BBC News Most of us need about seven to eight hours of good-quality sleep each night to function properly. Teenagers, children and babies typically need more sleep because they are still growing. But remember that the majority of people can still function well after a night or two of disturbed sleep. Although you might yawn […]
BBC News One-Day Cup, Taunton Lancashire 443-6 50 overs: Jennings 156 (127), Flintoff 123 (76) Somerset: Yet to bat Scorecard Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hit his first senior professional century in Lancashire’s One-Day Cup match against Somerset at Taunton. The right-hander dominated the bowling in crashing 10 fours […]
BBC News Paris St-Germain have been given an extra dressing room for the Super Cup – after making their pre-game frustrations clear. The Champions League holders were unhappy with their facilities at Red Bull Arena before Wednesday’s Super Cup match with Europa League winners Aston Villa. Unai Emery’s side are using Red Bull Salzburg’s home […]
BBC News Thailand’s government will immediately stop issuing gun permits after a shooting incident last week in which a 14-year-old killed eight people and himself. Existing gun owners are already banned from carrying their weapons in public. The South East Asian country has one of the highest rates of civilian gun ownership in the region, […]
BBC News The remarkably warm and sunny summer has led to drought being declared in more than two-thirds of England and all of Wales. A total of 45 million people are now living in a drought area in England, with more than 27 million facing water use restrictions. There is no rain in the forecast […]
BBC News The case’s notoriety still follows Knox; since Kercher’s death, Knox has written two books about her imprisonment and served as an executive producer on the biographical drama The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. According to The Guardian, external, she opens Cartwheel by telling the audience: “Welcome to the most controversial show at the […]
BBC News A forest school set up by singer Charlotte Church on a former pig farm might have to close because of environmental fears. The Awen Project opened in 2024 without planning permission in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan. The singer, who appeared on series one of Celebrity Traitors, applied for retrospective permission in October 2025, […]
BBC News As trial approaches, Mangione’s team has yet to unveil its full strategy. So far, his lawyers have not offered a robust alternative theory to the one prosecutors have put forth. “We do not have, like in ‘The Fugitive,’ the idea of the one-armed man who’s the real killer,” said former federal prosecutor Mitchell […]
BBC News For Lyttle, having worked with Charles at age-group level with Northern Ireland, there was never any doubting his potential. “Honestly, he is so calm, I actually haven’t seen him get out of second gear yet and that is no joke – there is even more in him,” Lyttle added in his 2021 interview […]
