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Needing a positive result to avoid the Champions League knockout play-offs, Galatasaray are not the side Manchester City would choose to face. In four recent meetings between Premier League clubs and the Turkish giants, Galatasaray are unbeaten. You must go back to December 2014 – a 4-1 win for Arsenal in Istanbul – for the…

When Ruth walked into a police station to allege she had been raped by her partner, she did not think that she would end up in the dock. She would later be accused by police of making a false rape allegation, charged and put on trial. It led to a years-long struggle to clear her…

One of the UK’s most powerful supercomputers is being given a £36m upgrade by the government as part of further investment in artificial intelligence (AI). The Dawn supercomputer in Cambridge, which has already supported more than 350 projects for free, will see its power boosted sixfold. The system is used for public projects such as…

Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands. They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to warn the decision is a “real gift” to Reform UK, as polling suggests Burnham may be Labour’s “very…

A meeting to discuss what could replace Cornwall’s tourism board is an “important reset moment” for the sector, a business owner has said. Visit Cornwall went into voluntary liquidation in October due to “insurmountable financial problems”. Tourism businesses are set to meet on Tuesday at a summit held at the Eden Project to talk about…

Coco Gauff called for more privacy for players after she was captured smashing a racquet following a devastating defeat by Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarter-finals. A despondent Gauff, 21, served five double faults, made 26 unforced errors and hit just three winners in a 6-1 6-2 loss that took just 59 minutes. The…

“Grassroots music is not for the money, you have to have a real passion for what you do, but it is very important to us.” Marcin Zachara, general manager of the Jam Factory in Hereford, sums up why so many small venues across the West Midlands are working so hard to inject energy and excitement…

The Isle of Wight’s music scene is a “success story that breeds success”, BBC presenter Steve Lamacq has said. Along with fellow presenter Huw Stephens, he presented Lamacq’s Teatime Session live from the Strings Bar & Venue in Newport on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds to mark Independent Venue Week (IVW). Andy Booth,…

Technology giant Meta is set to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp users in the coming months in its latest experiment with paid services. The new offerings would give access to features including expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Under the plan, access to the platforms’ core services would remain free to use. The…

The man who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified by his family as 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and is understood to have joined protests after Renee Good, also 37, was shot dead by an Immigration and…