Four police officers are being investigated over their interaction with a woman who police believe was murdered by her husband. The police watchdog said the officers had been served disciplinary notices over their alleged handling of a domestic abuse report by Harshita Brella. Detectives believe the 24-year-old was strangled by Pankaj Lamba, 23, in Corby,...
BBC Steve has been trying to get back to London after his flight was diverted to Paris Thousands of passengers have had their travel plans thrown into disarray after Heathrow Airport shut on Friday. Homes near the airport were evacuated and some schools shut after a fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, west London,...
The new coach faces home white-ball series against West Indies and India this summer before a 50-over World Cup in India in the autumn. Whoever does take charge will be looking to end a trophy drought that stretches back eight years to the 2017 World Cup triumph. Lewis, previously a fast-bowling coach with the England...
James and Chris are joined by Lucy Fisher and Stephanie Flanders to discuss the week. Source link...
James and Chris are joined by Lucy Fisher and Stephanie Flanders to discuss the week. Source link...
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno says he “can’t wait to get back to work” after falling ill on a plane and being taken to hospital. The 63-year-old spent nearly two weeks in a hospital in Doha after becoming unwell, external on a flight that took off from Heathrow on 3 March. The boxer...
James Delaney BBC Scotland News BBC Gavin Keith and Edith Stewart said they were not confident they would get home by tomorrow. Scotland fans have been stuck in Athens following the side’s 1-0 win over Greece after a fire near London’s Heathrow grounded all flights. Supporters returning to Scotland from the Greek capital have had...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media The Prince of Wales took his seat in a Challenger 2 tank during a visit to Tapa Camp If royal visits are about sending a message, then the picture of the Prince of Wales in a tank near the Russian border must be one of the most direct. Prince...
Lewis Hamilton said he was “gobsmacked” to take his first pole position for Ferrari for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton out-qualified Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc fourth and Lando Norris’ McLaren sixth. The seven-time champion, who qualified eighth and finished ninth on his Ferrari debut in...
Coventry’s career has been intertwined with politics for years. In 2008, she accepted a $100,000 reward from Zimbabwe’s authoritarian leader president Robert Mugabe – given to her in a suitcase – for winning four medals at the Beijing Games. The gift came at a time of severe food shortages and inflation, and the swimmer announced...
Reuters Flights around the world have been disrupted after Heathrow Airport closed due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, said it was experiencing “significant” disruption after the blaze at North Hyde substation in Hayes, west London. More than 1,300 flights have been affected, tracking website Flightradar24 said, and...
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for Ferrari as he headed sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.018 seconds as McLaren’s challenge faded around the Shanghai circuit and will start Saturday’s sprint race from the front. Oscar Piastri was third and Lando Norris, winner of the...
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has left Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarrell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley. Nottingham Forest midfielder Gibbs-White was not included by Tuchel’s original squad but was called up when Chelsea’s Cole Palmer pulled out. Uefa rules state that a manager...
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines have a duty to look after you. That includes providing meals and accommodation, if necessary, and getting you to your destination. The airline should organise putting you on an alternative flight, at no extra cost. Additional losses – such as unused accommodation – might require a claim to...
Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News Investigations BBC South American drug gangs are dropping cocaine in the sea around the UK to be picked up by smaller boats and brought to shore, Border Force has warned. Tens of millions of pounds worth of drugs are being wrapped in flotation devices equipped with trackers, allowing...