A training session for the Senegalese women’s basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation’s prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team would now train in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive setting”....
Ireland’s first T20 international against West Indies has been abandoned because of consistent rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday with subsequent meetings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The West Indies are returning to the area where they were bowled out for 25 in a famous Irish victory in 1969....
Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations BBC Martin Beal’s former home, which he lost to the now cancelled A1 road scheme, has been empty since 2022 In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, years after National Highways had spent more than...
Goodison Park is to become the home of Everton’s women after the club scrapped plans to demolish the 132-year-old stadium. The Blues will move to their new 53,000-seater arena at Bramley-Moore Dock this summer. During construction of the new facility on the Liverpool waterfront, Everton’s previous ownership group announced plans for an £82m post-demolition renovation...
In a significant blow to the government’s clean energy ambitions the Danish energy company Orsted has cancelled plans for a huge windfarm off the coast of East Yorkshire. The Hornsea 4 project would have become one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world with a potential capacity of 2.4GW – enough to power...
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...
Rap group Kneecap’s recently announced show in Plymouth has been cancelled due to safety concerns, organisers have said. On Tuesday the Eden Sessions in Cornwall announced the band’s appearance scheduled for 4 July had been cancelled before a gig for the same date at Plymouth Pavilions was announced by the band later in the day....
Catherine Doyle BBC News NI Getty Images Kneecap say they have faced a “smear campaign” Speaking on RTÉ’s Prime Time on Tuesday, the band’s manager said “moral hysteria” had taken hold and that the band are being held to a higher moral standard than politicians. Daniel Lambert claimed a “concerted campaign” against the group is...
A major power cut across large parts of Spain and Portugal has resulted in dozens of flights being cancelled as well as disruption to rail and road networks. Some 96 departing flights from Portuguese airports have been grounded so far, with the country’s capital city airport in Lisbon worst affected. A total of 45 flights...
P&O Cruises Aurora was due to depart Southampton on Monday afternoon for a three-day trip to Zeebrugge P&O Cruises has apologised to almost 1,900 passengers for cancelling one of its cruises because a ship’s refit was not complete. Aurora was due to depart Southampton on Monday afternoon on a three-day trip to Zeebrugge, Belgium, but...
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train lines were suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday, 838 flights had been cancelled at the capital’s two major airports, according to the Reuters news agency. Wind gusts of up to 93mph (150 kph) – the...
The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked. Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor. The 84-year-old, who was awarded the Nobel Peace...
Organisers of Plymouth Pride have cancelled this year’s events due to a lack of funding and a drop in the number of volunteers. They said last year’s event cost more than £33,500 to put on, but only £21,500 was raised – leaving a shortfall of £12,000. A National Lottery funding application to fund future events...
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...
