BBC News European football’s governing body Uefa has reacted furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup. Fifa – the sport’s global governing body – said it intends to expand football development funding to more than $10bn (£7.5bn), which it claims is to grow the game – […]
BBC News Hogh’s career has been a slow burner since he came through the youth ranks with local club Randers then was sold to second-tier Hobro after an injury-hit spell, including a loan to Valur in Iceland. A switch to Danish Superliga club AaB followed in January 2022, but he was on the move again […]
BBC News Two years ago, I stood at the back of a conference room in Manchester Hall, sipping a coffee and watching Andy Burnham unveil his vision for transforming technical education in Greater Manchester. He’d announced plans for the Manchester Baccalaureate, or MBacc, the year before, and, armed with PowerPoint slides and guest speakers, was […]
BBC News Documents from the case case show Hammond was first caught speeding by a police officer with a handheld speed camera at just before 13:00 BST on 2 December and again at about 11:45 BST on 22 December. West Mercia Police sent speeding tickets to a Grade II listed Herefordshire castle bought by Hammond […]
BBC News Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time. Gennaro Gattuso left in April after Italy failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup. Andrea Pirlo was set to take over but on Monday pulled out following controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company. “I believed that the […]
BBC News Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Rebecca Perry are among the authors who have been longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. The 13 chosen books include novels set in Mexico City, a remote Scottish island, an assissted suicide clinic in Zurich, 1980s Jamaica, and Massachussetts before the 2024 US election. Chair of […]
BBC News Xabi Alonso’s first match as Chelsea manager was defined by four strikers – an untouchable one, one that struggled again and could leave, a promising talent, and one that could join. The star was Joao Pedro, who scored a nine-minute hat-trick to help Alonso’s side to a 6-4 win against Western Sydney Wanderers […]
BBC News The search will soon begin for a new right-hand man or woman for King Charles, with the current principal private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton, set to step down next year. This highly influential, behind the scenes, figure is responsible for organising the King and Queen’s official work, advising on events such as the […]
BBC News On Tuesday morning the Gironde prefect ordered a new evacuation of all camping sites near the coast at Lacanau, while those in the nearby town were allowed to stay put but told to prepare for sudden evacuation. About 4,000 tourists told to leave the area are in addition to the 220,000 people evacuated […]
