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Ally Wollaston continues spectacular start to year by clinching New Zealand road race title
World Tour professional Ally Wollaston has continued her exceptional start to the year by clinching the New Zealand women's road race title near Cambridge.

‘Obvious risk’: Explosion that left forklift driver with serious burns was avoidable
WorkSafe says the case highlights the significant gap between knowing what should be done and actually doing it.

Wellington council green lights City to Sea Bridge repair plan
Council officials unveiled the $15m plan last month, which would do the bare minimum required to reopen Capital E’s doors and would not fix all of the bridge and building’s current issues.

British skier urinates ‘F..k ICE’ in the snow at Winter Olympics
Gus Kenworthy should escape sanction for the social media post as Italians launch protest against US agency before opening ceremony.

No punishment for Kenworthy's graphic ICE message
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy will not be punished after appearing to urinate a graphic message about the United States' immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in the snow, then posting a photograph of it online.

Snoop Dogg, selfies and a clean sweep for GB curlers
Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victories over Sweden and South Korea.

Guantanamo detainee's lawyers claim office raid by UK was unlawful
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in CIA torture of Abu Faraj al-Libi.

YouTube's $60bn revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push
YouTube's total revenue last year surpassed that of rival streamer Netflix as it seeks to dominate TVs.

Masculinity and vulnerability aren't exclusive, says Bafta-nominated director
Film-maker Akinola Davies Jr says he wanted to explore the depiction of father-son relationships.

Ukrainian mother's joy after phone call with son she thought had been killed
Nazar Daletskyi's family were sure he had been killed and had buried what they thought was his body in 2023.

The Winter Olympics opened with a twist: the first teams weren’t there
Allowing athletes to participate in the Parade of Nations at the mountain locales for the most spread-out Winter Games in history created what perhaps was an unintended consequence: Zero competitors from any of the first five countries actually showed up at the main hub, Milan’s San Siro football stadium.

Uber ordered to pay $8.5m over claim driver raped passenger
The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm.

'Why be normal, when you can be the best?' - Zlatan opens Winter Olympics
Former AC Milan and Sweden footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens the 2026 Winter Olympic Games for the BBC, as he explains what it takes to become "a champion in Milan."

Cash & Glasspool avoid scare as GB beat Norway
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool avoid a huge scare to put Great Britain into the final round of Davis Cup qualifying with a 3-0 win over Norway.

'I love her to bits' – elderly couple get engaged in care home
Pamela Walters, 85, and Colin Hopper, 73, met four years ago at Picton Care Home in Porthcawl.

Millions of documents - but Epstein's victims say they are no closer to justice
One campaigner says the files are "symptomatic of a broken system of how we treat women - how we view survivors".

'I made friends for life' - 10-year-old star on filming new Lord of the Flies drama
Alfie Kiely spent three months in Malaysia while shooting Lord of the Flies, playing one of the "Littluns".

Three things that could bring Starmer down - and what might save him
Sir Keir's survival as Labour leader and prime minister hangs in the balance, writes Nick Eardley.