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Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 at same prices
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with major coding and computer-use upgrades, keeping pricing flat at USD $3 and USD $15 per million tokens.

Skeleton racer disqualified from Olympics returns to Ukraine, plans fundraiser for fallen athletes
Heraskevych’s plan is to use his newfound spotlight to launch a fundraising effort for the families of the fallen Ukrainians painted on his helmet.

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

'I would sell a lung for a Hannah Montana tour': Fans react to 20th anniversary special announcement
Fans are gearing up for the "Hannahversary" - a special to mark the show's 20th anniversary.

Safe Software launches FME Flow on AWS Marketplace
Safe Software’s FME Flow now on AWS Marketplace, letting AWS customers buy, deploy and manage data integration workflows via existing accounts.

AI-driven phishing surge dominates 2025 cyberattacks
AI-powered phishing drives a sharp 2025 surge in email and chat attacks, as Acronis warns of a new era of automated cybercrime at scale.

Hamilton finds new F1 cars 'more fun' to drive
Lewis Hamilton says he finds the new Formula 1 cars this year "more fun" to drive - in contrast to the views of Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso.

Flooding may worsen as unsettled weather expected to last for at least another month
With wet and unsettled weather expected to continue flood affected areas will have to wait longer for any respite as Sarah Keith-Lucas explains.

Swinney was told of Murrell charges weeks before they became public
Former SNP chief executive Murrell is accused of embezzling £459,000 from the party over a 12-year period.

Rescuers search for nine missing skiers after California avalanche
Rescuers are racing to the scene, which has seen about 30 inches (76cm) of snowfall in the last 24 hours.

USA's Shiffrin wins slalom gold in emphatic style
American star Mikaela Shiffrin cemented her status as the greatest alpine skier of all time as she won Olympic slalom gold in emphatic fashion.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott misses out on slopestyle gold medal by barest of margins
The Kiwi was fourth as she began her final run at Livigno Snow Park, then turned in a clutch performance to win the silver medal.

'Time is ripe' for first female German president, say Greens and SPD

Prison sentence confirmed after death of a German tourist in Spain

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Belarusian leader Lukashenko

Dell’s 32-inch 4K OLED monitor with USB-C is just $400 today
Hot dang, we’ve got a live one! While I’ve seen OLED monitor deals at $400 (and even a bit below) for a while now, I’ve never seen a full 4K model hit that mark. Today, an eBay seller is offering a Dell OLED with 4K resolution and a big 31.6-inch...

'It smacks of England' - Australia fail again at T20 World Cup
Muddled selection and the lack of a plan B - how Australia's T20 World Cup campaign was derailed in Sri Lanka.

Why did US Attorney General lose her temper during Epstein Files questioning?
And did Barack Obama accidentally confirm the existence of aliens?

Otter cubs rescued after sheltering in car engine
The tired and cold cubs were taken in for the night by Karen Watson, who kept them in a cardboard box in her bathtub.

Palestine Action activists to face retrial
Deanna Heer KC says a retrial will be pursued on all charges which did not end in verdicts.

Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics
Ukraine officials will "not be present at the opening ceremony" or "take part in any other official Paralympic events" at next month's Winter Games following the inclusion of Russia and Belarus.

Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left
Eleven people are in detention in connection with the killing of far-right student activist Quentin Deranque.

The Olympic 'skimo' favourite who could have competed for GB
Emily Harrop is one of France's best medal hopes as ski mountaineering makes its Winter Olympic debut - but she could have been competing for Team GB.