Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco Silva BBC Verify BBC In the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government workforce, including meteorologists, with Senator Chris Murphy saying that: “Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters.” The suggestion is...
Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST...
Portugal offered little resistance in Spain’s Group B opener, but Belgium proved a different challenge, twice equalising after going behind. But each time the Red Flames responded, Spain replied instantly to restore their lead and regained complete control when Esther Gonzalez netted their third. The rest of the game was spent largely in Belgium’s half,...
So why don’t we trust this kind of tech more? One reason is a collectively very strong, in-built sense of “fairness”, argues Professor Gina Neff from Cambridge University. “Right now, in many areas where AI is touching our lives, we feel like humans understand the context much better than the machine,” she said. “The machine...
John McEnroe takes your calls on Wimbledon so far with Tim Henman and Kat Downes. Read full article at source...
World number one Jannik Sinner says Grigor Dimitrov “deserves” to be in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, after the Bulgarian is forced into retiring with a two-set lead because of a pectoral injury in their fourth-round match. Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
A devastated Grigor Dimitrov left Wimbledon in tears after being forced to retire injured when two sets up on world number one Jannik Sinner. Bulgaria’s Dimitrov led an enthralling contest 6-3 7-5 2-2 before he fell to the floor holding his right pectoral after serving an ace. He appeared to be in serious discomfort following...
AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri says Luka Modric will join the Italian side after Real Madrid’s Club World Cup campaign. The Croatia captain, 39, announced in May he will end a 13-year career with the Spanish giants after the tournament in the United States. And news of his new club was confirmed by Allegri, who...
Former Conservative cabinet minister and MP David Jones has joined Reform UK. Jones, who stepped down as a Conservative MP ahead of last year’s election, said he had become “disillusioned” by his old party and that only Reform was “demonstrating the determination needed to tackle the country’s many problems”. The former Welsh Secretary added that...
Beating 22-year-old Alcaraz is one of the most difficult tasks in the sport right now. The five-time major champion is on a 22-match winning streak, having claimed the Rome and French Open titles on the clay before heading to Ibiza for a now traditional pre-Wimbledon break. Norrie, 29, decided to try the same strategy, spending...
At least 91 people are confirmed dead, following flash floods in central Texas. Read full article at source...
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Smithsonian The new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011,...
The number of reported measles cases in the US has reached a 33-year high, with nearly 1,300 confirmed infections across the country as of Friday. The data, released by John Hopkins University, marks a new milestone in an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that was once thought to be eliminated in the...
The US plans to impose a 25% tax on products entering the country from South Korea and Japan on 1 August, President Donald Trump has said. He announced the tariffs in a post on social media, sharing letters he said had been sent to leaders of the two countries. The White House has said it...
Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has held face-to-face talks with Sporting in Portugal as the Premier League club move closer towards a deal for striker Viktor Gyokeres. BBC Sport revealed last Thursday the Gunners had accelerated their interest in the Sweden international as their well-documented search for a new centre-forward reaches a climax. And well-placed...