The remainder of the British Superbike Championship event at Oulton Park has been cancelled following a “severe” incident involving 11 riders. Organisers called it a “major chain reaction”, which brought race three to an immediate stop during the first lap. Series director Stuart Higgs said the rest of the event had been cancelled. “As people...
Ireland captain Caelan Doris’ availability for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia is in doubt after Leinster confirmed he will have a “procedure” on a shoulder injury. The 27-year-old has been touted as a potential Lions captain after taking over as Ireland skipper before last year’s Autumn Nations Series. Andy Farrell, who appointed...
A British nursing student studying in the US has been found stabbed to death in an apartment in Houston, Texas, just days before she was due to graduate, say police and her family. Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, 23, was discovered on 26 April by officers who had gone to her flat to check on her, Houston...
Andy Giddings BBC News, West Midlands Getty Images Sam Ruddock was last heard from on 16 April Friends and family of a British Paralympian who went missing in Las Vegas are appealing for help in finding him. Sam Ruddock from Rugby in Warwickshire, who has competed in shot putt, cycling and sprinting, had travelled to...
Retired world champion Barry Jones: “I think Eubank wins on points. Benn might be able to tough it out as he is a tough kid, but I don’t know if he has the ability. Eubank can’t make middleweight no more, it drains him and he beat an old Liam Smith in their rematch. But he’s...
Jonathan Morris & John Danks BBC News, South West BBC British Lop pigs are down to 50-60 animals, said farmer Giles Eustice A Cornish pig farmer is pressing for more efforts to preserve rare breeds as a report raises concerns about their conservation in the UK. Giles Eustice from Trevaskis Farm near Hayle, highlighted the...
A consultation which had put 2,700 jobs at risk at British Steel will not continue, it has been confirmed. The company, which is now under government control, has withdrawn the paperwork submitted to the Department of Business and Trade by its previous management in March. Officials said the move was part of ongoing efforts to...
Boulter starts her clay-court swing on Tuesday when she plays Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the Madrid Open first round. The Briton’s experience on clay is still limited, having only played four top-level main-draw matches on the surface. After winning one and losing one of her BJK Cup singles matches last week on...
PA Media Steven James set off from Topsham on Wednesday A 65-year-old man is attempting to become the first man over the age of 60 to run the entire coastline of mainland Britain. Steve James has challenged himself to complete the equivalent of 200 marathons in 200 days. Researchers at the University of Exeter will...
A British man has died after he was buried by an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials have said. The man, 27, was near the roadside at the Val Thorens resort when he was swept up and carried 15 metres (50ft) by snow on Thursday morning, a local prosecutor said....
A British woman who was among four people killed in a cable car crash near Naples has been named by Italian officials as Margaret Elaine Winn. A second Briton killed in the accident has been identified by authorities but not yet named. The mountain cable car cabin plunged to the ground after one of the...
The president of the largest communal body of Jews in the UK has responded to an open letter signed by some of its representatives criticising Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Phil Rosenberg, president of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, said he disagreed with the letter, which he said “lays blame squarely on the Israeli...
Former Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton will join Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team for this summer’s tour of Australia. Sexton, who retired after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, played on two Lions tours in 2013 and 2017. The five-time Six Nations winner has been working with Ireland in a casual coaching capacity since...
Dozens of members of the largest body representing Jews in the UK have condemned Israel’s government for the “heartbreaking war” in Gaza. In an open letter published in the Financial Times, 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews said they “cannot turn a blind eye or remain silent” at the “renewed loss...
Two British tourists have drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. A boy, 17, and a man, 46, were swept out to sea on Sunday while swimming at a beach without lifeguards in Seventeen Seventy – a town in Queensland named for the year...