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Skier Vonn has surgery on leg fracture after crash in downhill

American skier Lindsey Vonn has had surgery on a left-leg fracture after suffering heartbreak in what could be her final Olympic event as she crashed in the women's downhill competition in Cortina. The 41-year-old was competing just nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee, but hitting the gate …

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'Trump's psyche': The aide driving president's most controversial policies

It was heady stuff coming on the heels of America's surgically precise use of military force in Venezuela. And, for a president who a few days later would tell the New York Times that the only limit on his global powers are "my own morality" and "my own mind", it …

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In the AI gold rush, tech firms are embracing 72-hour weeks

"I'm from a tiny village in south Germany", he says. "The farmers there, they get up at five every day and work more than 12 hours per day, seven days a week. And they don't take any holidays, or maybe just two to three days when they can get someone …

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Bad Bunny piles on Puerto Rican patriotism at Super Bowl half-time show

Bad Bunny, who has been producing music since 2013, said in a 2025 interview with i-D that there were "many reasons" he would not be performing in the US this time around and "none of them were out of hate"

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Seahawks dominate Patriots to claim second Super Bowl

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 …

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Why McSweeney's departure could prove perilous for the PM

No 10's attempts to mollify backbenchers will continue in the coming days, with the 37 Scottish Labour MPs getting particular close attention. This is because many of them privately believe Starmer is a major drag on their chances for the Holyrood elections in May

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Husband reported wife missing, then her body was found in wedding dress bag

He told police he had been out with Kirsty on the night she disappeared but got very drunk and returned alone and claimed that he woke up to find her gone, along with her handbag, wallet and phone

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Japanese people brave snow to vote in snap election

The 64-year-old has also become an unlikely fashion icon as "sanakatsu" - which roughly translates to "Sanae-mania" - has spread. The black leather tote bag she is often seen carrying has sold out and the pink pen she used at her first press conference has gone viral

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The Papers: 'Pay-off for Mandelson' and 'relegation battle'

According to the Sunday Telegraph, Sir Keir is said to be "devastated" and considering his future. The paper adds that the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, has let it be known that he had not been in favour of appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador. The mayor of London, Sir Sadiq …

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King Charles to host Nigeria's first UK state visit in 37 years

The visit comes at a time of improving diplomatic and economic links between the UK and Nigeria - with trade between the two worth more than £8bn in the year to October, government figures show. This makes the African nation one of the UK's most important partners in the continent

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