YouTube’s total revenue last year surpassed that of rival streamer Netflix as it seeks to dominate TVs. Source link
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. Source link
Bad Bunny piles on Puerto Rican patriotism
The 14-minute set included guest performances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, along with cameos from the likes of Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Karol G and Jessica Alba, who could be seen dancing on the porch of his famous casita, a staple of his shows designed to look like a traditional Puerto Rican home. Source […]
Super Bowl 2026: Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots to win second NFL championship
The Seattle Seahawks produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory. Two of the NFL’s strongest defences battled it out in Sunday’s showpiece and the Seahawks emphatically came out on top to win 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium. It was a defensive performance for the ages […]
Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE
More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions. Source link
Voluntary student loan repayments rise in England
“The fact that they have paid off £1,000 or £2,000 will not be enough to change the fact that they won’t clear the loan within the 30 years before it wipes,” he said. “And that means they will not pay a penny less in future because they overpaid by £1,000 or £2,000. That money has […]
City volunteers seek drivers for meal deliveries
Friends of Di’s Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton. Source link
Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family
This is the moment Nazar Daletskyi’s family found out that their relative, who was thought to have died fighting as a Ukrainian soldier in the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, was in fact alive. They were told he had died in September 2022 and a few months later they received a body that they […]
Trump has called to nationalise US elections. Is it a big deal?
US President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to “nationalise” elections while repeating his false claims of 2020 election fraud in a podcast interview. The US Constitution says that individual states determine how they carry out elections, and voting has long been administered by local officials across the country. The BBC’s Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains […]
Why countries like Ghana, Benin and Guinea are courting African American stars
For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822. After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali subsequently paid high-profile visits to Ghana, while Guinea became home to Black Panther leader […]