Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters Tobias Thyberg succeed Henrik Landerholm on Thursday – but quit on Friday Sweden’s new national security adviser quit hours after taking up the role as sensitive pictures of him on the dating app Grindr were sent anonymously to the government. Tobias Thyberg, who took up the job on Thursday and...
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service took nearly 24 hours to extinguish bank holiday weekend blaze that followed warning of uncontrolled moorland fire risk. Read full article at source...
Accommodation for asylum seekers will cost the taxpayer triple the amount the Home Office first claimed, according to new figures. Contracts signed by the Conservative government in 2019 were expected to see £4.5bn of public cash paid to three companies over a 10-year period. But a report by spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO)...
The UK government has hit back against claims by opposition parties that the newly-agreed trade deal with India could disadvantage British workers. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC there was “no situation” in which he would “ever tolerate” British workers being undercut as a result of a trade agreement. One part of the deal...
Daniela Relph Senior royal correspondent, reporting from the National Gallery PA Media King Charles and Queen Camilla have unveiled their new state portraits at the National Gallery on the second anniversary of their Coronation day. The paintings will be displayed in the gallery’s Central Hall before moving to Buckingham Palace in June. The portrait of...
Within minutes of becoming China’s trailblazing world snooker champion, Zhao Xintong was draped in his country’s flag as he started to take in the enormity of his achievement. Zhao defeated three-time winner Mark Williams 18-12 on Monday to become the first Asian player and amateur to triumph at the Crucible. Williams called the 28-year-old a...
Torquay United’s hopes of promotion from National League South have ended after they lost 1-0 to Boreham Wood in their play-off semi-final. Matt Rush’s goal after an hour was enough to knock out the Gulls, who finished second in the table on goal difference behind champions Truro City. Lirak Hasani went close with a long-range...
Hughes was brought to Brunton Park in February after Mike Williamson was sacked, with Carlisle five points from safety and 18 games remaining. But the Welshman was unable to pull them out of trouble with their best run of form – 10 points from four games – arriving when it was almost too late. While...
Getty Images Trump alleged that both organisations have engaged with “biased and partisan news coverage” US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for all federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) to be blocked. On Thursday evening, Trump alleged that both organisations have engaged with “biased...
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post with the Trump adminstration, according to media reports. Waltz, who was the president’s principal adviser on national security issues, has had a difficult tenure amid accusations that senior officials used insecure methods of communication to conduct government business. Last month, he took responsibility for a...
The National Climate Assessment is required by law to be published every four years. The Trump administration abruptly announced this week that it is dismissing all contributors and coauthors for the National Climate Assessment, an examination of the global climate crisis and its effects on several aspects of society that is required by law to...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the National Theatre BBC Paul Mescal will appear in Death of a Salesman and A Whistle in the Dark Theatre audiences will get a double dose of Paul Mescal in 2027, after the Irish actor signed up for two productions at the National Theatre. The star of Normal People and...
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Watch: Disruption continues in Madrid as power resumes As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again. It was not until 11:15 (09:15 GMT) on Tuesday, almost 23...
Mirra Andreeva had just stepped up to the baseline to serve for a place in the Madrid Open quarter-finals when the power went out. A sweeping outage left millions in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power, causing chaos across many regions. At the Spanish tennis tournament, the electronic line-calling system went down, with...
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is set for more talks about taking over as Brazil coach before the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June. The 65-year-old Italian will meet representatives acting on behalf of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). Ancelotti said his future was “a topic for the next weeks, not today”, following Real’s stormy...