BBC News Nineteen-year-old striker Luca Fletcher joined Ipswich Town on a permanent deal in the summer after a successful loan spell from Manchester City. While at City, rapid forward Fletcher, an England Under-17s international, helped the club reach the FA Youth Cup final in 2024 and 2025 before impressing at Ipswich, scoring six times in […]
BBC News “With more money coming in from qualification for the European Championships, particularly Euro 2016, we ended up being more cash-rich,” says Jonathan Ford, chief executive of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) from 2009 to 2021. “That enabled us to put more money across the board: women’s football, grassroots football. We transformed the […]
BBC News Yes, and every year thousands of pupils do. Before anyone sits an exam, their school, college or training centre submits estimated grades for every candidate to Qualifications Scotland. If you don’t think your grade is correct, you should first talk to your school or college. It can contact the exam board on your […]
BBC News Three female lions at a Tokyo zoo have died of suspected heat-related illness, as Japan battles punishing summer temperatures. The three lions died within a week at the Tama Zoological Park in western Tokyo. Autopsies show that the lions, aged three to 15, had suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure – suggesting […]
BBC News A forest fire in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities. Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire […]
Retail The sun illuminates a corporate logo for McDonald’s on the front of their restaurant on 72nd Street on May 4 2026, in New York City. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG […]
Tech CANADA – 2026/06/23: In this photo illustration, the Grab logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing and delivery firm, raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday as it reported record second-quarter results, with […]
BBC News Twenty five US states sued the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday over new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners. The tariffs came into effect in July, targeting countries including the UK, China as well as the European Union, over Washington’s contention that they have failed […]
BBC News Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated due to wildfires around Washington state’s second largest city, Spokane. City officials say 600 homes have been destroyed as of Monday. BBC Verify has matched videos posted online in the aftermath with images of the same streets before the fires to assess the damage. Produced […]
