News - Page 357

'For Dad, who didn't get to see this' - Shiffrin wins slalom gold

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

American star Mikaela Shiffrin cements her status as the greatest alpine skier of all time as she wins Olympic slalom gold in emphatic fashion.

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Farmer Tony Martin leaves £2.5m to 'loyal friend'

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Martin, jailed in 2000 for the killing of a burglar, leaves his estate to a former pub landlady.

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Letter by young Queen Elizabeth II to be auctioned

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

The letter from Queen Elizabeth II asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".

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Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague details how Vincius Jr has become a global symbol of resistance against discrimination.

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Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime of lost earnings, court rules

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.

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Claim Toto wrote Africa in UK burger bar 'comical'

BBC Business Feb 18, 2026

A burger restaurant in Preston jokingly claims the hit 1982 record Africa by Toto was written there.

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Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.

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Spain luxury hotel scammer booked rooms for one cent, police say

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Police arrest a 20-year-old suspected of defrauding a luxury Madrid hotel of more than €20,000 by manipulating an online payment system.

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I hated my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.

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'I would sell a lung for a Hannah Montana tour': Fans react to 20th anniversary special announcement

BBC Business Feb 18, 2026

Fans are gearing up for the "Hannahversary" - a special to mark the show's 20th anniversary.

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Driver guilty over fatal smart motorway crash

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Barry O'Sullivan killed 68-year-old Pulvinder Dhillon after driving into a stationary car on the M4.

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How a fatal crash happened on a smart motorway

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, from London, died after the crash on the M4 in Berkshire in March 2022.

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Flooding may worsen as unsettled weather expected to last for at least another month

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

With wet and unsettled weather expected to continue flood affected areas will have to wait longer for any respite as Sarah Keith-Lucas explains.

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'Meeting my dad was a D:Ream' - pop star's 50-year search for his birth father

BBC Business Feb 18, 2026

The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.

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Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off, says Prue Leith

BBC Business Feb 18, 2026

Dame Prue, who lives in Oxfordshire, announced that she would be leaving the reality baking competition in January.

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Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off, says Prue Leith

BBC Entertainment Feb 18, 2026

Dame Prue, who lives in Oxfordshire, announced that she would be leaving the reality baking competition in January.

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'How on earth have they done that?' - see Morrison's miracle shot that stole win for GB

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Rebecca Morrison hit an incredible shot against the USA to win the game and give Team GB a chance of progressing into the curling semi-finals.

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Wolfdog on the loose at Milan-Cortina!

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

Canine chaos as a local wolfdog found its way onto the cross-country ski course mid race.

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V&A displays first YouTube video and watchpage

BBC Business Feb 18, 2026

The original YouTube experience from 2005 has been recreated using internet archives.

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How the Rev. Jesse Jackson taught me to keep hope alive

Washington Post Feb 18, 2026

I am somebody because the reverend told me I was. And I believed him.

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Cynthia Erivo ignores online criticism as Dracula gets mixed reviews

BBC Front page Feb 18, 2026

The Wicked star appears in a one-woman version of the classic horror story in London's West End.

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