Where Southgate, certainly towards the end of his reign, would break the news to new or unexpected call-ups on the day of a squad announcement, Tuchel confirmed with some players that they would be called up the evening before the big reveal. All players who were on Tuchel’s radar received a text in the days...
BBC On Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England. Around a third of electors in England are eligible to vote, and more than 1,600 councillors will be elected. In some parts of England, local elections have been postponed because the government is planning to reorganise local councils....
Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man PA There have been campaigners for and against the bill since it was brought forward Proposed laws to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to choose to end their own lives have been agreed by the Manx parliament. It means the bill can...
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Reuters The US launched air strikes towards Yemen on 15 March The lives of British servicemen and women have not been put at risk by a major security breach in the United States, the UK armed forces minister has told MPs. Luke Pollard said he had “high confidence” that British operational...
Working class people do not want “handouts” but support to find jobs, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said. Last week the government set out changes to the benefits system aimed at saving £5bn, including making it harder for people to claim disability payments. Asked whether the cuts were “a hard sell” to Labour MPs...
An unusual spiral appeared in the sky above the UK on Monday night, leading some people to wonder what was going on. It is thought the cloud-like display was caused by SpaceX, which was conducting a classified rocket launch. BBC Weather’s Simon King has this analysis. More on this story. View original article...
Four people, including the grandparents of Emile Soleil, have been arrested over the two-year-old’s disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. The two other people arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse are adult children of Emile’s grandparents, prosecutors said in a statement. The grandparents’ lawyer, Isabelle Colombani,...
Watch: Key reactions to reports of a leaked group chat involving Trump officials Washington DC is still digesting a serious security breach at the heart of the Trump administration. It’s the story of how a journalist – the Atlantic magazine’s Jeffrey Goldberg – was added to a Signal platform messaging group which apparently included Vice-President...
Two RAF engineers have admitted they broke a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue in half and stole it from a bench. Daniel Heath, 22, of Oakhall Park, Thornton, West Yorkshire, and William Lawrence, 22, of John Street, Enderby, Leicestershire, both admitted an offence of criminal damage at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The statue on Northbrook...
Lily Jamali & Max Matza & Kayla Epstein BBC News Watch: Mike Johnson defends Trump administration after Yemen group chat mishap The leak of classified information by President Donald Trump’s national security team on an unsecured chat app may have broken three basic rules, according to analysts. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he was...
Sebastian Usher Middle East correspondent Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Hamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been attacked by Israeli settlers, activists who witnessed the event say, before being detained by the Israeli military. Hamdan...
The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built after an £8.3bn plan was approved by the government. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by two tunnels running underneath the River Thames. National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford Crossing by 20% and open...
A large glowing spiral that appeared in the night sky above parts of the UK on Monday is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US. The cloud-like shape, which was visible for several minutes before fading, is believed to have been caused by leftover fuel released by the rocket...
Cricket, which is being held in Los Angeles in 2028, could be played at the Gabba in 2032 before the arena is torn down. “Wouldn’t it be amazing to see the Australian cricket team win gold at an Olympic final? The Gabba’s swansong,” Crisafulli said. “The Gabba is at its end of life. It hasn’t...
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Dylan Caulkin Dylan Caulkin would like the government to provide more help for young people like him On Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy. The government has promised to boost growth, which should mean higher pay and more jobs, but so far the...