BBC News Lots of people might opt for the £50,000 guarantee, deciding that it is a life-changing amount of money in itself. After all, it is £10,000 more than the median average earnings for full-time workers in the UK for an entire year, according to official statistics, external. But younger people generally earn less and […]
BBC News The organisation said the uniform combines the charity’s heritage with modern colours and prints. The range is made up of 30 items of clothing, 15 accessories and neckerchiefs – with prices starting at £12, for a T-shirt. Design features include hidden pockets in waist bands, thumb holes, and badge sashes which double as […]
BBC News Given Evans qualified fastest – and fastest by a distance – any pre-Games ignorance had already evaporated by the time she strode out into this clammy, claustrophic cauldron of noise on Sunday. The Cambridge-born athlete could have represented England or Wales through her parents but, after choosing to train at the University of […]
BBC News Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations”. They […]
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Trent Bridge London Spirit 159-9 (100 balls): Brevis 39 (24); Harrison 2-25 Trent Rockets 160-6 (98 balls): Duckett 75 (47); Milne 2-25 Trent Rockets won by four wickets Scorecard Craig Overton won an entertaining contest against twin brother Jamie as Trent Rockets edged a thriller by four wickets against […]
BBC News Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional footballer, scored his first goal in nearly four years at the age of 59 for Japanese third-tier side Fukushima United. Miura found the net in the 52nd minute to make it 5-0 to Fukushima in an eventual 7-0 win over Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on […]
BBC News Paris St-Germain want £145m for Bradley Barcola, Real Madrid set Vinicius Jr price, Arsenal to accelerate Bruno Guimaraes talks, plus more. Paris St-Germain want £145m for 23-year-old France forward Bradley Barcola, with Arsenal and Liverpool interested. (Times – subscription), external Arsenal have not opened talks over signing Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, but Real […]
BBC News Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social […]
BBC News Luke Littler defended his World Matchplay title in sensational style and smashed Phil Taylor’s tournament and final average records in the process. The 19-year-old beat seventh seed Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool to become just the third person to win back-to-back Matchplay titles. World number one Littler finished the week with an average […]
