BBC News Chelsea have completed the signing of Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal. The 21-year-old becomes Chelsea‘s sixth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck, Emmanuel Emegha, Maxence Lacroix and Marco Palestra. The midfielder will join the remainder of Chelsea‘s pre-season tour, with the Blues set to […]
BBC News Massive Attack has said it was “surprised and disappointed” by its treatment by Singaporean authorities after expressing pro-Palestine sentiments during a performance in the city-state. The group wrote on Instagram on Sunday that its members were “detained by the police, isolated and separately questioned”, with some subject to hotel room searches and temporary […]
BBC News Further trains would be delayed, cancelled or diverted via Seven Sisters, a spokesperson added. London Fire Brigade said 14 engines were being used to tackle a grass fire, near Lea Road in Waltham Abbey, which is close by. It is unclear whether this is a separate blaze and the BBC has asked the […]
BBC News Ukraine has said it carried out overnight strikes deep inside Russia, hitting a major oil refinery and an airfield that houses Russian strategic aviation. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Engels airfield and the refinery, both in the Saratov region some 600km (373miles) from Ukraine’s border, were hit. An oil depot was also struck […]
BBC News Portugal Invitational final leaderboard -19 Z Johnson (US); -17 S Cink (US); -15 P Harrington (Ire); -13 T O’Neal (US); -12 MA Jimenez (Spa), M Lundberg (Swe). Selected others: -10 J Leonard (US); -9 D Clarke (NI), R Goosen (SA); R Sabbatini (Svk); -8 E Els (SA), D Duval (US), YE Yang (Kor); […]
BBC News Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel’s prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago. Uganda’s army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured his courage and selfless service. Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which […]
BBC News Welsh star Emma Finucane has created history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games. Finucane added keirin success to the golds she had already won in the team and individual sprints and 1,000m time trial. Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews finished second when defending […]
BBC News Andy Burnham has pledged his government will be “relentless” in curbing the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats. The prime minister said progress had been made and the government was “changing the whole approach”, with enforcement officers tackling people-smuggling gangs doubled on both sides of the Channel. “People want […]
BBC News At least eight people in Gaza have been killed in overnight strikes which hit residential buildings, Palestinian officials have said. Gaza’s Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah. A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military […]
