After a week of frenzied build-up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Super Bowl 60 – America’s biggest game – takes place on Sunday night. Read full story Author:
USA’s Johnson wins women’s downhill gold
USA’s Breezy Johnson wins the women’s downhill gold medal, the same alpine skiing event in which her compatriot Lindsey Vonn suffered a heartbreaking crash in, to win her first Winter …
GB’s curlers finally lose unbeaten record
After eight matches and five days of competition at the Winter Olympics, Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds are finally beaten in Cortina. Read full story Author:
Fried chicken is booming in Britain – and fish and chips is losing out
Crunch by crunch, US-style fried chicken shops are on the rise on British High Streets, fuelled by an internet craze. Read full story Author:
GB’s medal hope Brookes starts campaign – Sunday’s guide
What’s happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Read full story Author:
It was a small budget series made in a month. But its fans helped it become a huge hit
The made-on-a-shoe-string, Canadian-produced series is taking the world by storm. Read full story Author:
Pakistan’s famous kite festival cautiously returns after 19-year ban
The event, which dates back centuries, was banned after injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings and celebratory gunfire. Read full story Author:
Why Prince William’s Saudi Arabia visit is a diplomatic maze
The Prince of Wales has been on many official visits – but few places are as sensitive or controversial as Saudi Arabia. Read full story Author:
I’m obsessed with bar livestreams. All the drama of a night out – from my sofa
There’s been a surge in people watching such streams on TikTok, but bars say they face sanctions. Read full story Author:
Japan’s governing party on course for landslide election win
A coalition led by current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to clinch a decisive win, an exit poll suggests. Read full story Author:
US news anchor Savannah Guthrie says ‘we will pay’ in plea for mother’s return
Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend. Read full story Author:
Husband reported wife missing, then her body was found in wedding dress bag
When the body of an unknown woman is found in a suitcase, forensics step in to solve the mystery. Read full story Author:
Thai PM claims election victory as early results show conservatives ahead
Thai voters are choosing between sweeping change or more of the same in an election called after several coalition governments collapsed. Read full story Author:
Hillsborough parents in ‘last battle’ to correct official records for daughters
Jenni and Trevor Hicks are leading a new campaign to correct official court records from the 1990s. Read full story Author:
Best pals ‘living dream’ in boyband December 10
Danny Bretherton and Josh Olliver, 17, were handpicked by Simon Cowell to join the new boyband. Read full story Author:
ICE protester says she was ‘disgusted’ after fake arrest image shared by White House
The White House posted an edited image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after she was arrested for organising a protest in a church. Read full story Author:
Chappell Roan collaborates with Fortnite one year after Radio 1 plea
The US pop star has been announced as the latest icon for the video game’s next festival season. Read full story Author:
What happened to the baby born in an army truck in the 1996 big snow?
The Roper family will never forget the heaviest February snowfall on record in south-west Scotland. Read full story Author:
Art venue’s flamboyant toilets win national award
The Sherborne in Dorset is honoured at the 2025 Loo of the Year Awards. Read full story Author:
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation’s semiquincentennial. Read full story (NYT subscription required) …