The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell
Nike/Palace/England/Adidas/Irn-Bru Almost six minutes into Nike's frenzied recent football-themed advert, Norwegian superstar striker Erling…
‘There’s a World Cup happening?’ Are Americans excited about tournament?
With the World Cup under way, how excited are people across the United States…
Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House
Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV US pop star Ariana Grande has asked the White…
Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party
Reuters After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's…
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been in a coma for more than three years,…
From near death to tournament hero – Jimenez’s tears for Mexico
From nearly dying on the pitch to scoring for Mexico at the World Cup…
McTominay travels separately in Boston as precaution
Key midfielder Scott McTominay travelled with a doctor as a precaution prior to Scotland's…
More than 50 Iranian military bases damaged in US strikes since start of war, satellite images show
BBC More than 50 Iranian military bases, including the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary…
Air India crash families’ year-long battle to identify remains of victims
Family handout Miten Patel remembers the day hospital staff in Ahmedabad drew two vials…
‘I’ve never been this good’ – revolutionary immune reset puts lupus in remission
BBC An experimental treatment that resets a malfunctioning immune system has put the disease…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of world’s biggest stock market launch
Getty Images SpaceX has raised $75bn (£56bn) from financial firms ahead of it becoming…
Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
BBC Football World Cups are rarely completely politics-free but never has the beautiful game…
‘I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed’ – how NHS dentist shortage is costing a fortune
Dominic Hughes/BBC Last summer Deacon Galloway was busy getting ready for university. His grandparents…
Meningitis B vaccine to be offered to a million young people
Getty Images A million young people in the UK will be offered a vaccine…
My friends always want to split the bill equally, how do I say no?
Getty Images One friend orders two cocktails. Another "just wants to try" that £16…
Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after Manchester school knife attack
BBC A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after…
