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BBC News “I’ve never heard of it in England myself, so it came as a complete surprise, but now I’m just waiting to see how much bigger they will get,” he added. “There’s at least 20 of them but I don’t think they will be edible, but I like to think they will be, so […]

BBC News A young woman who was inspired to pursue a degree in medicine after facing cancer herself as a teenager is celebrating graduating from university. Diagnosed with an aggressive soft tissue cancer at the age of 14, Ellie Waters-Barnes was given a one in five chance of survival. But the experience helped forge her […]

BBC News An escaped big cat believed to have been roaming the countryside for two months has been captured after being found with injuries in a plant pot in a back garden. Kevin Murphy, of Norfolk Wildlife Rescue, has been trying to track down the Savannah cat since it was spotted three weeks ago near […]

BBC News US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Cuban government’s “brutal crackdown against its own people five years ago is yet another reminder of the unique misery and evil that is innate to the communist system”. “Otero Alcántara’s only ‘crime’ was refusing to stay silent and using his art to demand the basic […]

BBC News England supporters in Miami have been celebrating a 6-4 victory over France, which secured the team’s best World Cup result since 1966. The nation was left disappointed on Wednesday when the Three Lions lost their semi-final with Argentina, failing to secure a spot in the final on Sunday. Fans who stayed with the […]

BBC News As well as the prolonged heat, this summer has also been exceptionally dry for many places. Rainfall patterns have varied considerably across the UK, but the driest regions have been eastern and north-eastern parts of England which have received only around half their expected rainfall by this stage of the summer. Wisley in […]

BBC News In addition to their four yellow cards, England gave away 14 penalties to Argentina’s six, taking their tally for the Nations Championship to 34 conceded in three matches. Former England wing Chris Ashton believes this pattern of ill-discipline is a weakness opposition teams will look to exploit. “If you are playing against England, […]

BBC News Carla Cressy worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but kept collapsing on shoots. “It was really embarrassing and I couldn’t do it anymore,” she says. From the age of 13, when she started her periods, she was plagued by excruciating pain but she was only finally […]

BBC News The US launched another round of air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting its coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, US military officials said. US Central Command (Centcom) said forces successfully hit Iranian military capabilities, while Iranian state media said Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had been struck. Centcom said […]

BBC News Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now. The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around, but seems in no mood to hand up his England boots. Kane – who scored six goals at this World Cup, but was an unused substitute against France […]