The telephone calls and WhatsApp messages continue apace this weekend between leaders, foreign ministers and diplomats, with the expectation that there are many more days to come in this conflict between Israel and Iran. There are currently two so-called “crisis centres” running in the Foreign Office, both stood up in the last 48 hours. One...
Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands Getty Images Residents have had to use mobile waste collections during the strike About 150 people have attended a public meeting calling for the union Unite and Birmingham City Council to resolve the ongoing strike by bin workers. The all-out strike began 13 weeks ago in a dispute over...
Three new benches in Exeter city centre – made from a tree that had to be felled – are fast becoming a popular spot to stop and while away the hours. The benches in Dix’s Field, outside the Civic Centre, were shaped from timber from the tall Wellingtonia tree that had to be cut down...
Davide Ancelotti held fresh talks with Rangers about their managerial vacancy in London last week and wants the Ibrox job, with further discussions planned over the next few days. The Italian was approached by representatives of the Scottish Premiership club earlier this month and was able to outline his vision at an in-person meeting. It...
Donald Trump has said his administration is now exploring the possibility of normalising relations with Syria – his comments coming shortly after he met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose forces ended the decades-long dictatorship of the Assad family. The extraordinary encounter, unthinkable just months ago, was short but significant. “I think he has got...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday and reiterated that Canada “is not for sale” as the president raised the prospect of the country becoming the 51st US state. Carney won the election last month promising to “stand up” to Trump, who has imposed tariffs on...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threat to make Canada the 51st US state. Carney kept his cool, flattered Trump and repeated that Canada is not for sale. The BBC’s Jake Kwon analyses how both leaders got their points across, with some jokes...
How a chance encounter led to Joel Coates meeting McFly A chance meeting in a motorway services led to a dream moment for a McFly superfan in Swansea. Clare Cerasuolo bumped into band members at Heston services on the M4 while grabbing snacks on her way home to Port Talbot. She told them about her...
Jessica Murphy & Brandon Drenon BBC News Watch: Carney is asked how he plans to ‘avoid an Oval Office ambush’ In his first news conference since the federal election, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities, including how he will approach upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump. His election campaign focused on...
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The International Cricket Council is being lobbied to make T10 an officially recognised format in the future. Sources have told BBC Sport at least two full members are pushing for the ICC to consider granting List A status to T10 franchise domestic competitions. The inclusion of the format would enable the statistics from sanctioned T10...
Arsenal host Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final round of 16 match on Tuesday. The pair haven’t come up against each other for almost a decade and that time, Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Real 1-0 over two legs in the 2005-06 Champions League. They were two teams littered with icons –...
Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners. Read full article at source...
BBC Matt’s daughter Lydia was attacked by an XL bully last year A year ago, seven-year-old Lydia was walking to post a letter with her dad when she was savagely attacked by an XL bully that had escaped from a neighbour’s garden. Matt says the day turned to horror in an instant, telling us he...