BBC News Remco Evenepoel criticised “inhuman” middle-of-the night doping tests at the Tour de France after winning stage 15. The Belgian’s comments came as Jonas Vingegaard was woken at 02:00 and race leader Tadej Pogacar at 05:00 local time for tests before Sunday’s stage – in which the Dane crashed and broke his collarbone. Evenepoel […]
BBC News Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the 2026 tournament. The France forward netted 10 goals in eight games to edge out Lionel Messi in a high-quality race. Having struck eight times to finish top scorer at […]
BBC News The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed it had attended the scene. A spokesperson for NEAS said: “We were called to an incident in which a person was injured at the Port of Tyne, South Shields, at 13:02. “We dispatched three double crewed ambulances, two clinical team leaders, a duty […]
BBC News Fire crews are battling a large blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. A huge plume of white smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife after the fire broke out below Salisbury Crags at about 18:40 on Sunday. Six appliances were in attendance, with firefighters seen dousing the flames. The Scottish […]
BBC News A high-volume pump has been used to draw water from Loch Morlich to support firefighting efforts. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) said on Sunday there was “growing optimism that the heroic efforts of people on the ground to tackle the wildfire are working”. However, they added the incident remained live and roadblocks […]
BBC News As unfortunate as Russell was, it should take nothing away from the quality of Antonelli’s weekend. He was more comfortable in the car than Russell, the pace came more easily to him, and he never once looked like not winning the race, not even when the VSC gifted Leclerc the lead. Mercedes’ battery […]
