Early years teachers in England will be offered tax-free payments of £4,500 to work in nurseries in disadvantaged areas as part of government efforts to boost standards. The incentives are designed to attract and retain fully qualified staff in 20 areas, the education department said on Monday without confirming exactly which places would benefit. The...
Getty Images Dunham’s move to London in 2021 inspired her new rom-com Lena Dunham is almost synonymous with New York City. The US actress, writer and director rose to fame with her award-winning semi-autobiographical series Girls, which followed four 20-something women as they navigated love, life and friendship in the Big Apple. But her latest...
King Charles has called on people to stand united “against those who would seek to divide us”, in a message marking the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks in London. He condemned the “senseless acts of evil” that saw bombs detonated on the capital’s public transport system, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700....
Emma Simpson and Tom Espiner Business correspondent and Business reporter BBC Harjinder Butoy says he lost everything from the day he was sentenced Former sub-postmaster Harjinder Butoy spent more time in prison than any other victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. After 18 months in jail, it then took another 15 years to...
BBC There are extraordinary secret surveillance images – now largely forgotten – that in their own grainy and mysterious way, tell the story of missed opportunities that maybe, just maybe, could have stopped the horrific suicide attacks that took place in London 20 years ago. They are images of the ringleader of the 7/7 bombings...
The contrast with the outcome of a very similar incident in Canada two races ago between Mercedes’ George Russell and Verstappen was notable. In Montreal, after the stewards took no action, Red Bull lodged a protest, but it was dismissed out of hand. Piastri said: “Going back to Canada, I think he had to evade...
The final day of the German Track Cycling Championships was abandoned after several spectators were injured when two cyclists crashed into the crowd. The incident happened on the final bend of the men’s keirin semi-finals as the two riders careered over the barriers at a speed of about 35mph at the track in Dudenhofen, western...
The story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the pre-digital days. Read full article at source...
Watch Centre Court erupt as Carlos Alcaraz fends off the power of Andrey Rublev to win an “impossible point” and break his serve in the third set of their fourth-round match at Wimbledon 2025. Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Nico Hulkenberg started his day at Silverstone as far back as a driver can get in Formula 1 – the last row of the grid. Fast forward 52 laps of chaotic wet-weather racing and the 37-year-old came through the field, aided by a perfectly executed Sauber strategy, to achieve his very first F1 podium on...
Had the ball been called out, Pavlyuchenkova would have won the point and taken the game. Instead, it was replayed, Kartal won the point and went on to break for a 5-4 lead. Pavlyuchenkova had seen the ball was out – and a TV replay showed that was the case by some distance. Addressing the...
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz produced an impressive fightback to overcome Andrey Rublev and set up a Wimbledon quarter-final against Britain’s Cameron Norrie. Alcaraz edged a step closer to becoming only the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles with a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over the Russian...
Hamilton said Ferrari had upgrades coming to the car in forthcoming races – these would follow a new floor that was introduced at the previous race in Austria. The 40-year-old said he wanted “a consistent balance, a car that turns at a low speed, just a more stable car”. He added: “We were looking great...
Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Ross Halfin AFP via Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne, 76, performed his farewell show on a black throne. The farewell show’s all-star line-up included the US rock band Anthrax, with guitarist Frank Bello rocking out here. It was the heavy metal gig to, for many fans, end all heavy metal...
London Pulse secured their first Netball Super League title and denied Loughborough Lightning an unprecedented three-peat with a thrilling 53-45 Grand Final win at the O2 Arena in London. Victory wraps up a magnificent treble for Sam Bird’s side, who topped the regular season table and won the inaugural Netball Super Cup in March. The...