Dan Martin BBC News, Leicester Alexie Winship Alexie Winship said she would need to use a wheelchair for several months to come A woman says she has been left unable to walk after she was accidentally trampled by players participating in an annual Easter Monday tradition. Alexie Winship said she was among spectators watching the...
The death of Virginia Giuffre will leave questions that are now likely to remain unanswered. Her name will always be associated with the scandals and criminality surrounding the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his circle – with Ms Giuffre one of the most prominent among his accusers, revealing the trafficking and sexual exploitation...
Reuters Displaced people have been trying to seek safety after the Zamzam camp was attacked Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC. “The stories we’ve been hearing are truly horrific,” Noah...
The winner will face Lei Peifan, who knocked out defending champion Wilson on Saturday, in the last 16. Zhao, 28, is competing as an amateur at the World Championship but breezed through qualifying and is among the favourites to lift the trophy on 5 May. Zhao was one of 10 players banned in 2023 following...
This is the moment Jamaica’s sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completely demolished other parents in a race at her son’s school sports day. The three-time Olympic champion, who is the third-fastest woman in history, competed against other parents at her son’s school on Wednesday. “They haven’t banned me yet so I’m at the line,” she posted...
Santos forward Neymar left the field in tears after injuring his leg just 34 minutes into his first start in the Brazilian Serie A Championship this season. The 33-year-old, who returned from six weeks out with a thigh injury against Fluminense on Sunday, was handed a start against Atletico-MG on Wednesday. The former Barcelona forward...
Alfie Tobutt BBC World Service Getty Images The sandstorm blanketed parts of southern Iraq in an orange haze More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Shutterstock for Big Brother Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has left Celebrity Big Brother after “further use of inappropriate language” and “instances of unacceptable behaviour”, ITV has said. On Saturday, Rourke, 72, used behaviour and language considered to be threatening and aggressive towards fellow housemate Chris Hughes, the BBC understands. No physical...
While Critchley has lifted Hearts off the bottom of the table since being appointed head coach in October, he was forced to acknowledge the anger from the away end on what he conceded was “a hugely disappointing day”. “We’re all frustrated, massively frustrated,” he said. “It’s not just on today. You’ve got to look at...
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. One witness said she saw the aircraft “kept spinning in the air” before falling into the river. New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed all the individuals on the flight, including five family members visiting from...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Graham Watts said he was reliant on his assistant dog Henry A disabled man said he left a pub out of embarrassment after workers asked for more information about his assistance dog. Graham Watts said he visited the Wetherspoon pub, The Stannary Court in Plympton, Devon, and was...
Watch: Is the US heading into a recession? Three warning signs to watch A day before Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs are scheduled to kick in, the US president appears locked in a high-stakes game of chicken, with the world’s economy hanging in the balance. Some nations labelled “worst offenders” are scrambling to make nice with...
Nick Schonert has departed Sale Sharks by mutual consent with immediate effect. The South African-born prop, 33, has been with Sale for four seasons since joining from Worcester Warriors in 2021. But he has not played a single game in the Premiership this season after undergoing surgery on an Achilles problem last March. The last...
A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported. Momodou Taal, who is a joint citizen of the UK and The Gambia, had his student visa revoked due to his on-campus protest activities last year as the...
Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, on Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school maths teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional seat – helping to...