BBC News Sri Lanka’s health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The government has tasked the military to use drones to scan the rooftops of homes, schools and construction sites, and deployed police […]
BBC News Netball reputedly has 13 million players globally. England has the most active players of all countries with three million, and Africa has the most of all continents. Traditionally, a Commonwealth-centric sport, there is no mistaking Glasgow 2026 is a major occasion for netball. At the same time, the Commonwealth Games is grappling for […]
BBC News A public memorial for Ann Widdecombe will be held later this year, her family has said in a statement. Former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her Dartmoor home with serious head injuries earlier this month. Her family thanked the public for “the wide expression of condolences” […]
BBC News Having begun in 1930 as the British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games face questions about their place and relevance in the modern world. England weightlifter Emily Campbell told the BBC the Games are “one of the best things that came out of colonisation” while three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Tom Dean insists they […]
BBC News The co-founder of Hugging Face, a technology start-up that was hacked after some of OpenAI’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models went rogue, said on Thursday that the incident is “a wake up call” for the industry. Thomas Wolf told the BBC that “this will be one of the most common types of […]
BBC News Couzens is a former Metropolitan Police officer serving a whole-life sentence for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard. He abused his police role to stage a fake arrest, highlighting severe vetting failures and multiple failed opportunities to uncover the risk he posed. ACC Ratcliff said the comparison was unhelpful and that no […]
BBC News With traditional number nines seemingly becoming a dying breed, clubs are turning to other positions to provide the goal threat. That makes the midfielder, particularly one with a bit of creativity who can unlock defences, a sought-after player. England seem to have produced a number of players who fit that bill within a […]
BBC News The school day had begun as usual, Amaineh says. Because it was the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the children gathered inside the prayer hall to recite the Quran, she recalls, before she began teaching her pupils a new letter of the Persian alphabet. But, as the first attacks of the war unfolded […]
