Samantha Poling BBC Investigations Correspondent Watch Craig Brooks being confronted about whisky cask investments It was the last thing I was expecting as I sat in my office late one evening. I had been using some new facial recognition software, seeing how well it worked. I put a photo of Craig Arch – the CEO...
The groups have asked supporters to boycott the opening nine minutes of City’s Premier League match against Leicester City on 2 April and remain on the stadium concourse to demonstrate that “football without fans is nothing”. The statement claims that City are yet to respond to the open letter signed by seven City supporter groups...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously assaulted by people using a wrench inside a car in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said the victim was attacked on Beaumont Road about 13:45 GMT on Wednesday. The man suffered facial and head injuries inside a blue Mini Cooper before he left the car...
A man who was found dead in a police cell had told officers he had taken cocaine and heroin and felt like he was going to die, an inquest jury has heard. Father-of-one Simeon Francis, 35, was arrested in the early hours of 20 May 2020 in Exeter and taken to Torquay police station for...
Chelsea captain Millie Bright tells BBC Sport’s Jo Currie that beating Manchester City to turn around a two-goal deficit and book their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals was a “true Chelsea performance”. READ MORE: ‘Bring on Barca’ – Chelsea’s ‘quadruple mentality’ is back Read article in full at source...
Chelsea’s hunt for European glory has been halted by Barcelona in successive seasons – but this year the Blues have an added incentive. A quadruple is on the cards with Chelsea having already won the Women’s League Cup, while they are eight points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League and into the...
Michael Buchanan Senior Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News Family handout William Hewes died of sepsis less than 24 hours after he arrived at hospital A 22-year-old man who died from sepsis did not receive the antibiotics and fluids “with the urgency that he should have”, a coroner has said. William Hewes died within 24 hours...
Granted, Lawrence is in a vastly superior position to open for England than yours truly headlining the Pyramid Stage. He opened in his younger days and batting is batting, right? Yes and no. Opening is a specialist position, suited to some and not others. The challenge of fresh pace bowlers armed with a new ball....
Manchester City and Chelsea could earn up to £97m in prize money from this year’s Club World Cup. The overall prize fund, shared between all 32 teams based on different factors, will be £775m, with £407m divided between all participating clubs and £368m awarded on a performance-related basis. Money awarded for participation is weighted by...
There were 15 seconds left on the clock when a 19-year-old college basketball player launched a 16-foot winning shot that would change sports marketing forever. Watching that day was marketing executive and grassroots promoter Sonny Vaccaro. He was so impressed by what he saw that two years later he would bet his job at sports...
Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man PA There have been campaigners for and against the bill since it was brought forward Proposed laws to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to choose to end their own lives have been agreed by the Manx parliament. It means the bill can...
A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea’s capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department. The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 6.30pm local time (9.30am GMT) on Monday. Rescuers found his body underground on Tuesday morning...
RSPCA Vets said the dogs were suffering from neglect, anxiety and fear A man has been jailed for keeping 18 collie dogs in “appalling” conditions at his caravan home in Iddesleigh in Devon. Police were called to the caravan in February last year after 61-year-old Stephen Sturman was reported missing. Exeter magistrates court heard officers...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a Devon mental health unit was damaged in a fire, police have said. The incident happened at the Chadwell Centre on Torquay Road in Paignton at about 02:35 GMT on Thursday. Devon and Cornwall Police reported no injuries but said a 37-year-old from Torquay had...
Manchester United have set their sights on Jarrad Branthwaite this summer, Liverpool target Xavi Simons and Newcastle want Dean Huijsen. Manchester United are ready to go all out to sign Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, this summer for around, but a deal may hinge on Champions League qualification. (Sun – subscription required), external...