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BBC News “If it’s too late, at least we tried,” said a defiant Hugo, 26, as he refilled his water tank. “Fifty thousand hectares has already been destroyed, what will we tell our children?” Hugo grew up in the area and has returned from his home in Bali to watch his mother’s house in the […]

BBC News Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over their behaviour after their World Cup final loss to Spain and throughout the tournament. Last week, the world governing body appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to assess what happened after the final whistle at the New York New Jersey Stadium, with multiple Argentina players […]

BBC News In a ruling this week, the judge said “all videos featuring Wolfoo” must be taken down before 16:00 BST on Monday. Peppa Pig’s former owner Entertainment One and creators Astley Baker Davies Ltd originally took court action in London in 2022. They claimed SConnect had attempted “to deceive the young Wolfoo viewership, most […]

BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Sophia Gardens Welsh Fire 122-7 (100 balls): Short 36 (26); Santner 3-35 Trent Rockets 126-1 (72 balls): Duckett 52* (45), Allen 33 (19) Trent Rockets won by nine wickets Scorecard. Table Ben Duckett struck an unbeaten half-century as Trent Rockets demolished Welsh Fire by nine wickets in Cardiff to […]

BBC News Hackers have obtained about 607,000 records in a cyber-attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England. The data taken includes telephone numbers and email addresses relating to individuals and organisations but does not include bank details or other sensitive information. The DfE confirmed the incident and said it is working closely with […]

BBC News When a detective tells him the force is gathering evidence, Bush seeks to pass off his criminal acts as administrative oversights. “I know I’m not good at accounting, me handwriting’s bad and all that, and I’m sure there’s times when you’ve looked at things and gone, ‘I don’t know what that means’.” Bush […]

BBC News Drought has been declared across more than half of England as hot, dry weather takes its toll on the country’s water supplies. The announcement means there have been three droughts in the past five years – 2022, 2025 and now 2026. Photos from across the country have captured some of the dry conditions […]

BBC News Emma Riley has been caring for her mother Carol, who has dementia, since she lost her father 18 months ago. “She’s a cracking lady, still with a sense of humour but she’s living with this awful condition,” said Riley, from Manchester. She is paying £34 an hour for a care company to come […]

BBC News Earlier, Judge Mr Justice Hilliard was told how more than £3.3m was paid in total into both Legacy and Bush’s personal accounts between 2017 and 2024 and the turnover reported to Companies House and HMRC did not “reflect these values”. During that period, £1.7m was transferred into Bush’s personal bank account from Legacy. […]

BBC News Sharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around artificial intelligence (AI) related companies is fading. The AI revolution has promised to reshape the way we work and live and has created vast wealth for investors in a handful of companies predominantly in the US and […]