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Branwen JeffreysEducation Editor andErica WitheringtonBBCWhen lockdown started, college student Sam was living with his mum because his parents were separated.Then his dad died unexpectedly, leaving him feeling that “something had been stolen” from him.His experience is one of many being highlighted as the Covid-19 public inquiry prepares to look at the pandemic’s impact on children and young people.A new report – seen exclusively by the BBC – includes individual accounts of 600 people who were under 18 during the pandemic.They include happy memories of time spent with family, as well as the impact of disruption to schools being moved online,…

Dubai, UAE – The wide-ranging ramifications of an ongoing political standoff between India and Pakistan have led to a controversial conclusion of the archrivals’ cricket match at the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai, where India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that his squad opted against shaking hands with their opponents as a mark of protest.When Sunday’s Group A fixture between the South Asian archrivals was confirmed after long deliberations from the Indian government, fans and experts had hoped that the on-field action could help cool the off-field heat.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listYadav, though, crushed all expectations by saying…

Elon Musk has called for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK while addressing a crowd attending a “unite the kingdom” rally in London, organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson.Musk, the owner of X, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands watched and listened, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you die”.He said: “I really think that there’s got to be a change of government in Britain. You…

ANZ bank fined $240m for ‘widespread misconduct’ in Asic’s biggest ever penaltyANZ has said this morning it will pay $240m in penalties to settle five misconduct claims with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic).The bank admitted to engaging in unconscionable conduct in services provided to the Australian government, incorrectly reporting bond trading data to the government by overstating the volumes by tens of billions of dollars and to widespread misconduct across products and services that affected about 65,000 customers.Asic said the “widespread misconduct” occurred over many years and was marked by ANZ’s “significant failure to manage non-financial risks across…

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentAakriti Thapar / BBCWhen Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to the only medical facility accessible to them.”She was in a lot pain,” he says.A 20-minute drive away, the clinic was in Shesh Pol village in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Badakhshan province. It was where their two older children were born.Abdul sat next to Shahnaz comforting her as they drove over gravel tracks to reach help.”But when we reached the clinic, we saw that it was closed. I didn’t know it had shut down,” he said, his face crumpling with…

Monrovia — The Secretary General of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has leveled serious allegations against the management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), accusing it of engaging in secret petroleum importation deals that bypass legal procurement processes. Speaking at a press conference in Monrovia, Koijee claimed that LPRC, under the leadership of Managing Director Amos Tweh, has imported petroleum products without conducting an international tender, a move he described as a “direct assault on the Liberian people.” “Fellow Liberians, what is unfolding at the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company is nothing short of a…

Pamela MaldonadoSep 14, 2025, 01:17 PM ETClosePamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN.Well, this isn’t the start I was expecting for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Two games in and the record says zero wins, two losses. The story, however, is a little more complicated than that. Sometimes the numbers on the surface don’t capture the full picture, and sometimes the beginning of a season doesn’t tell the whole story of where it could go.Notre Dame has stumbled out of the gate, but the bigger question is whether those stumbles are cracks in the foundation or simply early…

WIRED Editor Amit Katwala has traveled far and wide for a hands-on look at the future of robotic artificial limbs, and the technological progress he witnessed is beyond impressive. But in truth, his quest to become Superhuman is still stuck in the prototype phase. I, on the other hand, have been galavanting around the English countryside wearing the Hypershell Pro X, the first readily available leg-boosting, mile-eating, powered exoskeleton.As a broader product category, exoskeletons have the potential to enhance mobility for those with disabilities, helping them regain independence and improve their quality of life. They can also reduce physical strain…

A Facebook user claimed that the actor died after battling diabetes and undergoing spinal surgery. Category: Nollywood Veteran actor Chiwetalu Agu has broken his silence following online reports of his death. On Thursday, a Facebook user, Mzansi Celebrities, claimed that the actor died after battling diabetes and undergoing spinal surgery. The post, which has since gone viral, attracted over 31,000 likes, shared by 801 Facebook pages, and drew numerous comments ranging from sympathy to condemnation. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Reacting to the claim, the Enugu-born actor, in a video posted on his Instagram page…

Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade has issued an apology for comments he made last Wednesday about the mentally ill homeless when discussing the death of Iryna Zarutska. During a Wednesday broadcast of Fox and Friends, Kilmeade was having a discussion with co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsley Earhardt about Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian woman was stabbed and killed on a train in North Carolina in August. The assailant reportedly had former convictions and a record of mental illness. During their conversation, Jones addressed public money being spent to attempt to help mentally ill homeless people and suggested that those who didn’t accept…