BBC News Thames Water’s main lenders are offering the government a “golden share” and more control for local authorities in a bid to stop the troubled supplier from being nationalised. The government recently rejected a previous rescue proposal, and the BBC understands the lenders are preparing a legal challenge in case the new Andy Burnham-led […]
BBC News Nauru has tried to develop football previously, but it has never really taken off. The closest it has come to playing an international match was when representative teams faced a Solomon Islands expatriate team in 1994 and a refugee side in 2014. Its complicated past goes some way to explaining why the world’s […]
BBC News Lebanon’s army says its troops have begun deploying to a “pilot zone” in the south of the country following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered agreement reached last month. A statement from the army command said units had entered the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatieh district on Tuesday morning. On […]
BBC News “The Scottish government said it had learnt the lessons after Dava Moor,” says Sandy McCook, from Nethy Bridge community council. “Well I’m sorry, but the lessons have not been learnt. “It is untenable the position they are taking that they have enough equipment. It is helicopters that are needed.” Andrew Baxter, Lib Dem […]
BBC News Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke have received support from most of the major opposition parties, farmer leaders, activist and celebrities, including Bollywood actors. Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi said said that the students’ demands were “legitimate” and described Modi “as the most anti-youth prime minister India has ever had”. The government […]
BBC News Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has rejected a new contract with growing Premier League interest in the England Under-21 international. The Cherries have made it a summer priority to tie Scott down to fresh terms but as things stand there is no agreement. The development comes amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Manchester […]
BBC News Nineteen people in Indonesia have been convicted for trafficking at least 34 babies. Investigators say 20 babies were bound for Singapore – and at least 12 made it there. But the biggest question wasn’t answered in court – what happens to the children now? The BBC’s Astudestra Ajengrastri and Tessa Wong explain everything […]
BBC News Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia. Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out […]
BBC News After Labour’s election victory, she took the helm at the transport department, making headlines with an early decision to give train drivers a 14% pay rise across three years to end their long-running strike action. She was dubbed “Red Lou” in the press, reflecting her vibrant shades of dyed hair as well as […]
