Anita Manning's auction house criticised for offering human remains
Human bones, including a skull, were to go under the hammer on Friday, but Great Western Auctions has now withdrawn the item.
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World Cup 2026: Play BBC Sport’s new predictor game
There are three official World Cup footballs to give away in our prize draws, signed by ex-France defender Gael Clichy, presenter Kelly Cates, and former England internationals Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Joe Hart, Wayne Rooney, Ellen White and Steph Houghton. Once you play the predictor, you will get a chance to enter the draw by…
Stuck in immigration limbo, single father misses financial aid judge says he deserves
As a full-time single parent, Abdiweli Mohamed pours what little money he has into his two children. He gets by on provincial assistance, food banks, local charities and hand-me-downs from neighbours in Winnipeg, but money is always on his mind. Mohamed, 36, had to stop working to care for his children, both under five years…
RFU council member resigns after Maggie Alphonsi post
Alphonsi, who won 74 caps for England, said she felt let down by Smith’s punishment. The RFU’s women in leadership collective then wrote to the union calling for a change in its policy and to dismiss Smith. The open letter said the punishment, following a three-person disciplinary panel, showed “a significant disconnect between the RFU’s…
Michael Olise: Why France winger can move into Ballon d’Or contention at World Cup?
With more than 100 goals combined across club and country last season, France unleashed four of the game’s best attackers in their final World Cup warm-up on Monday. But while Kylian Mbappe’s bid to match Olivier Giroud’s France goalscoring record fell short and, after winning the Champions League with PSG, Ousmenne Demebele and Desire Doue…
Queen’s 2026: Champion Tatjana Maria calls for ‘respect’ after wildcard snub
“Already what I did last year was amazing and to be a champion here, I thought I deserved a wildcard and to get a little bit of respect.” In further comments to reporters, Maria added: “I did it last year. It was not five years ago. “I was surprised when I got the message of…
The ‘mommaxxing’ trend aestheticizes motherhood. But moms are already maxxed out
If you’ve scrolled social media or perused the world wide web as of late, chances are you’ve seen references to “maxxing,” which is essentially internet slang for optimizing or maximizing. Perhaps you’ve read tips for sleepmaxxing, or warnings about looksmaxxing, watched Reels about proteinmaxxing or stared incredulously at this very website as we discussed sardinemaxxing….
World Cup 2026: Diogo Jota’s widow writes to Andrew Robertson
Diogo Jota’s widow has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry his former Liverpool team-mate in his heart when he lives their dream of playing at the World Cup. Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, after helping Portugal secure World Cup qualification. Jota, won 49 caps but never played at a…
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.
I wrote a poem about my son – years later it appeared on his exam paper
Emily Cullen says she couldn’t believe it when her son told her about the poem, which she had written seven years earlier.