BBC News England’s only significant change in the India series was a new opening combination of Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell, and it bore fruit at Lord’s. The left-handed duo became England’s sixth opening pair since the 2023 World Cup, with Phil Salt, Jamie Smith and Zak Crawley currently out of contention and Will Jacks […]
BBC News Returning from an ACL injury is a notoriously difficult task. Having suffered the injury in September 2024, mere months after Spain’s Euros triumph, Rodri missed the rest of that season then featured sporadically last campaign. He made 33 appearances across all competitions for City but suffered a number of injury setbacks and, at […]
BBC News Those frustrations are at the heart of the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, founded by Dipke. Although the chief justice later withdrew the comment, Dipke embraced the label, turning the cockroach into the movement’s symbol. Monday’s turnout reflected how quickly the movement has grown since its first protest in June, […]
BBC News In his first speech in Downing Street, Burnham announced he would “end rough sleeping in our country”. This was swiftly followed by a No 10 press release promising an extra £340m for the task over the next five years. He also promised a new 10-year plan for Britain – to be unveiled later […]
BBC News Later this week, he is expected to change the government’s stance on oil and gas exploitation, with a new energy secretary in place. Those Labour MPs worried about the Green Party taking their seats will be concerned about this – but a lot more will be worried about whether this could be seen […]
BBC News Palmer first performed his ‘cold’ celebration in December 2023 after scoring two goals in a 3-2 win at Luton. He has since taken ownership of the celebration, literally, registering a trademark for it with the UK Intellectual Property Office after scoring two goals against Luton. However, it was first meant as a tribute […]
BBC News Ever ambitious and eager to test new horizons, Keegan announced midway through the 1976-77 season that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the campaign. It brought some criticism from supporters, but was another example of deception never being part of Keegan’s character, allowing Liverpool time to line up Kenny Dalglish as […]
BBC News The recent high temperatures have revealed the outline of an ornate and “lost” 17th Century garden at the Chatsworth Estate. The Great Parterre, which is beneath the south lawn at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, was designed in 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire, to complement the newly completed south facade of the […]
