England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs opening partner Sophia Dunkley despite her run of low scores in the lead up to the T20 World Cup.

Mark Chapman and guests debate this week’s football.

Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska continues her dream French Open debut by beating French player Diane Parry to reach the quarter-finals.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) recently prioritised diversity when updating its Listings Requirements (effective 16 February 2026) with initiatives aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This agenda emphasises board diversity across gender, race, age, and culture, with a sharpened focus on age inclusion as part of its broader agenda to foster equitable and representative […]

It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism

Cancer causes nearly one in six deaths worldwide every year, some 10 million all told. That is a stunning number, but it also masks the reality that some cancers are more deadly than others. We have become remarkably good at detecting and...

Police name Mackenzie Swift, 11, as the boy they are searching for in the River Don in South Yorkshire.

The AI giant behind Claude submitted paperwork on Monday that would take it public, just a couple of weeks after SpaceX’s splashy IPO announcement.

Two trucks and a light motor vehicle collided side by side at Crown Interchange.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri says he will wait until after the World Cup to sort out his future at the club amid links to Real Madrid.

Experimental tablet produces encouraging results in patients with world’s most common forms of disease

• ‘I was getting ready to say goodbye’: patient’s hope after smart drug success

A smart drug that stops cancer cells “hiding” from treatment can shrink tumours by at least 30% in six of the world’s most common forms of the disease, early trial results show.

While immunotherapy treatments have...

Pat Brogan preparing to walk his daughter down the aisle after trial of treatment designed to stop disease from hiding

• Smart drug that strips cancer cells of ‘invisibility cloak’ can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows

One of the first patients to benefit from a pioneering smart drug that appears to melt away the “invisibility cloak” that can shield cancer cells from treatment is Pat...

Three coins, three very different ways to read the market. The latest Ethereum news is all about the order book, where crowded short bets sit on a trap door and quieter buyers wait underneath. The Toncoin price prediction reads off the chart instead, where a clean retest has analysts drawing a line of higher targets. […]

Earlier Israel’s PM ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

University student Henry Nowak was killed as he walked back from a night out in Southampton.

The mandrax tablets, weighing approximately 570 kilograms, were seized in Durban in 2020.

Hungary’s president has refused Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s demands to step aside, setting up a constitutional clash.

Farmers in the region are navigating a gruelling recovery after last month’s catastrophic floods.

From stunning goals and shocking interviews to unforgettable celebrations, some sporting moments are made to be watched, not just read about – and that’s why BBC Sport are launching Shorts.