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Since the death of a powerful drug lord, Mexico has deployed thousands of soldiers to reinforce security due to a wave of violence erupting across parts of the country. Defence Secretary Ricardo Trevilla said an extra 2,500 soldiers have been sent to western Mexico, bringing the total number of deployed …

It’s tough not to gush about a 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitor that costs under $400 (I’ve done it before!). AOC’s G-Sync-compatible model with a 240Hz refresh rate and a near-instant response time is down to $379.99 at Best Buy, which matches the lowest price I’ve ever seen for a …

Weston, who is from Crowborough, East Sussex, born in Redhill, Surrey, and went to Bennett Memorial School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, won solo and team gold with skeleton partner Tabitha Stoecker in his second Winter Olympics, having finished 15th in Beijing in 2022. BBC News

The Heart of England Co-Op group, which runs 38 stores in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, told the BBC chocolate theft cost it £250,000 last year. It was the group’s most stolen product in 2024 and topped only by alcohol in 2025, it said. BBC News

Watch as Zimbabwe’s Tashinga Musekiwa drops the ball after a stunning bat from West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer. BBC News

More than 30 birds have been recovered from West India and Millwall docks, near Canary Wharf. BBC News

Rhwng 2024-25 mi wnaeth 956 o bobl gofrestru’n ddigartref gyda Chyngor Gwynedd, gyda 205 o aelwydydd yn byw mewn llety argyfwng anaddas fel gwestai neu wely a brecwast. Mae 543 o ymgeiswyr hefyd ar restr am dai cymdeithasol yn ardal Caernarfon. Yn ôl y Cynghorydd Paul Rowlinson, sy’n ddeilydd portffolio …

Watch West Indies’ Gudakesh Motie take four wickets in a win over Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup. BBC News

Less than a month after making their debut, Apple’s second-gen AirTags are already receiving their first discount. Right now, Costco members can buy five location trackers for $99.99 ($29 off) either online or in-store, bringing the price of each tracker down to about $20 a pop. If you don’t already …

Shimron Hetmyer made a stunning 85 off 34 balls as West Indies began their T20 World Cup Super 8 stage with an emphatic 107-run victory over Zimbabwe. Hetmyer hit seven sixes and seven fours as he mixed finesse with power – at a strike rate of 250 – to help …

The latest PSNI officer recruitment campaign attracted the lowest percentage of Catholic applicants for more than a decade. BBC News

Mexico’s co-hosting of this summer’s Fifa World Cup could be compromised by the eruption in drug cartel violence which began yesterday, experts have told BBC Sport. The Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel – one of the country’s most powerful and feared criminal organisations – has engaged in gun shootouts …

Watch as West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer hits an 85 after Zimbabwe’s Tashinga Musekiwa dropped him twice. BBC News

After Watt and his team-mates knew they were going to India, they were not sure when. Flights were booked in the hope that visas would come through and when they did, the rush to get halfway around the world began. “It was like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” Watt …

Karen Bassett, from Chepstow, says West Mercia Police’s apology will never be good enough. BBC News

Iranian and American officials will kick off face-to-face talks in Oman today, following weeks of threatened military action by Donald Trump. The US is sending its Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to the Muscat summit, where he will meet with Tehran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi. It comes amid a continued …

Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking. Even before Friday’s opening ceremony at San Siro in Milan, the build-up to the Winter Olympics in Italy has provided its fill of controversies. Athletes are always trying to find a competitive edge. This alleged attempt – dubbed “crotchgate” by …

On Thursday, Bitcoin’s value fell over 10 percent in a single day, dropping to around $64,000, the lowest it has been since the 2024 Presidential election, as CNBC reports. After crossing $100,000 in November 2024 and peaking at over $122,000 in October 2025, the cryptocurrency has been in a steady …

The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support. BBC News

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse. And after the week Sir Keir Starmer has just been through, President Trump’s grudging support for the controversial Chagos deal will have come as a relief. The good news for the PM was …