US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has appointed eight new people to the committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations, days after removing all 17 previous members. In an announcement on X, Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic, said reconstituting the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) was a “major step towards restoring public trust...
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have booked their place in this year’s Europa League final with wins over Athletic Club and Bodo/Glimt respectively. The winner will claim a place in next season’s Champions League, while the loser will miss out on European football all together. It will be just the sixth time in history that...
Some 133 cardinals from around the globe will come together in Vatican City to elect the next pope, in a conclave starting on 7 May. When white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, the world will know a new pontiff has been chosen. The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage from...
Inter Milan and Barcelona. Two giants of European football. They have faced each other 12 times in the Champions League with drama, excitement and ups and downs aplenty for both sides. As the two prepare to face each other in this year’s semi-finals, what can you remember about their other meetings? We’ve put together 10...
Amanda Serrano accused Katie Taylor of backing out of a promise to fight 12 three-minute rounds as the rivals exchanged words at a surprisingly fiery news conference in New York. Serrano even wore a headguard to the face-off, a nod to her accusation Taylor kept deliberately headbutting her in their last fight. Taylor, 38, will...