BBC Precious and Ellen are two of the pupils the MCC foundation hopes to inspire to play cricket A new tournament, specifically for state school pupils, has been launched at Lord’s cricket ground by former England captains Heather Knight and Michael Vaughan. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 competition contested next summer via a...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images A Ukrainian serviceman looks through the scope of a rifle shortly after the incursion into Kursk Ukraine’s top military commander says its forces are still defending a small area of territory inside Russia that it captured almost a year ago. In August 2024 Ukraine launched...
Footage from Reuters news agency shows burning cars after a missile strike in the Israeli city of Haifa. Read full article at source...
BBC correspondent Yogita Limaye reports from the scene of a plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, where you can see the scale of damage on the ground. An Air India plane crashed in a residential area near Ahmedabad airport earlier today, just moments after taking off. Some 204 bodies have been recovered from the crash site...
“Senator Betterman strikes again,” radio host Tony Kinnett quipped. Hey, there are worse nicknames, and this one applies well. John Fetterman had remained silent during the unfolding chaos in Los Angeles, which still represented something of an improvement over his fellow Democrats. We’ll get to those examples shortly, but Fetterman had finally seen enough by...
Thomas Tuchel has encouraged his England team to play as they train – with smiles on their faces. The German was critical of the performance as England laboured to a 1-0 win over minnows Andorra in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier. Former Chelsea boss Tuchel says the players have trained very differently, however, so he has...
National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles following protests over raids on undocumented migrants in which dozens of people were reportedly taken into custody. The BBC’s Regan Morris reports from outside a federal building, where there have been violent clashes over the past few nights. Follow our coverage of events in LA on our...
Millions voted in Tuesday’s snap election triggered by former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his failed martial law bid. Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party conceded defeat and congratulated Lee Jae-myung, who had fought this election as a referendum on martial law – promising to make sure it would never happen again. The...
An intruder has been arrested for breaking into restricted grounds at Windsor Castle, police have said. Thames Valley Police said the man allegedly entered “restricted grounds” at the royal residence at just after 13:00 BST on Sunday. The force said he was “quickly challenged” by Metropolitan Police officers and did not enter the inner grounds...
Massive explosions shook the Gaza Strip in the first hours of Saturday morning as Israeli warplanes launched intensive airstrikes on north, south, and central Gaza, in what the Israeli army called “preparations to expand operations” in the Strip. Israeli airstrikes hit Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah, several parts of Gaza City, and Jabalia. A resident of...
Liverpool-based legal firm Hill Dickinson is the naming rights partner for Everton’s new stadium. The new arena will be named the Hill Dickinson Stadium after the company, which has its headquarters in the city. Everton will move to the stadium for the start of the 2025-26 season, leaving their current home of Goodison Park. They...
Sevilla’s first team were forced to spend the night at their training facility on Saturday evening after they were met with “violent attacks” by supporters. A statement released by the club strongly condemned “organised vandalism” at the Jose Ramon Cisneros Palacios training complex after Sevilla’s 3-2 loss at 10-man Celta Vigo. Footage on social media...
The Irish Football Association (IFA) has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s home ground will be renamed the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park after the agreement of an eight-year sponsorship deal. Clearer Twist is a product from County Antrim company Clearer Water, who also hold naming rights over the Irish Cup. The final of that...
Nottingham Forest Women have already begun preparations for Championship football after completing a league and cup double on Sunday, according to head coach Carly Davies. Forest claimed the FA Women’s Northern Premier Division title – and promotion to the second tier – with a resounding 7-2 victory over West Brom at the City Ground, having...
Part of the Series Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation In Gaza, every neighborhood carries traits that foster pride and unity among its residents, each one boasting its own unique qualities, cherished and known by all. One such neighborhood is Shujaiya, which means “courage” in Arabic. It is a place where the people are...