Watch: Kerrville official dodges question on lack of flood warnings Nearly 80 people have been killed after devastating flash floods swept through parts of central Texas. Rescue efforts are ongoing and the total number of casualties remains unconfirmed, though officials warn the death toll will rise. Questions have been raised about whether adequate flood warnings...
The Times and the Guardian lead with Sir Keir Starmer “facing fresh revolt” as the Times puts it, over the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) shake-up in schools. The Times also has the Texas summer camp disaster – which it calls an “unimaginable tragedy” – on its front page. The Guardian’s front page also...
Israel says it has launched strikes on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports, including the western port of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Saif. The attacks come shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders for civilians in the areas, warning of imminent air strikes. Israeli defence minister Israel Katz confirmed on social media the strikes...
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a planned law change. The government is set to amend the Employment Rights Bill to give parents the legal right to take time off work to grieve if they experience pregnancy loss at any stage. As it stands,...
Early years teachers in England will be offered tax-free payments of £4,500 to work in nurseries in disadvantaged areas as part of government efforts to boost standards. The incentives are designed to attract and retain fully qualified staff in 20 areas, the education department said on Monday without confirming exactly which places would benefit. The...
Getty Images Dunham’s move to London in 2021 inspired her new rom-com Lena Dunham is almost synonymous with New York City. The US actress, writer and director rose to fame with her award-winning semi-autobiographical series Girls, which followed four 20-something women as they navigated love, life and friendship in the Big Apple. But her latest...
King Charles has called on people to stand united “against those who would seek to divide us”, in a message marking the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks in London. He condemned the “senseless acts of evil” that saw bombs detonated on the capital’s public transport system, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700....
Emma Simpson and Tom Espiner Business correspondent and Business reporter BBC Harjinder Butoy says he lost everything from the day he was sentenced Former sub-postmaster Harjinder Butoy spent more time in prison than any other victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. After 18 months in jail, it then took another 15 years to...
BBC There are extraordinary secret surveillance images – now largely forgotten – that in their own grainy and mysterious way, tell the story of missed opportunities that maybe, just maybe, could have stopped the horrific suicide attacks that took place in London 20 years ago. They are images of the ringleader of the 7/7 bombings...
The contrast with the outcome of a very similar incident in Canada two races ago between Mercedes’ George Russell and Verstappen was notable. In Montreal, after the stewards took no action, Red Bull lodged a protest, but it was dismissed out of hand. Piastri said: “Going back to Canada, I think he had to evade...
The final day of the German Track Cycling Championships was abandoned after several spectators were injured when two cyclists crashed into the crowd. The incident happened on the final bend of the men’s keirin semi-finals as the two riders careered over the barriers at a speed of about 35mph at the track in Dudenhofen, western...
Watch Centre Court erupt as Carlos Alcaraz fends off the power of Andrey Rublev to win an “impossible point” and break his serve in the third set of their fourth-round match at Wimbledon 2025. Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Nico Hulkenberg started his day at Silverstone as far back as a driver can get in Formula 1 – the last row of the grid. Fast forward 52 laps of chaotic wet-weather racing and the 37-year-old came through the field, aided by a perfectly executed Sauber strategy, to achieve his very first F1 podium on...
Had the ball been called out, Pavlyuchenkova would have won the point and taken the game. Instead, it was replayed, Kartal won the point and went on to break for a 5-4 lead. Pavlyuchenkova had seen the ball was out – and a TV replay showed that was the case by some distance. Addressing the...
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz produced an impressive fightback to overcome Andrey Rublev and set up a Wimbledon quarter-final against Britain’s Cameron Norrie. Alcaraz edged a step closer to becoming only the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles with a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over the Russian...