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MegaETH debuts mainnet as Ethereum scaling debate heats up

Exclusive: Peter Thiel–backed industrial AI startup emerges from stealth in a16z ‘American Dynamism’ push

Oracle Shares Surge as Big Tech Spending Eases Software Worries

Bremworth shareholders told to expect less cash in hand if takeover goes ahead
The carpet company says its earnings are struggling and it may not have as much spare cash as originally thought to pay shareholders if the proposed takeover goes ahead.

Raducanu retires from Qatar match two days after losing final in Romania
Emma Raducanu retires from her first-round match at the Qatar Open, two days after her defeat in the final of the Transylvania Open.

'Rare sighting' of walrus on rocks off Fife coast
The walrus was spotted near Elie on 31 January but it was not made public in order to protect the animal from onlookers and drones.

US boards tanker in Indian Ocean it 'tracked and hunted' from Caribbean
The US defended its actions, saying the ship defied a quarantine it has placed on oil tankers leaving Venezuela.

Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say
The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests.

Ukraine skeleton racer wears helmet with images of war victims
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wears a helmet with images of people killed in the war in his home country during a Winter Olympics training session in Cortina.

The coach with 16 athletes from 13 countries
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why one figure skating coach was seen wearing two different national team jackets.

Family of Hillsborough victims criticise 'hollow' police apology
Trevor and Jenni Hicks, whose daughters died at Hillsborough, want court records to be corrected.

Streeting's Mandelson messages reveal election fears and criticism of government
The health secretary says he is publishing the messages "after a weekend of smear and innuendo that I have something to hide".

King's 'profound concern' at Andrew claims as Palace says it is 'ready' to support police
Making his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, the King said he is ready to support the police in their inquiries.

Alphabet Embarks on Global Bond Spree to Fund Record Spending

'She had gold in her hands!' - GB's Brookes' costly landing on huge final jump
Team GB's Mia Brookes finishes just outside the medals in the women's snowboard big air final, taking fourth after an ambitious final jump.

'Didn't want the season to end like this' - Grealish has surgery
Jack Grealish says he "didn't want the season to end like this" after confirming he has had surgery on a foot stress fracture.

India-Pakistan to go ahead as government ends boycott request
Pakistan's fixture against rivals India at the T20 World Cup is set to go ahead as scheduled after the Pakistan government ends its order for a boycott.

Violinist sent hundreds of nude images to women
Ben Gunnery has been handed a 12-month suspended jail sentence at Bromley Magistrates Court today.

Late goals are destroying Liverpool's season and the answers aren't obvious
Why have Liverpool gone from mentality monsters to a side there for the taking?

Airport safety concerns ground flights from remote British overseas island of St Helena
Residents on the remote British overseas territory have been left stranded after fire safety concerns grounded flights.

Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation
The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.

BBC assesses weaponry used to massacre Iran's protesters
BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.

Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing
Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.