Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Reuters Haymarket was at a standstill as fans cheered the buses through the streets of Newcastle Hundreds of thousands of supporters flooded into Newcastle to celebrate the football club’s historic cup win. Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup earlier this month, ending their 70-year wait for domestic...
Ryan Yates scores the winning penalty in a shootout against Brighton before running the length of the pitch as Nottingham Forest reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1991. MATCH REPORT: Forest beat Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup semi-final Available to UK users only. Read article in full at source...
An American citizen, who was held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for two months, has been released, Washington’s former envoy to Kabul has said. Faye Hall will “soon be heading home” after she was arrested by the Taliban in February, Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as the US special representative for Afghanistan from 2018-2021, wrote on...
After a VAR review, referee Peter Bankes overturns his decision to award Nottingham Forest a penalty for Kaoru Mitoma’s challenge on Elliot Anderson. Read article in full at source...
Wales: Joyce-Butchers; Neumann, H Jones (capt), Powell, Cox, George, Bevan; G Pyrs, Phillips, Scoble, Fleming, Crabb, Williams, Lewis, Evans. Replacements: K Jones, M Davies, Rose, A Pyrs, King, M Davies, C Keight, N Metcalfe. England: Kildunne; Dow, Jones, Heard, Breach; Harrison, Hunt; Carson, Atkin-Davies, Bern, Talling, Ward, Aldcroft (capt), Kabeya, Feaunati. Replacements: Cokayne, Botterman, Muir,...
Helen Catt Political correspondent Jeff Overs / BBC Amanda Spielman, who was Ofsted chief inspector when head teacher Ruth Perry took her own life after an inspection, is set to become a peer in the House of Lords. She is understood to have been nominated for the honour, yet to be announced, by Conservative leader...
Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble The number of people known to have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to more than 1,600, with people in some areas telling the BBC they had been left to dig through rubble for their loved ones with their bare hands. An acute...
TV presenters Ant and Dec joined the Newcastle team on their open double-decker bus as they brandished the Carabao Cup trophy as its 2025 winners. The lifelong Newcastle fans remembered the team’s victory at Wembley and said they would “probably” cry like they did two weeks ago. “It’s been a long wait, but I’ll tell...
Now Crystal Palace have secured their place in the last four of the FA Cup, it’s hard to believe that they did not win their first game of the Premier League season until late October. The Eagles had won two games in the Carabao Cup against Championship opposition, but tension was starting to build around...
Family handout Paying tribute his family said Paul Bowles was “intelligent and quick-witted” A man who died after he was hit by a van in an alleged road rage incident was “kind and loving”, his family has said. Paul Bowles, 50, died at the scene following a reported argument between two drivers in Broadway, Chadderton...
Rescuers in Myanmar pulled a woman alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment block in Mandalay, more than a day after she was trapped. After several hours of painstaking work, 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing was pulled from the wreckage and carried away by stretcher as bystanders cheered. She embraced her husband before she was...
The Moon obscured part of the Sun on Saturday, casting a dark shadow over cities across the world. The spectacle was visible in parts of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, and small parts of South America, with views available everywhere in the UK. According to Nasa, it was not total anywhere in the world,...
King Charles III has sent his condolences to the people of Myanmar after Friday’s deadly earthquake. In a message on social media, King Charles spoke of the shock and sadness he and the Queen felt about the earthquake, which killed more than 1,000 people. He sent their “deepest possible sympathy” to those who had lost...
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Moment Bangkok high-rise collapses following Myanmar earthquake A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though Myanmar is a high risk region for earthquakes, damage to buildings has been widespread. On the other...
Three people have died after a house fire in a village. Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics were called to the blaze at the former station house in Beswick Close, in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 22:30 GMT on Friday. Northamptonshire Police said three people later died. Three police officers needed hospital assessment after breathing...