BBC News Water companies have performance commitments on issues such as leakage. It is illegal to release raw sewage into rivers and seas during “normal” weather conditions, but firms are allowed to do so when it rains heavily, to prevent homes being flooded. Thames is the UK’s largest water company, supplying water and wastewater services […]
BBC News The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says it “stands in solidarity” with Uefa and Concacaf in opposition to Fifa’s proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors. In a statement published on Friday, the AFC said Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plan could not “realistically achieve the necessary broad consensus and unity required […]
BBC News About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, officials estimate. Videos and images showed thousands of people swimming into the city on Thursday, while local media reported crossings continuing overnight. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be […]
BBC News Manchester City and Arsenal, meanwhile, had the greatest concentration of players making deep runs into the competition. City’s World Cup contingent featured for several of the tournament’s leading nations. Rodri helped Spain win their second men’s World Cup after playing 726 minutes, while Marc Guehi and Elliot Anderson helped England reach the final […]
BBC News Bournemouth have agreed a deal worth up to almost £26m for Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva. The Portugal international, 22, is travelling for a medical after the two clubs reached an agreement worth an initial £21.4m, plus a further £4.3m in add-ons. It is a key signing for the Cherries, who identified replacing Marcos […]
BBC News Despite some rain in the forecast in the coming week, it will not be enough to end drought conditions. When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil. Meanwhile, a series of quick downpours such as heavy summer showers or thunderstorms […]
BBC News Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business. The buyer, Swift Partners, is a company which has been created to buy the brand and includes former Co-operative Group boss Richard Pennycook. Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate […]
BBC News Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain’s “example and integrity will be forever etched into the club’s DNA”. Baresi spent his entire 20-year playing career with the club from 1977 until he retired in 1997, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups/Champions […]
BBC News A British man has been arrested on suspicion of spying on a UK military base in Cyprus on behalf of the Iranian military. Rashad Sultanov, 44, of Islington, north London, is accused of carrying out “hostile surveillance” on RAF Akrotiri and sharing information with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Sultanov, who also holds […]
