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Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America’s 1st ever medal at Winter Games
Pinheiro Braathen is the fun-loving, samba-dancing skier who’s ready to get this party started. On the back of his helmet, he has in big letters “Vamos Dancar” — “Let’s Dance.”

Black Caps batting first in T20 World Cup clash with South Africa
Follow live coverage of New Zealand’s third group D match against South Africa.

Cheating allegations and curse words fly as curling controversy erupts at Winter Olympics
Canada’s Marc Kennedy got offended when he was accused by Swedish rival Oskar Eriksson of “double-touching.”

England's brave new era runs up against Murrayfield ghosts
England come in with all the momentum. Scotland arrive chastened. But the recent history of Test rugby's oldest fixture will take some escaping.

Student beats seven other comedians to be crowned UK's pun champion
Adam Ernest Pickard beat seven other comedians to claim the 2026 title at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Somalian airline praises pilot for crash-landing faulty plane, saving all 55 on board
All 55 people on board survived after the plane failed to land on the runway near the shoreline.

'A lot of love and a bit of luck': 100 couples on the secret to a happy relationship
What exactly does it take to stay in love, and what's the secret to a long and happy relationship?

Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale
Consultants Alix Partners have been brought in to oversee the sales process which could lead to the businesses being broken up.

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe launches new party
Restore Britain is set up by former Reform UK member, Rupert Lowe.

'I told him where to stick it' - Canada and Sweden in curling row
When the men's rinks of Canada and Sweden met at the Winter Olympics in Cortina on Friday, tempers became frayed.

UK basks in sunshine ahead of snow and ice weather warnings
After days of cloud and rain, the weekend starts sunny and cold with further snow and ice warnings as Simon King expalains

3 conclusions from a week of AI disruption

SpaceX's Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam

Emmanuel Macron Says 'Amazon, Your Package Has Been Delivered' After Ariane 6 Blasts Off With 32 Satellites To Rival Starlink

MSF halts non-critical operations in Gaza's Nasser hospital amid sightings of armed men, weapons

Breakers’ playoff hopes end with loss in preview of next week’s $300,000 match
The Kiwi club will meet the Adelaide 36ers again in the final of the Ignite Cup in-season tournament next Sunday on the Gold Coast.

'It all kicked off' Canada and Sweden curlers argue over 'double-tapping'
Sweden's Oskar Eriksson and Canada's Marc Kennedy exchange tense words after the Swedes accused the Canadian's of double-tapping their stones during their men's curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Rare loggerhead turtle washes up on Suffolk beach during storm
The warm-water turtle is assessed and taken to a specialist centre for treatment.

Father of Coronation Street star to climb Everest on behalf of son and other deaf children
Michael Woods says he is inspired by his actor son Joseph, who plays Aled Winter-Brown.

Ros Atkins on... Mandelson and the vetting system
Revelations over Peter Mandelson’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have raised questions about how he became ambassador. Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins reports.

Why are Team GB so good at skeleton?
No ice track, and yet the most successful nation in Olympic skeleton history - how Great Britain became a skeleton giant.

GB women shock curling world champions Canada
Great Britain's women curlers kickstart their campaign with a superb first victory of the 2026 Winter Olympics, beating medal contenders Canada 7-6.