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Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.
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From one to 48 – every World Cup team ranked after one game
All 48 teams at the World Cup have now played once. BBC Sport's experts have ranked them all, from best…
On the brink of extinction, the vaquita gets a digital lifeline
Scientists have digitally preserved the world’s most endangered marine mammal by creating highly detailed 3D models of a vaquita skeleton…
Japan ramping up defence is ‘critical’ to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC
Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.
What’s in the US-Iran agreement that’s now in effect
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a…
Scientists discover spider that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus
Scientists have discovered a new Amazonian spider with an astonishing disguise: it looks like a parasitic fungus. The species, Taczanowskia…
England hit four in World Cup opener against Croatia
England make a winning start to their World Cup 2026 campaign, beating Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling match in Dallas.
This was an England we haven’t seen for years – and it was fun
Fun to watch and full of intent - this was an England we have not seen for years, writes Phil…
‘Chip on shoulder’ may help Bellingham to best form
Jude Bellingham says the external "noise" around his place in the England team may help him find his best form…