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Our correspondent, Jonathan Head.
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Argentina is gripped by the trial of Maradona's medical team, who are accused of negligence that led to his death.
Argentina is gripped by the trial of Maradona's medical team, who are accused of negligence that led to his death.
China's President Xi Jinping is pushing for the country to be a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030, and has put advancing high-tech industries at the centre of the country's biggest political event of the year, the National People's Congress. Beijing is competing with Washington to gain the edge in advanced tech, and has been encouraged by the success of the AI chatbot DeepSeek.
China's President Xi Jinping is pushing for the country to be a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030, and has put advancing high-tech industries at the centre of the country's biggest political event of the year, the National People's Congress. Beijing is competing with Washington to gain the edge in advanced tech, and has been encouraged by the success of the AI chatbot DeepSeek.
Our China correspondent Laura Bick has been finding out more.
Our China correspondent Laura Bick has been finding out more.
Laura Bicker reporting. A former senior Facebook executive has told the BBC that the social media company worked on ways to allow the Chinese government to censor content while it was trying to gain access to the Chinese market. Sarah Wynne-Williams, who is Facebook's global public policy director, said the company worked closely with Beijing on the matter.
Laura Bicker reporting. A former senior Facebook executive has told the BBC that the social media company worked on ways to allow the Chinese government to censor content while it was trying to gain access to the Chinese market. Sarah Wynne-Williams, who is Facebook's global public policy director, said the company worked closely with Beijing on the matter.
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says she was fired for poor performance. Sarah Wynne-Williams has been talking to our culture and media editor, Katie Razzell.
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says she was fired for poor performance. Sarah Wynne-Williams has been talking to our culture and media editor, Katie Razzell.
Seven members of the medical team that treated the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona before his death have gone on trial for involuntary manslaughter. Maradona was recovering from surgery when he died from a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 60. A year later, prosecutors concluded his death could have been avoided and blamed medical negligence. The medical team deny the charges.
Seven members of the medical team that treated the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona before his death have gone on trial for involuntary manslaughter. Maradona was recovering from surgery when he died from a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 60. A year later, prosecutors concluded his death could have been avoided and blamed medical negligence. The medical team deny the charges.
Tim Franks has been talking to the Argentina-based football journalist Marcela Mora y Arroyo and asked her why it had taken so long to bring this case to court.
Tim Franks has been talking to the Argentina-based football journalist Marcela Mora y Arroyo and asked her why it had taken so long to bring this case to court.
Now, Old Trafford has been the home of Manchester United since 1909. Perhaps then it's no surprise the club's owners think it's time for something new. A 100,000-seater stadium costing about $2.5 billion. Here's the co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Now, Old Trafford has been the home of Manchester United since 1909. Perhaps then it's no surprise the club's owners think it's time for something new. A 100,000-seater stadium costing about $2.5 billion. Here's the co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Let's get more from Jane Dougal from BBC Sport.
Let's get more from Jane Dougal from BBC Sport.