BBC News Root’s first spell as Test captain was between 2017 and 2022 and he captained England to a record 27 Test wins in 65 matches. He will work with new England Test coach Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, in the role. Root stepped down from his first stint as skipper in April […]
BBC News The upheaval did not begin this summer. The 2025-26 Premier League season featured 11 managerial changes, with Forest among the clubs to make multiple appointments during the campaign. The average tenure of a top-flight boss now stands at about 20 months, illustrating just how fleeting life in one of football’s most demanding jobs […]
Digital Trends We’ve reached the point where AI-powered smart glasses are no longer just expensive gadgets for early adopters. Now, they’re cheap enough to end up in a shopping cart alongside kitchenware and school supplies. That’s exactly what’s happening in Australia, where Kmart’s new Anko AI Camera Glasses have completely sold out across the country. […]
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 […]
