Issa Tchiroma Bakary – a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya – has quit Cameroon’s government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya’s four-decade grip on power in upcoming elections. Just four months before the central African nation goes to the polls, Tchiroma said the Biya administration he belonged to had “broken”...
“It’s very surreal when I read articles and hear people tell me we’re four games away from the World Cup proper,” Guernsey Cricket manager Rob Thomson admits. The Channel Island side are preparing for their first-ever appearance in the final round of qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup. They will travel to the Netherlands...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC On a normal weekend, MPs might try to snatch a bit of downtime, or squeeze in a game of pin the tail on the donkey at a constituency summer fete. Ministers might be ploughing through documents in their red box, or rehearsing the next round of “lines...
Three high court judges have rejected a legal challenge over the government’s policy of adding VAT to private school fees. Lawyers representing families and private schools at the High Court judicial review hearings had argued that the policy was discriminatory and in breach of human rights law. Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools...
Whereas Hull KR have put in some stunning performances on their way to victory this season, it is fair to say the Challenge Cup final might not have set the world alight for the neutral. It was edgy and attritional for much of the 80 minutes with neither side wanting to give anything away. Despite...
St Helens: Salihi; Hook, McColm, Hardcastle, McGifford; Harris, Gaskin; Stott, Casey, Crowl, Hoye, Rudge, Cunningham. Interchanges: Whitfield, Mottershead, Sutherland, Woosey. Wigan: Banks; Davies, Wilson, Jones, Derbyshire; Foubister, Rowe; Coleman, Wilton, Speakman, Hunter, Power, Williams. Interchanges: Marsh, Molyneux, Thompson, Veivers. Read full article at source...
Eve Watson BBC News, South West Dravet Syndrome UK Lucy Murphy’s family said it was a “miracle” she had been able to take part in a walking challenge A woman has completed a challenge to walk 5km a day during the month of May in order to raise funds and awareness of the rare condition...
The provision will make it so only the well-to-do would be in a good position to launch legal challenges against Trump. A single paragraph buried deep in a spending bill that passed the GOP-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month is causing growing concern among democracy watchdogs who warn the provision will make it so...
Jacob Panons BBC News, South East Hendry Foundation Rosemary Shrager said she had to relearn how to ride a bike for the challenge TV chef Rosemary Shrager has begun a 450-mile bike challenge to raise money for food poverty charities. The 74-year-old started her journey on Sunday at Land’s End in Cornwall and plans to...
England’s Matt Wallace is in a tie for second at the Charles Schwab Challenge after hitting a first-round four-under-par 66. He is part of a nine-strong chasing pack that trails PGA Tour rookie John Pak by three shots at Colonial Country Club. Wallace was level par after the front nine, but made three birdies in...
US PGA Championship 2025: Scottie Scheffler wins by six strokes after holding off Jon Rahm challenge
An emotional Scottie Scheffler held off the rejuvenated Jon Rahm to convert his 54-hole lead into a maiden US PGA Championship title. While the winning margin of five strokes suggest his third major was a formality, a different story threatened to unfold at Quail Hollow. Scheffler began three shots ahead and five clear of Rahm,...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy hits the range at Quail Hollow before the opening round of the US PGA Championship. Read full article at source...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Teenagers who took on the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor said their generation found it hard to be away from mobile phones Young people taking part in the Ten Tors Challenge across Dartmoor in Devon said it was amazing to “detach” for technology as they had to give...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Kirsty Hudson and her family said they felt proud of son Ben for taking on the Jubilee Challenge Family and friends said they felt proud of their loved ones as they watched them cross the finish line of the Jubilee Challenge on Saturday. Organisers said the Jubilee Challenge,...
Thousands of teenagers are starting the 63rd Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor. The annual challenge, organised by the British Army’s Headquarters South West, sees teams navigate routes across the northern half of Dartmoor in under two days. It is usually attempted by about 2,400 teenagers in 400 teams of six, with routes ranging between 35...