BBC News Dillon said she believed the story was a direct fictionalisation of a sexual encounter in the 1950s which led to Turing’s arrest. Turing was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 and forced by authorities to take hormones. He took his own life in June 1954. Turing was pardoned in 2013 and four years […]
BBC News A lawyer for the families of the children murdered by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana says his transfer from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital is an attempt by him to “manipulate the system”. Rudakubana, 19, was given a life sentence for the murder of three children – Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, […]
BBC News Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to coach the Italian national side. Earlier this week, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malago said talks had been held with Guardiola, who left Manchester City this summer after 10 years, and that “exceptions” could be made for his salary. On Thursday, FIGC technical director […]
BBC News He was once hailed as Liverpool’s footballing messiah. Now Jurgen Klopp has been asked to work miracles for his country. Last month, Klopp watched on as a touchline TV pundit as Germany went out of the World Cup in a shock penalty shootout defeat by Paraguay. The loss led head coach Julian Nagelsmann […]
BBC News Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix is set to join Chelsea on a long-term contract after the clubs reached agreement on a deal for the player. BBC Sport reported on Tuesday that both clubs had held positive talks over a move for the France international, with Palace seeking about £60m for the centre-back. An […]
BBC News Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England. She told BBC Breakfast that changes made through the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect in May, were “already having a significant impact on the market”. She added that controls which had […]
BBC News The chairman of corporate giant SK Group has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the “divorce of the century“. The award, which still needs to be finalised, is below the initial 1.38tn won that chairman Chey […]
BBC News In 2014, when the Commonwealth Games were last in Glasgow, a little-known teenage gymnast, Claudia Fragapane, became one of Britain’s breakthrough stars as she won four gold medals on her debut. Twelve years on, with the competition returning to the same city, another Bristol-born teenager is hoping to one day follow in Fragapane’s […]
BBC News The US military says it has launched strikes on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian state media saying four people have been killed and five injured. It comes as US President Donald Trump said he would use Iranian assets held by the US to pay for “any damages to Ships, Cargo, […]
