Italy has foiled “Russian origin” cyber-attacks targeting the Winter Olympics, says Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. He said websites linked to the Games, hotels in host town Cortina d’Ampezzo and foreign ministry facilities, including an embassy in Washington, were targeted. Cortina d’Ampezzo, one of five host clusters for the Olympics, will …
Read More »Jon Rahm criticises move to limit LIV Golf world ranking points
A ruling that will see only the top 10 finishers at LIV Golf events awarded world ranking points “doesn’t seem fair”, says two-time major winner Jon Rahm. The Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) board revealed on Tuesday its decision to award LIV players points for the first time. But the …
Read More »Substack data breach exposed users’ emails and phone numbers
Substack is notifying some users that the email addresses and phone numbers linked to their accounts were exposed in a “security incident” last year. In an email to account holders, Substack CEO Chris Best said that a hacker had accessed internal data without authorization in October 2025, but that passwords, …
Read More »Airport queue warning under new border control system
Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays BBC News
Read More »Europeans don't admit Greenland concessions, JD Vance says
Vance says it is not true Europeans have not made any concessions to the US over its designs to control Greenland. BBC News
Read More »Water firm ends hosepipe ban for 1.4 million customers
South East Water says heavy rainfall over the last two months has eased the pressures on supplies. BBC News
Read More »Manchester United prepare to honour Munich disaster victims
The magnitude of the Munich air disaster is impossible to understand until you are inside Manchester United, says women’s coach Marc Skinner. Skinner and men’s boss Michael Carrick have both brought forward their pre-match news conferences to allow them to attend the annual commemoration of the tragedy on Friday. It …
Read More »New party Advance UK unveils by-election candidate
Author Nick Buckley, 47, says he wants to clamp down on knife crime and anti-social behaviour. BBC News
Read More »Premier League launches new LGBTQ+ campaign after ending Stonewall partnership
Last season Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy did not wear the rainbow armband, while Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi wrote “I love Jesus” on his. Manchester United abandoned plans to wear a jacket supporting the LGBTQ+ campaign because one player refused to wear it. “Premier League With Pride demonstrates our …
Read More »'Hero' dog PD Finn's law not working, says handler
The law was changed after the German shepherd nearly died while protecting his owner. BBC News
Read More »Social supermarket aims to provide affordable food
The charity’s founder says the supermarket also aims to help users get support from other services. BBC News
Read More »Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies
The director of one of Gaza’s main hospitals says he is still seeing a pattern of malnourished and traumatised mothers giving birth to underweight or premature babies, more than three months into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Although significantly more aid has been allowed into Gaza since the …
Read More »Watch: 'Re-traumatised daily' – Epstein survivor says US shouldn't move on from scandal
Ashley Rubright tells the BBC she feels vindicated to see accountability for UK associates of Jeffrey Epstein. BBC News
Read More »Winter Olympics: Show respect rather than jeer the Americans, says IOC boss | World News
Even without coming to the Winter Olympics in Italy, Donald Trump and his polarising policies and provocations are dominating, even distracting. Of all the security agents chosen to protect the official US delegation, ICE is in Milan for the expected opening ceremony visits by vice president JD Vance and secretary …
Read More »Period blood test could be alternative to cervical screening, study says
“Cervical screening can be difficult for some women for many reasons, like if they have had a bad previous experience, they are menopausal, they have a physical or learning disability, cultural barriers, or are a survivor of sexual violence,” says Athena Lamnisos from charity The Eve Appeal. Source link
Read More »'Horrified – I'll never voluntarily go to an ED after 20-hour wait'
Vanessa Andrews says she was “heartbroken” by what she saw at an emergency department over Christmas. Source link
Read More »The sex and secrets scandal which could bring down another prime minister more than 60 years on from Profumo | Politics News
Is the Mandelson-Epstein crisis Sir Keir Starmer’s Profumo scandal? Both involved sex, call girls, lurid revelations and a police investigation. The Profumo scandal brought down Tory prime minister Harold Macmillan in the early 1960s. Secretary of state for war John Profumo had an affair with call girl Christine Keeler, who …
Read More »Trump says America should move on from Epstein
The president’s name appeared more than 6,000 times in the documents. He was frequently mentioned by Epstein and his associates. The two men, both residents of New York City and West Palm Beach, had by all accounts a friendly relationship for much of the 1990s until, according to Trump, they …
Read More »2026 Winter Olympics: IOC must ‘be better’ on climate change, says president Kirsty Coventry
Christophe Dubi, the IOC executive director for the Olympic Games, added: “We make a point to receive those petitions, and we have to recognise climate is a challenge for all of us. “What we have to do as an organisation is to be at the forefront of sustainability, and our …
Read More »Mum of late cancer podcast host still listens to old episodes
The mother of late podcast presenter Rachael Bland says she still talks about her daughter “as often as I possibly can”. BBC News
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