The UK has a agreed a deal with the European Union over Gibraltar’s status after Brexit. Talks on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the EU in 2020. The UK said the agreement would avoid the need for checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar-Spain border....
The foreign secretary has visited Gibraltar for talks ahead of a potential post-Brexit deal for the territory. David Lammy and Europe Minister Stephen Doughty met Gibraltar’s chief minister Fabian Picardo and his cabinet on Wednesday, and the three are now heading to Brussels for discussions with EU and Spanish ministers. Talks on rules governing the...
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it “fails to guarantee” the rights of the Chagossian people. The deal, signed last month, returned sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, but the UK retained the right to run a military base on Diego...
“Everybody’s known for a few months and just to be here with the Celtic strip on again just feels amazing. “When you move away from home, you grow up, you learn different things. I was in Spain for a year, learning a different language and playing in a different league, so I’m definitely a different...
With the deal being completed by 10 June, Bellingham can play for Dortmund at the Club World Cup, which begins on Sunday. Dortmund’s opening group game is against Brazilian side Fluminense on 17 June at 17:00 BST. Bellingham has been named in the England squad for the European Under-21 Championship, to be held in Slovakia...
There have also been discussions over the sale of future TV rights. The current United Kingdom TV deal, principally held by Sky, expires in 2028. When it is renegotiated, rights for The Hundred will again be sold as a complete package, rather than separated from international and other domestic cricket. International TV rights, seen as...
Leicester City youth player Jeremy Monga, who became the Premier League’s second-youngest player last season, has agreed a new deal. The winger became the second-youngest player in Premier League history when he made his debut against Newcastle United in April, aged 15 years and 271 days. Monga, who first joined the Foxes under-nines, made seven...
Almost 350,000 nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be asked to vote from Monday on a 3.6% pay increase. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has already dismissed the award as “grotesque” and says the vote will be crucial in determining the next steps which could include a ballot for strike action....
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is the last minister yet to agree a funding deal with the Treasury ahead of Wednesday’s Spending Review, BBC News understands. Ministers have been locked in talks with Chancellor Rachel Reeves and her team ahead of the major financial statement, which sets budgets for government departments covering the next few years....
Borussia Dortmund experienced an inconsistent season in 2024-25 but had a strong finish to the campaign winning their final five matches to finish fourth and secure Champions League football for next season. If the deal is completed by 10 June, Bellingham would be able to play in the upcoming Club World Cup. That tournament takes...
Former Wolves coach Edu Rubio, who worked with Ait-Nouri during the 2022-23 season His technical competency, his ability and skill in tight areas – keeping the ball close to his feet – give him the opportunity to fit perfectly into Pep Guardiola’s possession-based play. He can also dribble with speed, to get the team up...
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Pundole Art Gallery The paintings were locked away in bank vaults since 2008 Nearly two dozen paintings by one of the world’s most celebrated modern artists – once part of a record-breaking art deal – are set to hit the auction block for the first time next week. On 12...
“We talked before about who will be the player to take them to the World Cup? I think he is the biggest trump card.” Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann was full of praise for Caoimhin Kelleher after the Republic of Ireland’s 1-1 draw with Senegal. Kelleher’s resolve was finally broken in the 81st...
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has signed a new long-term contract to keep him at the club until 2029. The Brazilian was already under contract until 2027, but this new deal reflects his importance to manager Mikel Arteta’s project at Emirates Stadium. Gabriel, 27, has been a key player for Arsenal since joining the club in...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history. The Yurok people have lived, fished, and hunted along the...