Kate Whannel Political reporter Getty Images The UK must “actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario,” the government has warned. In its national security strategy, it said the nation was “in an era in which we face confrontation with those who are threatening security” and...
A full Strawberry Moon will grace UK skies tonight, coupled with a rare phenomenon not to be seen for almost 20 years. Stargazers in the northern hemisphere already spotted an almost full moon sitting very low in the sky on Tuesday, but the full peak of the moon will appear later. BBC Weather presenter Sophia...
This article has been excerpted from City Time: On Being Sentenced to Rikers Island, published by NYU Press. Since 1964, the predominant site of city time for men in New York City has been the C-76 building, short for its original city budgetary designation as “Capital Project Number 76.” Alongside its numeric designation, C-76 was...
Police in Devon have told the public to expect heavy traffic and some road closures this weekend as a popular airshow returns to Paignton. Devon and Cornwall Police said it officers would carry out extra patrols during the English Riviera Airshow, which takes place between 30 May and 1 June. The force said people should...
There has been a divergence in approach. For a start, when they played their last match before the final within 45 minutes of each other on Friday, the respective managers opted for very different strategies. Postecoglou played a completely different team at Aston Villa compared with the one that beat Bodo/Glimt in the second leg...
Chelsea’s US-based owners are preparing for a situation in which the Blues qualify for the same European competition as French sister club Strasbourg. Uefa, European football’s governing body, has strict rules regarding multi-club ownership models and it has forced BlueCo, the parent company of both Chelsea and Strasbourg, into a change to allow both clubs...
BBC Ten Tors will see 400 teams of six travelling across Dartmoor Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Thousands of people will descend upon Dartmoor at the weekend to take part in the 63rd Ten Tors challenge. The annual event, between 9 and 11 May, is usually attempted by 2,400 teenagers in 400 teams of...
Chelsea may be through to the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, but the boos that followed their surprise defeat by Legia Warsaw summed up the current mood of dissent at Stamford Bridge. A 2-1 loss in the home second leg to the Polish side made little difference to the tie’s outcome as the Blues...
More documents about the relationship between Prince Andrew and an alleged Chinese agent of influence are being released to BBC News on Friday. The court papers about Yang Tengbo’s alleged activities in the UK are becoming public after a legal battle including other media outlets for more transparency in the semi-secret case. Mr Yang has...
The Republic of Ireland have confirmed summer friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side take on Bulgaria in a two-legged Nations League play-off this week before attention turns to the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup. The Republic of Ireland will host Senegal, who are 17th in the Fifa world rankings, at the...
