BBC News Anas Sarwar has never made a secret of his desire to hold high office. It’s only a matter of weeks since he offered himself to Scottish voters as a candidate to replace John Swinney as first minister. That went spectacularly wrong. The SNP held power for a fifth consecutive term and Labour recorded […]
BBC News The decision not only plunged the future of the 2026 edition into doubt but the Games as whole. But in September 2024 a deal, backed by the Scottish government, was agreed for Glasgow to host “a scaled back, but high-quality” event. It will be staged across four venues along an eight-mile stretch – […]
BBC News In New York City’s Times Square, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world, photographs of Wang Wang come up on a gigantic digital screen every 35 minutes. One of the captions reads: “She was loved. She wanted to live. She should still be here.” Similar billboards have been put up on […]
BBC News On 21 July 2025, a training aircraft took off from a Bangladesh Air Force Base in Dhaka at around 13:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and crashed soon after in the Uttara neighbourhood. Images from the scene hours after the crash showed scores of emergency service workers sorting through charred rubble in an attempt […]
BBC News On Monday, 20-year-old Chhavi (name changed) paused outside a Delhi metro station on her way to what would become one of the largest anti-government demonstrations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the Indian capital in recent years. She balanced her phone against a railing, stepped back and filmed a quick “fit check” […]
BBC News Anthony Joshua says he is not ready for the loss of his two close friends and team members to “sink in yet” as he prepares for his first fight since their death. Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele died when the vehicle they were travelling in, alongside heavyweight boxer Joshua and another passenger, […]
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 […]
