Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | BriefingFollow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: email DanielSolberg of Norway looks like he’s going nicely, but he’s still well off the lad at every checkpoint. Increasingly, it looks like getting out first was a big advantage, Atle […]

CEO Charlie Nunn tells staff that issue ‘created some concern’ but insisted ‘we definitely have listened to it’Business live – latest updatesThe boss of Lloyds Banking Group has told staff that it is investigating a controversial decision to use employee bank account […]

Group C updates: England post 202-7 at Eden GardensSign up for The Spin newsletter | And you can mail DanielAlistair Connor writes in and wants to know, “what’s the record of this Italian side against ... Scotland?”Hmmm. Well, according to a quick Google search, they’ve […]

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025UK consumer sentiment continued to sink this month, as households grow more worried about debt levels.A poll of consumer confidence from data firm S&P Global has found […]

Hungarian prime minister, long opposed to international assistance for Ukraine, made comments in press conference with visiting US secretary of state Marco RubioBack to Budapest now. Marco Rubio and the Hungarian foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, appear to be signing an agreement to facilitate […]

Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitableIn his Q&A with journalists, Keir Starmer was also asked to respond to a report by the BBC’s James Landale saying he is looking […]

The maximalist adaptation of the gothic romance shows great interest in production design but very little in characterIt does not take long into Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s English lit classic, for one to detect the film-maker’s true […]

Growing up in a turbulent household taught me to expect the worst. Then one day I found £20 in the street and shifted my thinkingGrowing up, I was envious of one type of person. It was never the kids who were smarter, sportier or more popular. My awe was reserved for a rarer breed of people: […]

American politicians break rank at Munich Security Conference to hit out at ‘destructive’ president and urge Europe to stand up to TrumpDonald Trump’s most unbridled critics at this weekend’s Munich Security Conference have not been Europeans but Americans – and not […]

His charm and excitement helped us see the world as he did – full of kindness and joyWhen we bought Otto, a golden retriever, a year after the death of our previous dog Bertie, we were sceptical that he could live up to our high expectations. What quickly became apparent, during the routine […]

Bristol’s newest sit-down spot has been mocked for facing a brick wall – and there are plenty in my own town of York facing unlovely aspects. But sometimes we all just need a rest A bench in Bristol installed facing a brick wall has aroused local curiosity – why put it there? BBC […]

Takeshi Koike’s latest take on Monkey Punch’s vintage manga thief is beautifully animated, but the gossamer-thin plot and characterisation mean it’s one for superfans onlyCreated by manga artist Kazuhiko Katō, AKA Monkey Punch, Lupin the IIIrd has lived a thousand lives since […]

Maga is a recapitulation of the dark side of American history that cohered into nativist nationalism a century agoDonald Trump’s posting of a video depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes was the most overtly racist act of a president since Woodrow […]

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the US secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a new Maga trapThe good news from the Munich Security Conference is that there was no dramatic deterioration in the transatlantic relationship. After the shock […]

The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversaryHarry Styles is to curate the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the venue.The […]

Low pressure system funnels rain over already saturated areas, compounding risk of further floodingA deep area of low pressure to the south-east of New Zealand’s North Island swept into the region on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds and dangerous coastal swells that lashed […]

Two time-stamped poems are taken from a book-length sequence tracking the human moments of a factory night shift01.29When we look up at stars on break we see only stars behind the exhaled Milky Way of Bobby’s Golden Virginia, ways to navigate shift patterns, nothing seismic or anything […]

Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative ‘anti-woke’ reviewsFor years, the gaming storefront Steam has let abuse and bigotry pass through its moderation, according to players and […]

If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projectsAlarm bells are ringing in the UK research community. Physics departments may close and researchers leave the UK. What is […]

The world No 5 says she has been disturbed by events back home, and is not afraid to speak up about issues in the United StatesWhile getting treatment and preparing for this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Coco Gauff has had the news on in the background almost every day.Gauff […]

The latest in our ongoing series of writers picking their comfort watches is an appreciation of Doris Day’s rule-defying heroineThere was a real vogue for gunslinging heroines back in mid-20th century American cinema. Gene Tierney wrangled civil war rebels in Belle Starr. Betty Hutton pranced […]

Board considering whether to re-engage in move that could prompt a second bidding war with NetflixBusiness live – latest updatesWarner Bros Discovery (WBD) is reportedly weighing reopening sales talks with Paramount Skydance, in a move that could spark a fresh bidding war with Netflix for the […]

Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after stormThe famous arch of the sea stacks at Sant’Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, Italy, popularly known as Lovers’ Arch, collapsed on Valentine’s Day after strong storm surges and heavy […]

Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalistsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Cabinet Office is examining the commissioning of a report that made false claims about journalists who were investigating Labour […]

Strain on service means rounds are missed on a daily basis and parcels are prioritised over letters, says reportBusiness live – latest updatesRoyal Mail has blamed stormy weather and too many workers being off sick after complaints over missed delivery rounds and late letters.The strain on […]

GPS led driver on to the Broomway in the Thames estuary, where dozens of people are known to have died An Amazon delivery van got stuck trying to drive along one of Britain’s most dangerous coastal paths as the driver followed GPS directions on to mudflats to try to get to an island in the […]

A charming child’s-eye view of rural IrelandThere’s a particular energy to novels written from the point of view of small children. Humour, of course, in the things the child misinterprets; pathos in the things they feel they must keep hidden; jeopardy in the dangers we can see, and […]

This three-part documentary has remarkable access to people involved with this 00s TV hit. It’s an awful tale of body-shaming, humiliation and toxic treatmentIf you’re a millennial woman, America’s Next Top Model may have been your first experience of appointment TV. The show, […]

In what other field is a couple of hours’ work taking the credit for somebody else’s brilliance so venerated?Who earns the easiest money in showbiz? And when I say “earns”, what I actually mean is “gets paid”. If David Guetta and Calvin Harris can make up to $1m […]

If the Sunday already felt golden under the alpine sun for Team GB, it only glittered brighter after darkSuper Sunday? More like Golden Sunday. From the sunlit snowboard slopes to the floodlit ice track, Great Britain delivered a one-two punch that will live long in Winter Olympic folklore. In the […]