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Advertising standards tightened to protect Kiwi consumers
New Zealand tightens health advertising code, curbing influencer endorsements, tougher evidence rules and stricter protections for vulnerable people.

Will we see changes to first England squad in 2026?
The Lionesses return to competitive action next month as their campaign to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup begins. So what changes could we see?

Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss
Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.

Oasis v Blur rivalry being revived in new play as cast take sides
The 1995 chart battle is recreated for a new play - and the rivalry is rekindled as the cast take sides.

Can you really depuff your face? The truth about three common treatments
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done "more for the victims than Democrats ever did".

‘Tough’ result ‘heartbreaking’ for Bobsled Bree
A disappointed Bree Walker explains what went wrong in her monobob competition after finishing eighth.

‘Bobsled Bree’ was one of Australia’s medal hopes. This is what she said after finishing eighth
Bree Walker came to these Winter Olympics as the world’s second-ranked woman in the monobob, with exceptional form and confident in her prospects. But the elite competitors Walker faced found a gear for the Olympics, and she didn’t.

Elevate backs Altered Capital’s USD $25m growth fund push
Elevate NZ backs Altered Capital with a USD $25m commitment to its USD $100m Fund II, boosting Series A and B funding for Kiwi tech.

'People shouldn't be dying just for existing' - Gauff on US issues
Coco Gauff says it is "tough to wake up" and see what is happening back home in the United States amid the president's immigration crackdown.

FA Cup heroes Macclesfield make memories to last a lifetime
Macclesfield's FA Cup odyssey may have ended against Brentford but they have made memories to last a lifetime, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Canada reacts as cheating row rocks curling superpower
Both men's and women's Canadian curling teams have been accused of cheating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Papers: 'Farage forces elections U-turn' and 'Tributes to Godfather Star'
Sir Keir Starmer's decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday's papers.

GB men's curlers' semi-final hopes on line after shock defeat
The Winter Olympics medal hopes of Team GB's men's curlers have been cast into doubt after a shock 8-6 defeat by Norway left them scrambling to make the semi-finals in Cortina.

Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm
The law funds troops who want to freeze their eggs or their sperm, as Ukraine's population plummets.

Bobsled Bree finishes on a high
Bree Walker puts down her best run of the Games in her fourth attempt, putting the pressure on the medal contenders.