BBC News Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on Saturday against the relatively unknown Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, knowing that victory would set up a long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury. Joshua, a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist, has won 29 fights – 26 by stoppage – and lost four. Albanian Prenga […]
BBC News While the demand was for the resignation of the education minister, it is clear that the protests have dealt a severe blow to the prime minister’s personal brand, and his aura of invincibility. Since coming to power in 2014, Modi’s government has rarely tolerated dissent and cracked down heavily on protests, which is […]
BBC News A British couple holidaying in Bordeaux said they noticed the flames get worse on Friday night, as the fire approached. “At about seven o’clock you could smell smoke. We thought someone was having a barbecue,” Maisie told BBC Newsbeat from their holiday rental. Her partner, Caleb, said the ash has now covered the […]
BBC News The most demanding stage of the whole race was left to the penultimate day, in which riders had to climb 5,450 metres across three hors category climbs covering 170.9km to finish in the iconic Alpe d’Huez ski-resort for a second time in two days. American Kuss of Visma-Lease a Bike was part a […]
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Headingley Sunrisers Leeds 187-5 (100 balls): Marsh 69 (34); Rashid 3-21 Southern Brave 182-5 (100 balls): McKinney 44 (23), Stubbs 42* (20); Abrar 2-33 Sunrisers Leeds won by five runs Scorecard. Table Mitchell Marsh starred with the bat as Sunrisers Leeds secured their first win of The Hundred by […]
BBC News Neil Gray said that decisions on how best to tackle the fire were taken on an “evidence basis” and the government “takes its lead from the emergency services in terms of our response.” He said: “We’ve been very clear that all resources that could possibly be committed are being committed by the Scottish […]
BBC News Fiona Cottrell’s son, George Cottrell, has been at the centre of a political row in recent weeks. The Sunday Times has reported he supported Farage by paying for staff and security before the 2024 election, but these benefits were not declared once Farage became an MP. Farage has since stepped down as an […]
BBC News McLaren’s Lando Norris took his first grand prix pole position of the season, beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 0.012 seconds with the final lap of the session in Hungary. Hamilton had been fastest on the first runs, by just over 0.1secs from Norris, but neither the seven-time champion nor team-mate Charles Leclerc could […]
BBC News Newcastle‘s midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m. Young midifelders Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba have sinced arrived from Ajax and Monaco respectively. Although Saturday’s game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced on Friday, Steur […]
BBC News Peter Mason, auctioneer and senior valuer at Dawsons, said: “What struck me most was just how funny Morrissey is. “Running through almost every letter is a wonderful sense of humour and genuine warmth that makes him an incredibly endearing character. “Alongside the wit and unmistakable literary voice that would later become synonymous with […]
