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Zayn Ali Salman was just four years old when he caught the attention of one of London’s biggest football clubs. He is the youngest-ever recruit to the Arsenal pre-academy after his skills had him running rings round players twice his age. BBC Asian Network Reporter: Huma Shah BBC Asian Network video journalist: Suneil Asar

LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Plans for a rotating plank floor for Rome’s Colosseum were unveiled A Dutch couple begins living in the country’s first 3D-printed house A hair brushing robot is developed by MIT’s CSAIL – the aim is expand the skills of personal…

There is a “tradition” of racism in the British press, Joseph Harker, deputy opinion editor at the Guardian has said. Mr Harker, who is also a former publisher and editor of Black Britain told BBC World News it was a “laughable claim” to suggest the press was not racist in the UK. “You can look…

Ryan Girdusky is the founder of the 1776 Project Political Action Committee which campaigns to stop the teaching of critical race theory in US schools. He tells BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur that the theory is not just being taught, but also practised in public schools. Watch the full interview on BBC iPlayer (UK only)

With some parts of the world lifting lockdown restrictions employers are looking at where their employees should be based. While some are demanding their workforce return to the office others are paving the way for permanent home-based employment or hybrid working. So what are the challenges facing employers and employees? BBC World News spoke to…

The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has accused the European Union of blackmail in a debate with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over the rule of law. Dominik Tarczynski, MEP and member of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party, told BBC World News that the row was not to do with putting EU…