BBC News Witnesses say a heroic day-tripper managed to haul two children back to shore during an incident where a mother and daughter drowned. Beverly Smit, 60, described the unnamed rescuer swimming out to sea three times as the tragedy unfolded in West Mersea, near Colchester, on Wednesday evening. Shally Rahman, 41, and Samiha Rahman, […]
BBC News The biggest complaint from fans is scheduling. In 2025-26, the WSL replaced the Sunday 18:45 kick-off time with more noon matches, but this also proved unpopular. “For an away day it’s horrible,” explains Arsenal fan Major. “You’ve got fans leaving at three o’clock in the morning or you’re going the night before and […]
BBC News Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost amid the rubble of flattened apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region worst-hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June. Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing […]
BBC News Almost 15 years ago, Canada agreed to fully pay for the bridge’s construction to bypass US political resistance and get the project, seen as necessary infrastructure to fix a trade bottleneck, moving. The bridge will help support more than C$1bn ($710m; £530m) worth of goods that pass through Windsor-Detroit crossing each day. When […]
BBC News It is difficult to clearly define Rogers by a fixed position. As with all players, getting the best from them means appreciating the wider role they are capable of. A player’s ideal role can also change depending on the players around them and the opposition’s set-up. Aston Villa manager Unai Emery gave Rogers […]
BBC News Two Chinese academics have won the world’s top prize for mathematics for the first time, according to state media. Chinese mathematicians Hong Wang and Yu Deng won alongside John Pardon from the US and Jacon Tsimerman from Canada. They each won 15,000 Canadian dollars ($10,500; £8,000). Wang won for solving a problem that […]
BBC News Wangchuk, a well-known name in India, ended his hunger strike after the government assured him no legal action would be taken against protesters rallying at Janta Mantar site, India’s NDTV website reported. India’s state and health ministers had visited Wangchuk in hospital. Reacting to Wangchuk’s decision to end his hunger strike, CJP founder […]
BBC News This is concerning, Jess Phillips told us: “Not even training your moderators on your website. They should be ashamed of themselves.” Unlike some other swinging sites, FabSwingers does not require identity verification, which can make it harder for police to identify suspects when allegations are reported. It also means a banned user can […]
BBC News The couple’s system of sharing money remained the same even when Max was made redundant last year and they had to rely on Hannah’s salary of between £40,000 and £60,000. “There was shock and panic initially,” Hannah, who did not want to disclose her precise salary, says. “But we sat down and really […]
BBC News Yellow heat health alerts come into force across central and southern England on Friday morning with temperatures forecast to reach 30C (86F) in places. The alerts, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), cover the East and West Midlands, eastern England, London, south-east England and south-west England and are valid from 09:00 […]
