Joel Gunter Reporting from Kyiv BBC Oleksandr Bondarchuk was unable to make it to a shelter when the strikes hit Kyiv. “It was terrible,” he said. “Everything was destroyed.” Evhen Povarenkov was standing at a line of police tape that separated the public from the intensive search and rescue operation around his building. He stared...
Nathan was six when a fire ripped through Grenfell Tower, claiming 72 lives, including that of his best friend. He described it as “a normal night and I was just asleep, and then I got woken up to my mum screaming”. Sorena was seven at the time. Now a teenager, he said he believes there...
There has been a night of intense fighting between Israel and Iran, with the two sides trading fire and explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran. Ballistic missiles hit parts of Israel, with at least two people killed and dozens injured, according to Israeli emergency services. Iran launched its attack in retaliation for Israeli...
Catherine Doyle & Claire Graham BBC News NI BBC Police are coming under attack in disturbances in Portadown for the second night There was disorder in Portadown for the second night in a row but at a lower level than seen earlier this week. Fireworks, bricks and bottles have been thrown at police in the...
Firefighters worked through the night to tackle a fire at a shop in Tavistock. The fire service said nine crews attended the blaze in the Co-op store on Market Street when a fire alarm alerted them shortly after 19:00 BST on Wednesday. Crews said they found the fire at the back of the shop which...
Lyndsey Telford & Faye Kidd BBC News NI Pacemaker Masked individuals at a police line in Ballymena on Tuesday night A second night of serious disorder has broken out in Ballymena, County Antrim, with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks being thrown at police. Crowds have gathered in the Clonavon Terrace area, which is also where...
PA Media Joanna Page has presented TV shows and podcasts since Gavin & Stacey As she turns the next page of her career, Joanna Page felt the time was right for her autobiography. The only problem was finding the right time and place to actually write it. The answer would prove to be a disused...
Luis Enrique wept tears of joy and emotion as Paris St-Germain delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the Champions League for the first time on a remarkable night in Munich. And, as PSG outclassed Inter Milan for a historic 5-0 victory, brilliant teenager Desire Doue confirmed his status as one half of a...
Saturday’s evening match – the slot most coveted for television audiences – sees men’s Serb sixth seed Novak Djokovic face Austria’s Filip Misolic, while Sunday night will see Denmark’s Holger Rune face Italian Lorenzo Musetti. “The women’s game has been writing its own legacy loudly, brilliantly, and for far too long without too much recognition,”...
The French Open night sessions – which were introduced in 2021 – feature just one singles match on Court Philippe Chatrier. A women’s singles match, played over three sets, has not been put in this primetime slot since 2023 – meaning the past 19 night-time sessions have been men’s singles matches, which are played over...
It has been a dreadful start to the season in the County Championship for Lancashire, who named former T20-winning captain Steven Croft as interim head coach, with no wins from their seven games. Jennings had already resigned as red-ball captain and the club apologised to its members before Benkenstein’s exit. Back in charge for the...
When Britain’s Jack Draper faces Gael Monfils at the French Open on Thursday, it will once again highlight an eye-opening statistic. It’s one that raises the question of whether the clay-court Grand Slam should do more to promote the women’s game. Not since 2023 has a women’s singles match occupied the primetime night session slot...
Late-night party goers and night-owls in Exeter will now be able to take advantage of new trial night buses home. The services running out of Exeter are being launched by Stagecoach South West starting on Saturday 31 May. They are part of nine new Nightbus services across Exeter, Torbay, Plymouth and North Devon, thanks to...
Stagecoach Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, said night buses could become a “a mainstay of having a night out” Seven new routes have been added to the night bus service across the South West. The Saturday night/Sunday morning service, set up by the police and supported...
Mark Chapman and guests react to the weekend’s football. Read full article at source...