BBC News New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously pledged to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city, now says he does not have the “authority” to do so. In a video posted on social media, Mamdani instead called on US officials to act on the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the […]
BBC News Ecologist Angharad Owen, who started the petition calling for aerial support to tackle blazes in remote places like Rhinogydd, said they were “proven to be highly effective in managing and extinguishing wildfires swiftly”. “These resources can access remote and rugged terrains, dropping water and fire retardant directly on the fire’s critical areas, something […]
BBC News The wreckage of a Pan American Airways plane has been found 74 years after it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in a crash that prompted mandatory airline safety briefings. The Clipper Endeavor was found 2,000ft (610m) below sea level off the coast of Puerto Rico with a sonar-equipped drone. It went down on […]
BBC News Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare forced the cancellation of a training session after he refused to leave the pitch. BBC Sport has been told the 25-year-old sat down and demanded the club let him move to Fiorentina. Wolves have rejected a bid from the Serie A side, having accepted an offer from Turkish club […]
BBC News The key point here is whether the transfers can be defined as a ‘swap deal’. One of the clauses in Uefa’s transfer regulations defining “player exchange transactions” is that such deals must be concluded within 45 days of each other. Clubs can still transfer players between themselves in that 45-day period, but those […]
BBC News She discovered she was fast, and her new records prove it. In the Women’s Standing Block category, where an axe is used to speed-chop through an upright, vertical block of wood, she cut through 9in (22.8cm) of white pine in 19.38 seconds. The previous record was 21.17 seconds. In the Women’s Underhand Chop, […]
BBC News The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than £500m, will “help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need”. At the start of last year, […]
BBC News Maj Gen Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, has replaced Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s commander-in-chief – the third since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. His nomination has been welcomed by both civil society and the military. Drapatyi’s name was chanted during protests that started off backing his friend, ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, but […]
BBC News For now, Liverpool supporters are left with more questions than answers. Since completing its takeover of the club in October 2010, Fenway Sports Group, then known as New England Sports Ventures, has established itself as a steady and reliable custodian. The American ownership group has overseen sustained success on and off the pitch, […]
