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Tech
Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens
Jacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones
Tech
Can social media start over? Bluesky’s CEO and COO deliver their case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider is joined by COO Rose Wang for a Disrupt Stage session on whether social media can start over and where Bluesky f
World
Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US
Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.
World
‘Justified’ or ’no business being there’? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran
Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.
Science
NASA’s Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish from the surface of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover caught a striking first from Mars: Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million mi
World
Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan, Egypt strengthen dialogue on bilateral cooperation
Education
London pulls further ahead as A-level regional divide for top grades hits record – as it happened
This year’s results expose a widening gap in students achieving top grades in London and north-east EnglandFor international students, 53,74
Azerbaijan
Tokayev reviews Kazakhstan’s economic indicators for 7M2026
Sport
When do the major European leagues start and what are the big stories?
BBC Sport looks at the big stories in Europe heading into the 2026-27 season.
Education
‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results
For sixth formers in Halifax, discovering their grades means a chance to celebrate and plan for the futureThere are few days that teenagers
Science
JWST spots a bizarre “black hole star” 100 billion times brighter than a star
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre object from just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang t
Tech
Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse
US police officers have quit after using licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.
Sport
‘At any moment I might fade out’: archives reveal fearless era of land speed record breakers
Unseen material gives insight into how death-defying attempts by drivers made impact on public imaginationWith the Bonneville salt flats in
Tech
Agent 64: Spies Never Die review – licence to kill time like the 90s never ended
PC; Replicant D6This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler t
Sport
England bolters: Who makes a late bid for a RL World Cup spot?
We are just two months out from the Rugby League World Cup and with that in mind, every Super League player will have a place on the plane t
World
‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands
Japanese PM says islands seized by Soviets late in second world war are part of her country under international lawThe Japanese government h
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan approves law "On seed production" (UPDATE)
Sport
The Hundred awards: Broad, Hussain, Greenway give their player verdicts
Sky Sports Cricket's Nasser Hussain and Stuart Broad give out their player awards for the 2026 men's Hundred campaign, while Lydia Greenway
Finance
Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Thursday, August 13, 2026: BTC price trends turn negative
World
Views of the total solar eclipse from parts of Europe
A total solar eclipse was visible in parts of Europe for the first time since 1912. Rob Marciano reports.
Azerbaijan
Foreign visitors account for 67.5% of Uzbekistan's tourism spending - WTTC
Culture
RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment
Radical reimagining of Shakespeare play was due to run at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 13 February to 3 April 2027The Royal Shak
World
Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men
An Australian jury has convicted former Catholic bishop Christopher Saunders of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men
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