BBC News Ann Widdecombe died after being hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her Devon home, prosecutors have told Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Prosecutor Kashif Malik said that on 8 July Widdecombe was eating lunch when the man accused of her murder, Joshua Kerry, arrived at her house in a red Vauxhall […]
BBC News Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez says he is considering whether it is “time to step aside” from international football after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup final. The 33-year-old has won 67 caps for his country and played every minute of Argentina’s eight World Cup games, keeping two clean sheets […]
BBC News Like the ousted defence minister, the commander-in-chief avoided directly personal attacks, but the object of much of his criticism was pretty clear. “Presentations should not turn into self-representations,” he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov’s long, detailed press conference last week. “Behind each slide there should be a document, a budget […]
BBC News England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of The Hundred with a knee injury sustained during the recent one-day international series against India. Bethell had been named as Birmingham Phoenix captain for the season. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that the 22-year-old had an MRI scan on Monday but […]
BBC News Newcastle United supporters are set to vote on a new crest, with the club poised to change their badge for the first time since 1988. The existing emblem is popular with supporters, but Newcastle feel it “struggles to perform in a modern setting”. “Its intricacies and irregularities make consistent, high-quality reproduction impossible – […]
BBC News La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, claiming the world governing body is “destroying the football industry”. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, external, the head of the Spanish league also criticised World Cup hydration breaks, the final’s lengthy half-time interval, […]
BBC News It sets out a possible recruitment plan that would bring in new hires from across Greater Manchester and the wider North of England. In total, the report suggests around 300 staff should be employed within 18 months. It proposes transferring teams from Whitehall departments, including the Treasury, Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of […]
BBC News Máirtín Mac Gabhann said Dáithí had a “sparkle” back in his eye and that he had a “sweetie party” to watch the World Cup final. “We couldn’t have asked for better, so far,” he told the Nolan Show. However, Mac Gabhann added that life with Dáithí has been a “rollercoaster”. “Every time I […]
BBC News Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban affecting more than 10 million people after an “exceptionally warm and dry spring”. The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens or allotments, cleaning cars, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows. The water company said its region had […]
BBC News Three teenagers have been jailed for murdering a 16-year-old boy during a confrontation between rival groups on a beach in North Ayrshire last year. They were convicted of stabbing Kayden Moy on Irvine Beach on 17 May 2025. Cole Turley, 18, who had pleaded guilty to the murder, and Jay Stewart, 19 were […]
