Former England bowler and BBC Sport pundit Steven Finn explains why England tried to get the ball changed on a number of occasions during the second Test at Headingley. Read full article at source...
Flood defences, tidal gates and a highway upgrade project are among projects in Devon and Cornwall shortlisted for a regional civil engineering award. There are 12 projects in the running for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Civil Engineering Awards 2025, with the public invited to vote for their favourite in the People’s...
Tabby Wilson BBC News, Sydney Reuters The airline says there will be no impact to Qantas’ operations Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform. On 30 June, the Australian airline detected “unusual activity” on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data of six million...
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years,...
Henry Pollock must replicate the energy and abrasiveness that have fuelled his meteoric rise so far, says head coach Andy Farrell as the 20-year-old starts for the British and Irish Lions for the first time. Pollock will pack down at number eight as the Lions take on Western Force in their first tour game on...
Leaked damage assessment of US strike on Iran was ‘inconclusive’ – Trump Donald Trump and his top officials have pushed back on a leaked intelligence report that said US strikes on Iran only set its nuclear programme back by a few months. Speaking at a Nato summit in The Hague on Wednesday, Trump said the...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is making changes to her package of welfare reforms in an attempt to reassure Labour MPs who are considering rebelling against the plans. Kendall has tried to soften the impact of planned benefits cuts worth £5bn a year by 2030 before MPs vote on...
We are reminded rather starkly today of the backdrop – the all too hard to shift backdrop – that shapes our national life and conversation and the trade-offs the government confronts. The latest GDP figures underline the baked in sluggishness, the flatlining, even the shrivelling of the economy. All this after the prime minister and...
Prices of toys, car parts and major appliances jumped in the US last month, but the overall impact of Donald Trump’s new tariffs on consumers remained relatively muted. Prices were up 2.4% in May compared with a year ago, up from a rate of 2.3% in April, the latest official inflation figures showed. Housing and...
James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios In June 2024 the show had a “landmark moment” in an episode which saw the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Rogue (Jonathan Groff) kiss For Scott Handcock, Doctor Who was his childhood “safe haven” as he struggled with his sexuality and felt like he didn’t “fit in”. The sci-fi series changed his...
Yes, yes, this is precisely the question on everyone’s minds before the victims of the assassin chanting “Free Palestine” have even been buried. Americans watched in horror the last couple of days with the question How will this impact the mostly non-violent “Globalize the Intifada” movement dominating their thoughts. At least, that’s what dominates the minds...
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says the fans transmitted the energy that his side needed to get the win over Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park that continues their pursuit of Champions League qualification. MATCH REPORT: Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
The trade war with China has sent US stocks on a rollercoaster ride and led to disputes about whether or not China is already discussing a trade deal. But the impact is also being felt in China. Last week there a report showed Chinese factories were slowing down in response to tariffs. Estimates of China’s...
Shanaz Musafer, Liv McMahon & Ije Ndukwe BBC News Getty Images The country may be enjoying the sunny weather, but the storm clouds that have been gathering over Marks & Spencer currently show no sign of abating. We are now well into the second week of a cyber attack that has hit one of the...
Top executives at well-known US firms are warning about the impact that tariffs are having on their companies and the wider economy. Technology giant Intel, footwear maker Skechers and consumer goods firm Procter & Gamble, have either cut their profit forecasts or withdrawn them citing economic uncertainty. US President Donald Trump has been trying to...