We calmly review the key points without sensationalism.
The article recalls 1990s moral panic — including some US Christian pastors labelling Pikachu demonic — and describes how Pokémon has grown over 30 years into a global franchise that has earned north of $100bn.
British ice dance champions Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who borrowed Torvill and Dean’s original Boléro costume last Halloween, enter the 2026 Winter Olympics after winning eight British titles and claiming Great Britain’s first world medal in figure skating in 41 years in 2025.
Natural England has approved licensed releases of Eurasian beavers at two projects in South West England, following last year's first licensed wild release in Dorset.
The FDA approved beetroot red as a new food color and expanded permitted use of spirulina extract, part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s initiative to reduce petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the food supply.
