Knighthood David Beckham (former England footballer), for services to sport and charity Billy Boston (former rugby league player), for services to rugby league football Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Virginia Wade (former tennis player), for services to tennis and charity Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Alistair Brownlee...
Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve relations between the Vatican and China. Both sides have hailed the appointment of Fuzhou Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an affirmation of their commitment to the 2018 accord, which was...
Vick explores Tooney & Russo’s future, baby names, football maternity, and family bonds. Read full article at source...
BBC Josie Long performs a work in progress of her new show Now Is The Time of Monsters at the Exeter Comedy Festival In 2022, comedians Charlotte Evans and Will Adamsdale began what was then Exeter’s only regular new material comedy gig. Held in a tiny cafe, they said often the only noise in crowd...
Yuna Ku BBC Korean Service Getty Images Starbucks has temporarily disabled the use of seven particular names on its app Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won’t be hearing. Six to be exact – and they happen to be the names of the candidates running...
Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Rosengard), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Defenders: Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Rachel Corsie (Aston Villa), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Leicester City), Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Rangers), Amy Muir (Glasgow City). Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Rangers), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Freya Gregory (Newcastle United), Brogan Hay (Rangers), Sam...
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said the safety of personnel is of “paramount importance” after it was reported the identities of serving members of Britain’s special forces were published online for more than a decade. The Sunday Times reported that the security breach saw the names and ranks of at least 20 elite soldiers...
The European Union has identified seven countries it considers safe countries of origin, as part of proposals to speed up asylum applications, especially from those countries involved. Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked within three months on the assumption that they were likely to fail....
US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell ‘s nomination follows Washington’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump. The Trump administration has condemned South Africa’s...
The Trump administration has asked local governments and nonprofit organizations that received federal grants to identify immigrants they have housed, suggesting in a letter that they may have violated human smuggling laws. The Department of Homeland Security has “significant concerns” that organizations and governments receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency grants “may be guilty of encouraging...