Rio Ferdinand looks back at the career achievements of his former Manchester United team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the Portuguese star’s 40th birthday on 5 February. Source link

The BBC’s Analysis Editor takes a look at the latest round of tariffs announced by President Trump – and what the US has got in return. Source link

The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has temporarily stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong. Letters will not be affected by the suspension, according to a statement on the company’s website. It said the suspension will be in place “until further notice” and did not offer a reason for the decision. USPS…

The government’s idea of re-designating areas as “grey belt” land in its bid to build more homes is “largely redundant”, a House of Lords committee has said. Ministers had said that, if a council’s housing targets ccould not be met, some protected land known as green belt would be re-labelled grey belt and thereby freed…

PA Media A three-year time limit for child sexual abuse victims to sue for damages will be removed in England and Wales under “long overdue” government reforms, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. The MoJ said laws would also be refined to encourage employers to apologise for the actions of current or former employees,…

Getty Images Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Students’ sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise or how long they spend on their phones overall also seems to be no different for schools with phone bans and schools without, the…

Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Ian Wood A badger appearing to admire a Banksy – of a badger – has won the Natural History Museum’s 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. Captured on a quiet road in St Leonards-on-Sea, England by British photographer Ian Wood, the badger appears to glance up…

Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools. The firm has rewritten the principles guiding its use of AI, dropping a section which ruled out uses that were “likely to cause harm”. In a…

Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, who trace his lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad. He “passed away peacefully” in Lisbon, Portugal, surrounded by his…

Dean McLaughlin and Eve Rosato BBC News NI BBC Haileigh Ashton Lamont believes those convicted of sexual crimes should not have the option of a character reference. The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI. Haileigh Ashton Lamont, a victim of sexual abuse who…