BBC News The most demanding stage of the whole race was left to the penultimate day, in which riders had to climb 5,450 metres across three hors category climbs covering 170.9km to finish in the iconic Alpe d’Huez ski-resort for a second time in two days. American Kuss of Visma-Lease a Bike was part a […]
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Headingley Sunrisers Leeds 187-5 (100 balls): Marsh 69 (34); Rashid 3-21 Southern Brave 182-5 (100 balls): McKinney 44 (23), Stubbs 42* (20); Abrar 2-33 Sunrisers Leeds won by five runs Scorecard. Table Mitchell Marsh starred with the bat as Sunrisers Leeds secured their first win of The Hundred by […]
BBC News Neil Gray said that decisions on how best to tackle the fire were taken on an “evidence basis” and the government “takes its lead from the emergency services in terms of our response.” He said: “We’ve been very clear that all resources that could possibly be committed are being committed by the Scottish […]
BBC News Fiona Cottrell’s son, George Cottrell, has been at the centre of a political row in recent weeks. The Sunday Times has reported he supported Farage by paying for staff and security before the 2024 election, but these benefits were not declared once Farage became an MP. Farage has since stepped down as an […]
BBC News McLaren’s Lando Norris took his first grand prix pole position of the season, beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 0.012 seconds with the final lap of the session in Hungary. Hamilton had been fastest on the first runs, by just over 0.1secs from Norris, but neither the seven-time champion nor team-mate Charles Leclerc could […]
BBC News Newcastle‘s midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m. Young midifelders Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba have sinced arrived from Ajax and Monaco respectively. Although Saturday’s game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced on Friday, Steur […]
BBC News Peter Mason, auctioneer and senior valuer at Dawsons, said: “What struck me most was just how funny Morrissey is. “Running through almost every letter is a wonderful sense of humour and genuine warmth that makes him an incredibly endearing character. “Alongside the wit and unmistakable literary voice that would later become synonymous with […]
BBC News Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Clapham, south-west London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Police were called at 04:37 BST following reports of a man attending hospital with a stab wound. He later died in hospital, the force said. The incident is […]
BBC News Twenty firefighters were taken to hospital after a blaze ripped through an industrial unit and spread to a fertiliser store, triggering a major explosion. The fire service declared a major incident on Friday, as more than 100 firefighters tackled the flames at Highlands Farm, near the village of Rettendon, Essex. Three fire engines […]
