Concern over rise in online racist abuse at World Cup
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:16:29 GMT
The Word Cup has suffered a 'significant increase' in the most serious examples of racist abuse online, Fifa's social media protection service (SMPS) has found.
Man spends £40k house deposit on dad's World Cup dream
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:41:20 GMT
Jack Goodwin describes it as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for him and his father.
Has football fever taken hold in the US?
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:57:37 GMT
With the World Cup now three weeks old, BBC Sport's reporters in the US look at how their perceptions have changed.
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:05:19 GMT
Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older
A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:24:05 GMT
The collision left holes on the side of the tower, but Beijing has scrubbed other visible traces of the incident.
It looks like an ordinary house - but our tropical garden is packed with poisonous plants
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:58:49 GMT
The garden was once a sun trap with decking - it is now filled with tropical trees and ferns shading it.
Is it really happening this weekend? What we do and don't know about Taylor Swift's wedding
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:18:17 GMT
The couple has been mum about their upcoming nuptials, but speculation has mounted about a multi-day celebration at Madison Square Garden.
A trip to India left me with 38 parasites in my brain
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:40:45 GMT
Lowri's headaches, seizures and psychosis were due to an infection caused by pork tapeworm larvae.
'Time for him to pay' - Carroll calls on Trump to pay $5m after president's appeal fails
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:48:02 GMT
The writer's lawyers say Trump wants to delay paying the damages awarded by a jury that found the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.
Two dead after plane crashed during flight experience
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:30:12 GMT
The two-seat Cessna plane comes down off Mill Lane in High Ongar during a 30-minute flying experience on Tuesday.
