
Real Madrid set for rare trophyless season – will Arbeloa pay the price?
After losing out to Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid face the prospect of a trophyless season that could cost Alvaro Arbeloa his job.
FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2026, 00:42

After losing out to Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid face the prospect of a trophyless season that could cost Alvaro Arbeloa his job.

About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.

Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.

Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants
Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report.
Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found huge regional variations and chronic shortages in...
Boston Dynamics has integrated Google DeepMind into its robotic dog Spot, giving it more autonomous reasoning for industrial inspections like spotting spills and reading gauges. Spot can also now recognize when to call on other AI tools. IEEE Spectrum reports: Boston Dynamics is one of the few companies to commercially deploy legged robots at any appreciable scale; there are now several...

Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onouha and Julien Laurens look at why the semi-finals between PSG & Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid & Arsenal are both really hard to call who will win.

Experts warn of hidden risk of counterfeits, while the government consults on stricter product safety rules.

After the full movie leaked, animators mourned the chance to release their work as intended. Others feel the leak is justified in light of Paramount’s marketing blunders and association with Trump.

Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha feel Arne Slot’s Liverpool do not have a definitive starting XI and style of play like other clubs around Europe, following their elimination from the competition at the hands of PSG.

Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onouha and Julien Laurens believe Mikel Arteta is trying to “convince” the Arsenal fanbase that concerns around his team’s form are overblown, after Arsenal qualified for the semi-finals in nervy fashion against Sporting.

A scheme to cut bills for firms that are heavy energy users is being extended to cover an additional 3,000 businesses.

Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Julien Laurens look at how Michael Olise and Luis Diaz caused Real Madrid’s defence constant problems after they helped Bayern Munich reach the semi-finals.

From heat pumps to offshore wind, the UK’s net zero push is facing growing scrutiny. Are rising costs undermining climate goals?

Courtney Lawes is backed to make a sensational return to the England set-up for the 2027 Rugby World Cup by his new Sale boss Alex Sanderson.

Hundreds have been deployed to find Neukgu, a young wolf that has eluded capture for a week and counting.
In an interview with Fox News, Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that allowing Chinese vehicle imports could put nearly a million U.S. jobs at risk. He said China’s heavily subsidized auto industry has enough excess capacity to supply the entire U.S. market, while also raising serious cybersecurity concerns given how much data modern connected cars collect. Ars Technica reports: “First of all, the...

Bayern Munich leave it late in a back-and-forth classic to beat Real Madrid 4-3 to set up a meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Top executives from firms such as Meta and YouTube will be asked what they are doing to protect children.

Luis Diaz scores a powerful strike from the edge of the box to break 10-man Real Madrid’s resistance, as Bayern Munich take a late lead in their Champions League quarter-final tie.

Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region.