fifth trip to the Winter Games.
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: MothershipWhether you’r...
The prospect of a stay in a stately pile with a charming young woman is a draw for these hapless gents, but this horror farce never lives up to its promising premiseVery occasionally a film just do...
As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring.
Scotland will play the Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium on March 31.
BBC Sport looks at some of the players that have been linked with moves before the Premier League transfer deadline on 2 February at 19:00 GMT.
Abu Hussein al‑Hamidawi, leader of Iraqi armed group, says war against Iran will not be a 'walk in the park'.
Luke Littler has been drawn against Mike De Decker in the opening round of the Winmau World Masters, as Luke Humphries begins his title defence against Dave Chisnall.
The producers who helped define the sound of pop music in the 90s and 00s are in dispute over earnings from their final album as NERDChad Hugo is suing Pharrell Williams, his production partner in...
Ireland hammer Namibia by eight wickets to win their final Twenty20 Women's World Cup qualifying group match in Kathmandu.
Greater Manchester mayor seen as rival to Keir Starmer as party leader
Spot gold price touches an all-time high of $5,110.50 for an ounce in the first hours of the day.
The latest in our series of writers picking their go-to comfort films is a tribute to Amy Adams and what might be her greatest performanceMuch is often made of Amy Adams’ “always the bridesmaid” Os...
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at nightWhen he first ventured out into the darkness of the Yorkshire Dales 25 years a...
Defending champion Jannik Sinner made it through to his ninth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final with a straight-sets victory over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi to stay on course for a third con...
Arcola theatre, LondonBeguiling but deeply disturbing verbatim solo show is based on testimony of Gazan children and relates the confusion and tragedy of war Eleven-year-old Renad dreams of becomin...
At least 20 states declare states of emergency as nearly a million people are without power due to snow and ice.
Astronomers may have finally cracked one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how black holes grew so enormous so fast after the Big Bang. New simulations show that early, chaotic galaxies created...
Gold is seen as a so-called safe-haven asset that investors buy in times of uncertainty and low interest rates.
On India's Republic Day, President Xi Jinping says Beijing and New Delhi are 'good neighbours, friends and partners'.
Douglas Alexander says that a campaign in Greater Manchester would have ‘a substantial and disproportionate impact’ on party resourcesAndy Burnham has suggested that Labour is more likely to lose t...
This moral thriller offers a perceptive account of specifically Indian anxietiesThe title characters of Megha Majumdar’s second novel are a young man referred to only by a nickname, Boomb...
British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up fro...
Scotland proceed to the Women's T20 World Cup qualifier Super 6 stage with a fourth group win out of five after defeating hosts Nepal by 72 runs.
Commons seat campaign by Greater Manchester mayor mid-term would drain resources, says Douglas AlexanderLabour’s decision to bar Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster byelection was about “fo...
World number one Scottie Scheffler becomes the second-fastest player to win 20 PGA Tour events with a four-shot victory at the American Express in California.
Hundreds of protesters marched in the US city of Minneapolis on Sunday, demanding justice for the fatal ICE shooting.
Marco Rubio's call with PM Shia al-Sudani comes as Iraq is expected to see a new government amid US-Iran tensions.
Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed view highlights glowing knots of gas shaped by fast-moving stellar winds...
Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By splitting an entangled group of atoms into separate clouds, they were able to...
Israeli settlers chase Palestinian school bus in occupied West Bank
Singer-songwriter Sam Amidon had just three weeks to make the two stars sound like seasoned balladeers. He recalls their charged harmonies in the little shed at the bottom of his gardenI was brough...
One-third of Egyptians were born after the 2011 Arab Spring protests which removed longtime President Hosni Mubarak.
Zhang Youxia at a legislative meeting in Beijing in March. General Zhang was one of the commanders tapped by China’s leader to help lead his overhaul of the People’s Liberation Army.
Arsenal and Gotham FC are in the new FIFA Women's Champions Cup this week, but what's it all about?
If the Bucks open trade talks for Giannis Antetokounmpo, which teams have the players, draft picks and contracts to get a deal done?
Video footage of fatal shooting contradicts narrative spun by officials and right-wing influencers.
Mexican National Guard members at the scene where 11 people were killed in Salamanca, Mexico, on Sunday.
Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’A new £1.5m awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate visual art educ...
A delightfully leftfield new interview show takes Jason Williamson to dig up rusty old nails. Plus, Ant and Dec launch their first ever podcastIn this offbeat interview show, producer and host Jame...
Raúl Capdevila Murillo’s debut documentary follows the director’s journey back to his farming family, whose way of life is newly endangeredRaúl Capdevila Murillo’s debut documentary has all of the...
A brilliant analysis of the trial of Gayle Newland and the literary and social antecedents of ‘sex by deception’In September 2015, Gayle Newland stood trial accused of sex by deception. It was alle...
The Israeli military says it launched a 'targeted operation' in northern Gaza to find the last captive's body.
Emiliano Martinez is hailed as the world's best goalkeeper at Aston Villa home games - but even though his team are riding high, the Argentina international is at a crossroads.
Seattle Seahawks edge Los Angeles Rams 31-27 after New England Patriots score a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos.
Ser Duncan is ready for action in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Plus: Panorama digs deeper into the Post Office scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky AtlanticThe lively Game of Thron...
Manchester United have taken a "step" towards getting the club back to where it was in their glory days, says former captain and record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
A 5,500-year-old skeleton from Colombia has revealed the oldest known genome of the bacterium linked to syphilis and related diseases. The ancient strain doesn’t fit neatly into modern categories,...
Jessica Pegula knocked out defending champion Madison Keys at the Australian Open on Monday as the American sixth seed secured a dominant 6-3 6-4 victory to reach the quarter-finals at Melbo...
Chinese foreign policy is shaped by a paradox: it wants to project power and yet it seeks to avoid conflict.
When André Ricciardi found out he had cancer, he asked a friend to film his final years. André Is an Idiot, the result, mixes in stop-motion puppetry to create an astonishing record of an extraordi...
As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment
Investment bankers embrace ‘intense’ pitching as groups in defence, tech and wider economy prepare to go public
Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, in 2021. In a recent interview with The New York Times, he expressed the Taliban’s desire to secure the release of an Afghan inmate at Guantánamo Bay.
Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.
Second fatal shooting an 'inflection point' says Tim Walz as protests spread over Saturday's shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Data centers used to fuel artificial intelligence are popping up all over the country, and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention.
The Senate is set to vote this week on spending bills to prevent a government shutdown, but some Democrats plan to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about why he plans to vote against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill.
Cancer doesn’t evolve by pure chaos. Scientists have developed a powerful new method that reveals the hidden rules guiding how cancer cells gain and lose whole chromosomes—massive genetic shifts th...
Almost half of US states have declared emergencies as officials warn of "life threatening conditions" that could affect 180 million people.
People walking through downtown Toronto on Sunday.
Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold is being targeted for a return to the Premier League with Manchester City. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Sundance film festival: a new documentary explores the author’s physical and spiritual healing from the 2022 knife attack that almost killed himOn 12 August 2022, as Salman Rushdie was about to lau...
Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the sam...
Top currency official says Japan will work closely with US authorities, which last week conducted market ‘checks’
These are the key developments from day 1,432 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection.
Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?
Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind powe...
Inquiry finds class should become protected characteristic and calls for rise in number of apprenticeshipsAn inquiry into class representation in creative fields has recommended changes believed to...
How Trump’s vision echoes America’s traditional approach.
When individual whims drive great-power policy.