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A brand new Fifa game is coming to Netflix in 2026, several years after its acrimonious split with developer EA.

The project, which is set to launch in time for next year's World Cup, is being developed and published by Delphi Interactive, makers of IO Interactive's James Bond project, 007: First Light.

It will be playable via smartphone, but reaction to the announcement has so far been mixed, with some fans questioning whether the mobile-first focus from Netflix was the way forward for the franchise.

We speak to our technology reporter Laura Cress.

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A new batch of 68 photographs related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been made public by Democratic US lawmakers.

The images include photos of passports, maps, text message screenshots and photos of gatherings of well-known figures.

There is no suggestion that appearing in the photos implies any wrongdoing by those public figures, and many of those featured in them have denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

Tens of thousands of pages of documents have previously been released, prompting intense scrutiny of politicians and public figures with ties to Epstein.

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Teachers will be given training to spot and tackle misogyny in the classroom, while high-risk pupils could be sent on behavioural courses as part of the UK government's long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade.

The £20m package will include a new helpline for teenagers to get support for concerns about abuse in their own relationships.

Nearly 40% of teenagers in relationships are victims of abuse, domestic abuse charity Reducing the Risk has said.

The government hopes that by tackling the early roots of misogyny, it will prevent young men from becoming violent abusers.

But the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Nicole Jacobs, said the commitments did "not go far enough" to see the number of people experiencing abuse start to fall.

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The Ukrainian arms industry is ramping up production of its own weapons, despite hopes that US led peace talks could bring an end to the war.

After being heavily reliant on the west, Ukraine now says its producing more than 50% of the weapons it uses on the front line - that includes long range drones and missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia.

The BBC's Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale has been given rare access to one of the companies now mass producing these weapons – which they say are the only way of providing Ukraine with reliable security guarantees.

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A Scottish couple whose teenage son took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform's owner Meta, in what's thought to be the first UK case of its kind.

Murray Dowey was 16 when he died in his home in Dunblane in December 2023 after he was targeted by scammers posing as a young girl.

His parents have now launched legal action against Meta in a US court seeking punitive damages claiming that Instagram was not safe. Their lawyers are claiming the company "knew of safety features that would prevent sextortion" prior to his death and instead "prioritised profit".

Meta previously said it had made real changes to Instagram, and said it supports law enforcement to prosecute the criminals behind sextortion, adding "we continue to fight them on our apps on multiple fronts".

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Timothée Chalamet is one of the biggest movie stars on the planet.

And it turns out British stars are some of his biggest inspirations - including one very humble Scottish singer.

The actor has been speaking to BBC’s Colin Paterson about who he most admires - and you might be surprised by his final pick.

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European Union leaders are gathering for a Brussels summit where a momentous decision will be taken on whether to loan Ukraine tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund its military and economic needs.

Most of Russia's €210bn (£185bn; $245bn) worth of assets in the EU are held by Belgium-based organisation Euroclear, and so far Belgium and some other members of the bloc have said they are opposed to using the cash.

Without a boost in funding, Ukraine's finances are set to run dry in a matter of months.

Russia has warned the EU against using its money, and has filed a lawsuit against Euroclear in a Moscow court in a bid to get its money back.

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The UK government announced it is set to rejoin the Erasmus study scheme. Victoria is joined Joe Pike to discuss - and they speak to Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU relations about whether it’s worth the £570m cost.

Plus, Andrea Egan becomes the new secretary general of the UK’s biggest union - Unison. We explain what that could mean for the Labour party and Keir Starmer’s leadership. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

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US President Donald Trump's most trusted aide, Susie Wiles, is the subject of a huge spread in Vanity Fair magazine this week, in which she speaks candidly about her job, her boss and many of the senior administration officials that she has to deal with.

In a series of interviews, she described Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality", Elon Musk as an "odd, odd duck" and the vice-president JD Vance as a "conspiracy theorist".

We speak to our North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher, about her comments and the reaction from those Wiles makes claims about.

Anthony also talks about the reaction in Washington to President Trump's comments about the murder of the Hollywood director, Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle.

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The UK prime minister has said Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich must "pay up now" to victims of the war in Ukraine or face court action.

Mr Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, pledged in 2022 that the £2.5bn he made from the sale of the club would be used to benefit victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

But there has been a delay in releasing the funds, which are currently frozen in a British bank account, due to a standoff over how exactly they should be used.

Sir Keir Starmer told the Commons on Wednesday: "My message to Abramovich is clear: the clock is ticking."

The government wants the money to be used for humanitarian aid, but Mr Abramovich insisted it should be used for "all victims of the war" – meaning that Russians could also benefit.

Mr Abramovich's representatives declined to comment.

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