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BBC News He phoned people who chipped in to his Crowdfunder for the phone box project, as well as a few others to make up the numbers. “It is really fun to go into a phone box on the chance you get someone phoning up who you have never met,” he said. “But for isolated […]

BBC News “We were lucky if we even saw half a million [as a team], I’d say,” says the former rider. “There was even no money at team camps and other stuff they didn’t pay for. There were big bills. “I know there were other riders still owed money – a lot of it.” It all began […]

BBC News Women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat in the Canadian Open weeks before she begins her US Open title defence, while Britain’s Cameron Norrie also bowed out in the last 16. Sabalenka lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in a match lasting almost two and a half […]

BBC News Real Madrid paid Liverpool a reported 10m euros (£8.4m) for Alexander-Arnold, releasing him from his contract on 1 June 2025, a month early. But an eagerly awaited debut campaign never reached the heights many expected. Two separate injuries affected him. A hamstring issue last September sidelined him for seven weeks, while a thigh […]

BBC News The US blogger Perez Hilton is in a “serious but stable” condition after being admitted to hospital, according to his family. Emergency services were called to his Miami home on Tuesday after members of the public reported concerns while watching a TikTok livestream. The Miami sheriff’s office confirmed they attended a scene of […]

BBC News Sunday will be a warmer day across many areas with temperatures widely getting up to the mid to high twenties Celsius. South-east England will be even hotter where temperatures will rise to over 30C and possibly as high as 33C. This will break the record for the highest number of days on which […]

BBC News The path of totality crosses the western part of Iceland and they hope to find a spot in the Westfjords peninsula to witness it. Although they’ve heard rumours of roads being closed to stop too many people overwhelming the area, so are keen to get there a couple of days before the spectacle. […]

BBC News EastEnders star Kellie Bright is to leave the soap after playing one of its key characters, Linda Carter, for 13 years. She arrived in Albert Square with on-screen husband Mick, portrayed by Danny Dyer, when they became the new owners of the Queen Vic pub. Carter’s matriarch character has been central to major […]

BBC News There is also a belief that greater regulation alone will achieve little. Too much conservation work currently relies on philanthropists’ cash and devoted volunteers, those in the sector say, and much more languishes on the to-do list due to a lack of money. The federal government directly spends about A$700m on nature protection, […]