A university lecturer who was murdered has been awarded a posthumous PhD. Claire Chick was stabbed to death​ in January by her estranged husband, who was jailed for 27 years. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 48-year-old, who was also a former nurse, at a candlelit vigil at Plymouth Hoe, with her partner saying “she cared...
Sampdoria will remain in Serie B after the league awarded them a 3–0 win over Salernitana following the postponement of Sunday’s second-leg relegation play-off. The game was called off in the 65th minute with Sampdoria leading 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate after Salernitana fans threw smoke bombs and seats on to the...
A project to build the UK’s largest road tunnel has been granted £590m by the government. Constructing the Lower Thames Crossing, linking Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent, will cost an estimated £10bn. Plans for the 14.5-mile (23km) route were approved in March after a 16-year process that has already cost £1.2bn. Chancellor Rachel...
David Beckham is set to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list. The former England football captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003. But BBC Sport has been told he is now in line to receive further recognition for both his football career,...
They ruled that the video assistant referee (VAR) should have intervened and recommended a goal. However, one member of the panel highlighted that they did not think there was conclusive evidence that the ball had crossed the line and a VAR intervention should not take place. Meanwhile, the panel ruled that Ross County should not...
BBC Five other beaches in Torbay also earned the award for 2025, including Broadsands Beach and Torre Abbey Sands A popular shingle beach has won an internationally recognised Blue Flag award for the 38th year in a row. Oddicombe Beach in Torquay has been featured by the programme, which recognises well-managed beaches with excellent water...
Getty Images An NHS worker was given a pay out after she was compared to Darth Vader An NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after being compared to Stars Wars villain Darth Vader at work. Lorna Rooke’s colleague took a Star Wars-themed personality type test on her behalf, with it concluding that...
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...
Exeter’s Riverside leisure centre is set to benefit from energy efficiency measures, including replacing an end-of-life heating system with air source heat pumps and a water source heat pump. A grant of £3.6 million has been awarded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as part of the governments Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme...