BBC News Former defence minister Al Carns says he has turned down an offer to serve in Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government. Carns followed John Healey, then defence secretary, in resigning from former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government last month in a row over planned military funding, which both men said was not high […]
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Utilita Bowl Southern Brave 135-7 (100 balls): Miller 44 (35); Jansen 2-17 Welsh Fire 138-4 (98 balls): Salt 47* (37); Chaudhary 2-19 Welsh Fire won by six wickets Scorecard. Table Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt led from the front as his unbeaten 47 helped them begin the 2026 Hundred […]
BBC News Miami Heat mistakenly posted a link on YouTube to LeBron James’ ‘introductory press conference’ despite the NBA great not yet deciding where he will play next season. The link to the live stream – scheduled for 27 July – was uploaded to the Heat’s channel on Tuesday before being deleted. A Heat spokesperson […]
BBC News Arsenal have confirmed defender William Saliba is set to miss an “extended period” after suffering a back injury while at the World Cup with France. The 25-year-old had been managing a back issue for several weeks and carried the problem into the World Cup but was forced off after 30 minutes of France’s […]
BBC News In cinemas, the film’s global takings include £12.6m from the UK – making it the second-biggest opening weekend in the country so far this year, behind Toy Story 5. In the process, The Odyssey broke the record for the highest takings in an opening weekend for a film on Imax screens in the […]
BBC News Cameron Menzies needed medical attention after being taken ill during his World Matchplay second-round match against Ross Smith in Blackpool on Wednesday. While leading the game 2-1, Scotland’s Menzies stepped away from the oche and appeared unsteady on his feet as England’s Smith and the referee guided him safely off stage. It was […]
BBC News A Florida teenager who sued Meta claiming that he was addicted to and harmed by his use of platforms, such as Instagram, has dropped his case. The 15-year-old plaintiff, known by the initials R.K.C., had in recent weeks settled the same claims against TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, all of which have been accused […]
BBC News Major League Soccer says it is investigating allegations of tampering by Inter Miami after the club signed Brazil midfielder Casemiro. On Wednesday, Miami announced they had signed the 34-year-old – who left Manchester United at the end of last season – on a deal that runs to the end of the 2027 MLS […]
BBC News The trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on 1 June 2027, a New York judge ordered on Wednesday. US forces seized Maduro and Flores from their compound in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in a dramatic, night-time raid on 3 January, and brought them […]
BBC News A woman has been placed under formal investigation over the death last year in France of a British-South African mother-of-four. Karen Carter, 65, was found lying near her car with stab wounds by a friend in Trémolat, the Dordogne village where she had lived for over a decade and managed two holiday rental […]
