THURSDAY, 05 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:58
Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 4.6, its most capable model yet, at a moment when the company’s AI tools have already spooked markets over fears that they are disrupting traditional software development and other sectors. The new model improves on Opus 4.5’s coding abilities, the company said — it plans more carefully, sustains longer agentic tasks, handles larger codebases more...
Wales are huge underdogs on Saturday against England having not won a Six Nations game since March 2023.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is an injury doubt for England’s Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday after the wing pulls up in training on Thursday.
Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.
Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod gives the clearest indication yet that he will take performance-enhancing drugs as part of the controversial Enhanced Games.
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Lesedi Kapinga, formerly with Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, is set to sign for the South African Premier League rookies Orbit College.
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.
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Smriti Mandhana plays a breathtaking innings as Royal Challengers Bengaluru complete a record-breaking Women’s Premier League chase to beat Delhi Capitals.
The operation aims to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector.
Kaizer Chiefs face Al-Masry in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday. A defeat will leave Amakhosi with very slim chances of making the final eight.
Former Great Britain athlete Reece Prescod tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan he is competing at the Enhanced Games to help himself get back into a “sub-10” shape and to “push his body to the limits”, and would be open to enhancements if he feels they could take his body to the next level.
The government website is meant to connect Americans with drug companies to buy prescriptions directly with their own money. It is not clear how many patients will save money.
Coverage of the women’s ice hockey competition in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Great Britain’s Matt Richadson wins keirin gold, while Katie Archibald and Anna Morris claim madison silver on the final day of the European Track Cycling Championships in Turkey.
The swap – the first since October – sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it’s feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.
Police were called to Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire on Thursday afternoon.
The devastated victims, including the elderly, say they depend on donations from locals for food.