Faarea Masud and Karen Hoggan Business reporters House of Commons via PA Media Pictures of a weepy Rachel Reeves dominated the newspaper front pages and TV news after her tearful appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier this week. The markets were spooked so much by her emotional appearance that the cost of government borrowing immediately...
BBC News All eyes are on stunning Switzerland, as 16 teams battle it out to win Euro 2025, including Wales and defending champions England. But how much do you know about the tournament? Take our quiz and limber up for the football event of the summer. Written and produced by: Text Formats and Special Projects...
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These “unsung heroes” called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres...
Sue Mitchell & Ben Milne BBC News Getty Images In late 2023, sisters Lisa and Nicole were told they had inherited a substantial sum from their late Aunt Christine. But while they were absorbing this life-changing news, the windfall was just as quickly snatched away. A man unknown to Christine’s family, friends or neighbours, appeared...
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Abbie Abbie first began using ketamine when she was 16 Abbie was 16 years old when she started using ketamine. It was the first time she had felt in control. The negative thoughts that had swamped her mind since a young age began to dissipate. Twelve years...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Liam and Noel Gallagher raised their hands together as they took to the stage in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium Oasis blew off the cobwebs and swept away the doubters as they kicked off their reunion tour in Cardiff. Taking to the stage after a 16-year break, the band sounded refreshed...
Emilia Belli, Ben Summer & Lucy Ballinger BBC Wales Investigates X Casks of beer were blessed at an Oktoberfest event in 2022 at Bangor Cathedral Priests and choristers at a cathedral mired in controversy did a “seven last shots of Christ” drinking game at a pub on Good Friday after services at the Archbishop of...
British number one Emma Raducanu is out of Wimbledon after falling agonisingly short of top seed Aryna Sabalenka in a gripping third-round match on Centre Court. Raducanu, 22, put the three-time Grand Slam champion – and clear title favourite – under extreme pressure before succumbing to a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 defeat. “Emma played such incredible...
Italian Sinner has reached the finals of the past three Grand Slam events, winning two of them. At 13:30 BST, he will open play on Centre Court against Spaniard Pedro Martinez, who is ranked 52nd in the world. Djokovic, 38, is making his 20th appearance in the men’s singles at Wimbledon and will aim to...
The way the Whitgift School-product pulls pace bowlers from back-of-a-length over mid-wicket is a reminder of some of the greatest Australians – and whets the appetite for England’s winter ahead. Australia is yet to see the best of Smith – he averages 23.16 against them from six one-day internationals – and any suggestions he is...
Cameron Norrie says he used a crowd tactic deployed by Andy Murray to get himself fired up during his third-round Wimbledon victory over Italian Matteo Bellucci. Playing on Court One – which he describes as his favourite at the tournament – the 29-year-old said he picked out members of the crowd to feed off their...
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker is close to joining Burnley after passing a medical at the Premier League newcomers. The 35-year-old England right-back will sign a two-year contract with the Clarets, having spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at Serie A side AC Milan. The move will end Walker’s eight-year stay...
James Waterhouse BBC News Reporting fromGondamar, Portugal PA Media Portugese national team player Andre Silva was among footballers and politicians to attend the public wake in Gondomar Crowds mourned Diogo Jota in his hometown to pay their respects to the Liverpool forward and his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash on...
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz kept himself on course for a third Wimbledon title in a row by overcoming Jan-Lennard Struff in an enthralling encounter to reach the fourth round. The world number two has yet to really hit his stride at the tournament but came through some big pressure situations and produced moments of quality...
One in 10 cars sold in the UK in June were made in China, according to the latest industry figures. New Chinese brands such as BYD, Jaecoo and Omoda are growing rapidly in the UK. There has been a particular surge over the past few months, at a time when most other G7 countries have...