Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Family handout/Durham Constabulary Barry Dawson was shot dead on Saturday, Durham Constabulary said A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old grandfather in Co Durham, police say. Barry Dawson died when he was shot through a downstairs front window of his terraced house in Elm...
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcher Watch: Why US markets shot up like a rocket after tariffs pause For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted they were fully committed to their decision to impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries. They even derided a report on Tuesday that said...
Raphinha’s journey from Porto Alegre to Barcelona’s dressing room is a story of resilience, discipline, and continuous self-improvement. His transformation into a top-level performer is not just about talent. It’s about mindset, sacrifice, and an unwavering desire to succeed. Raphinha was raised in the relentless, grinding poverty seen across the sprawling shanty towns that litter...
So, what chance do Villa have of hauling themselves back into this tie and even winning it? It should be noted that similar comebacks have been achieved before. Nine teams have been exactly two goals down after an away leg in a knockout Champions League tie and managed to successfully turn things around at home....
Emma Woollacott Technology reporter Intuitive Machines Data centre firm Lonestar recently sent its test equipment to the Moon on this lunar lander It sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but Stephen Eisele is confident that one day his company will open a data centre on the Moon. “The way we see it is...
Dharshini David Deputy economics editor Getty Images Warnings of a global recession have been intensifying as the trade war heats up. As of Wednesday night, the main animus seems to be between the US and China who are flinging ever-increasing tariffs at each other. For most other nations, Donald Trump has paused implementing higher taxes...
The Prince of Wales was in Paris alongside his son Prince George and childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee to watch Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night. However, despite the diehard Villa fan wearing his “lucky clothes” they lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes and face...
Colombia’s Nicolas Echavarria and American JJ Spaun – beaten by McIlroy in the Players Championship play-off last month – finished top of the leaderboard on five under par. But Spaun suffered more misery in a play-off as the 30-year-old Echavarria took the honours. It’s a position that would appear to be cursed given no player...
US markets shot up like a rocket on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on the implementation of higher tariffs, meaning a “universal 10%” levy will be in place for most countries. But the US president hit China with even higher tariffs of 125% due to “their insistence on escalation”, according...
Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent Watch CCTV showing the a pupil being restrained by school staff in a calming room CCTV of an autistic pupil being restrained by staff in a calming room at a special school is “brutal” and “unlawful”, a restraint expert has told the BBC. The footage shows the 12-year-old being held face-down...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Police forces will have dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town centres at peak times in England and Wales, under plans to be unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Sir Keir said he wanted to end the policing “postcode lottery” by ensuring every community had specialist neighbourhood...
Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia score the pick of the goals to inspire PSG to a 3-1 comeback win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Parc Des Princes. MATCH REPORT: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Getty Images A saliva test may help “turn the tide” on prostate cancer, UK scientists claim. It analyses men’s DNA to work out who was born with the greatest risk of developing the disease. Targeting them for prostate biopsies and MRI scans discovered some aggressive cancers that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. However, the test...
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia rounds off a fabulous run with a thunderous strike to give PSG a 2-1 lead over Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc Des Princes. Read full article at source...
BBC Eni Aluko said she was “past the point of asking nicely” for women and girls to be treated with respect A broadcaster who was targeted on social media by ex-footballer Joey Barton has said she hoped a judgement that his posts were defamatory would make people think twice about what they said online. Former...