Close friendships were formed as Ward-Hibbert travelled the world playing tennis, and in 2012 he reached the pinnacle as he teamed up with Liam Broady to win the Australian Open junior doubles title. Ward-Hibbert turned professional and won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Futures circuit, including five with Broady and...
India’s weather department has warned of high temperatures in parts of northern India, including capital Delhi, for this week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said northern and central states – including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat – can expect maximum temperatures to cross 40C. It has issued a yellow alert which means that the...
Adam Laver BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Lisa and her daughter Mia visited the Loading Bay on Duke Street after watching the Extraordinary Portraits show Thousands of art fans have queued around the block in Bradford to see an exhibition of portraits of extraordinary members of the public. The BBC show Extraordinary Portraits, hosted by comedian...
Ottilie Mitchell BBC News, Sydney Richard Arculus The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close “ridiculous loopholes”, said the US Commerce Secretary The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country’s decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals. The...
BBC Cathy Warren says the song has followed her throughout her life “Be quiet – big boys don’t cry… big boys don’t cry … big boys don’t cry!” Those whispered words are, of course, an essential part of 10CC’s best-known hit single, 1970s pop masterpiece I’m Not In Love. Now, 50 years since the record’s...
CCTV captured the moment the two men damaged the Paddington Bear statue A Paddington statue that was ripped from a bench by two RAF engineers is to be reinstalled. The homage to the famous bear has been repaired and repainted and will be unveiled during a ceremony in Newbury, Berkshire, on Wednesday. Part of the...
Sarah Toom BBC Scotland News BBC The mural of Sir Alexander Fleming by artist Rogue One has pride of place in the town’s centre Darvel in East Ayrshire is one of those towns that can feel a little left behind by the collapse of industry. Formerly the heart of lace manufacturing in the Irvine Valley,...
McIlroy is desperate to wear the famous Green Jacket, but can you want it too much? “That’s a very good point,” said Smith. “All of this is said without me ever having spoken to Rory, I couldn’t comment as to how accurate my views on the situation are. “But looking at it from outside the...
Getty Images Lloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending after the financial crash of 2008. Business owners who borrowed from Lloyds around that time have told the BBC their firms collapsed after the bank introduced them to its Business Support Unit (BSU), intended...
The British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary on how she allegedly duped her son and left him in debt to fund her champagne-sipping lifestyle has been charged with fraud in Singapore. Alleged victims of Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, filed police reports after watching Con Mum, local media report. They accuse the Singapore...
North Korea has staged the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to pound the streets of the reclusive country’s capital. The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung. Before Sunday’s marathon,...
Charlotte Gallagher News Correspondent Reporting fromRoyal Albert Hall Getty Images Lesley Manville, John Lithgow and Imelda Staunton were among the winners at the Olivier Awards 2025. Here’s five things we learnt at UK theatre’s most prestigious night. John Lithgow’s going to need another door John Lithgow was one of the big winners of the night,...
Scotland took gold at the men’s World Curling Championship after a dramatic victory over Switzerland in Moose Jaw, Canada. A solitary point in the final end proved decisive for world number one Bruce Mouat’s rink, who beat Sweden and Canada to reach the gold medal match after a topsy-turvy round-robin stage. The Scots, who started...
Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter BBC James Nelson-Joyce stars as the notorious fictional gangster Michael Kavanagh In This City Is Ours, Liverpool actor James Nelson-Joyce plays a leading gang member who is struggling to balance his criminal career and family life, against a backdrop of changing modern masculinity. So it’s not hard to see why the...
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent BBC Stephanie Swann works and cares for her son Carers can now work for longer without losing a key payment – as the state pension and benefits rise for millions of people. While pensioners are receiving a bigger increase than the current rate of price rises, benefits are going...