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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/6f95/live/593307a0-c888-11f1-a2e8-f71844f8002e.jpg”] Australia edge New Zealand in epic World Cup opener Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dolphins winger Jack Bostock marked his Australia debut with a hat-trick of tries BySteve Sutcliffe BBC Sport journalist Published 15 October 2026, 12:23 BST Updated 1 hour ago Australia (10) 24 Tries:Bostock 3, Trbojevic, Walsh Goals:Walsh 2 New…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/baf4/live/d48f4dd0-c87b-11f1-bf46-d13a9e06695d.jpg”] PA Media Barack Obama warned that online platforms were stoking anger and fear in people Barack Obama has told an audience in Glasgow that hope is worth fighting for despite big challenges facing the modern world. The 44th president of the United States said online platforms had shifted in recent years to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1dae/live/05c2b340-c879-11f1-934d-bbdb5e261215.jpg”] Toluwanisings Toluwanisings’ family appealed to fans to remember them in prayer during this period of mourning One of Nigeria’s most popular gospel singers, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, his family has announced. In a statement posted on the deceased’s Instagram page, the family said the singer had “said goodbye to the…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c132/live/b5d2ea60-c87a-11f1-934d-bbdb5e261215.jpg”] Niall Carson/PA Media An Garda Síochána have been contacted for comment A number of social media accounts used by An Garda Síochána (Irish police) appear to have been hacked and used to promote cryptocurrency. The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo X accounts removed Garda branding and began publishing posts promoting a cryptocurrency on Wednesday…