BBC News “Fill up quickly and move on,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov warns drivers in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Two petrol stations in the city in Ukraine’s north-east were hit by Russian drones on Monday, which local officials say wounded two people. In another attack on a petrol station outside the city of Kryvyi Rih […]
BBC News How would it feel to find yourself face to face with one of the Arctic’s most formidable predators? This stunning image captures life from a seal’s perspective. Taken by Norwegian wildlife photographer Audun Rikardsen, it was among the ‘Highly Commended’ entries in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. While working as […]
BBC News Despite the romantic sounding title, this 1974 song, external is actually the sound of Parton tenderly asking her musical mentor, Porter Wagoner, to let her go and pursue her solo career. Parton was 21 when she joined Wagoner’s variety TV show. They released a string of duets and toured together, leading fans to […]
BBC News Enjoy it – and do what Serena Williams tells you to. That was how Carlos Alcaraz settled back into competitive action at the US Open, partnering the American great as she returned to her home slam after a four-year absence. The tournament’s revamped mixed doubles format has attracted criticism for favouring the allure […]
BBC News At 14, *Xiaomei, a high-performing student from a coastal province in China, decided to overdose on cough medication. She wanted to impress an older boy who told her it would help her relax. The tablets were usually only available with a doctor’s prescription, but she managed to buy them online. At first she […]
BBC News The Guardian features Parton in her own words, saying: “I always wanted to be a star. I just seemed natural to me.” Elsewhere, the paper’s other top story says Prime Minister Andy Burnham will face a test of his support for electoral reform in his first week in parliament with almost 100 Labour […]
BBC News Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both made winning starts to their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw. Dart, who has twice reached the US Open second round, came through 6-0 6-7 (1-7) 6-1 against Jordyn Hazelitt in the first round of qualifying in New York. She will face another […]
BBC News Back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour are giving fans what they want by introducing matchplay to their end-of-season play-offs. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp confirmed on Thursday that from 2028 the Tour Championship will be played across two weeks, at two different courses, and adopt a head-to-head format. World number […]
BBC News Dolly Parton appeared on Michael Parkinson’s BBC chat show in 1979, speaking candidly about her childhood in rural Tennessee, her family’s poverty, and the determination that helped her rise to international stardom. The iconic country musician has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. #flour #powder #Dolly […]
