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Bruno Guimaraes: Arsenal closing in on Newcastle captain
BBC News There is growing expectation that Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes will join Arsenal this summer, multiple sources have told BBC Sport. The Brazil midfielder has made it clear he wants to join the Premier League champions and Arsenal are increasingly confident of signing the 28-year-old. Guimaraes, who has scored 31 goals in 195 appearances […]
Why do parts of England and Wales keep falling into drought?
BBC News “We need to invest for the long term, in new water storage facilities, whether it’s at the local level supporting farmers or at a large scale with the water companies themselves being allowed to build reservoirs,” Sir John Armitt, former chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, told Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday. […]
Xbox tech boss says ‘unacceptable’ outage should not have affected disc games
BBC News The issue follows a separate incident on 24 July in which the PlayStation Network also suffered an outage for several hours. Both incidents have created unease about a so-called digital-only future in games and the questions over game ownership and licensing that come with it. In June, Rockstar Games announced that physical copies […]
Dad of Mersea beach tragedy victim pays tribute to his son
BBC News A seven-year-old boy who died a week after being rescued from the sea “never failed to bring happiness” to others, his father has told the BBC. Musa Ahmed and five relatives got into difficulty in the water in West Mersea on 22 July, having travelled to the Essex seaside from east London. His […]
Drought declared for whole of Wales amid sustained high temperatures
BBC News A drought has been extended across the whole of Wales with the country on course for its driest July on record in 190 years. Declaring the drought, the country’s environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said sustained high temperatures were causing the condition of the natural environment to “deteriorate”. The decision has been […]
Minimum 10-game ban for players found guilty of discrimination – FA
BBC News Players found guilty of discrimination will face a ban of at least 10 matches under strengthened Football Association rules coming in for the new season. In previous seasons, suspensions ranged from six to 12 matches for ‘aggravated breaches’ of FA Rule E3.2, which relates to misconduct around references to ethnic origin, colour, race, […]
Greek police probe ‘foul play’ in death of woman found in suitcase
BBC News First Minister John Swinney said Ross’s family would be supported by the Scottish government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He said: “This is an absolutely appalling case that has been reported overnight. “And obviously I’m deeply concerned that such a tragedy has taken place.” Helena Smith, The Guardian’s correspondent in Athens, told […]