Ranked choice voting makes predicting even not-so-close races difficult sometimes, and when the poll numbers are close, all bets are off. Well, not all bets. Polymarket is doing a brisk business, and the gamblers there think Zohran Mamdani is likely to win the Democratic Party primary that ends tomorrow. BREAKING: Mamdani surges as clear favorite...
Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica took victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a privately entered Ferrari. The number 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, also driven by China’s Yifei Ye and Britain’s Phil Hanson, took the chequered flag 14.084 seconds ahead of the number six Porsche 963 of France Kevin Estre. Pole Kubica,...
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most...
The track characteristics have the opposite effect on championship leaders McLaren, whose car is the best in the field at managing tyre temperatures. As a consequence, McLaren have been struggling to make it operate at its best in Montreal. Championship leader Oscar Piastri is third on the grid behind Russell and Verstappen but his team-mate...
Warwick won the Le Mans 24 Hours, is a former president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club and is one of the most senior driver stewards in F1. An ex-F1 driver is always one of the four stewards officiating at every grand prix. Last week Warwick was quoted as saying that a penalty given to...
Catherine Doyle BBC News NI Reuters Officers were attacked with petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks, fireworks and a hatchet in Ballymena Families hid in attics and wardrobes during violent disorder in Ballymena, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable has said. This comes following three days of violence in Ballymena, and some other...
Danny Fullbrook Culture reporter Warning: This article reveals the winners of Race Across the World. BBC/Studio Lambert Four teams made it to the final of Race Across of the World Mother and son Caroline and Tom Bridge have crossed the finish line first to become the winners of the fifth series of Race Across The...
A new poll with a margin of error of 3 points has Zohran Mamdani trailing the former governor by just 2 percent. Democratic socialist assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has come within striking distance of Andrew Cuomo in newly released polling for the upcoming New York City mayoral election, with the breakout candidate being within a margin...
Every race from Monaco on the first weekend in June to Madrid is then in Europe, before the Azerbaijan event on 25-27 September kicks off the final intercontinental part of the season. The moves are in line with F1’s new rules, in which revised engines run on 100% sustainable fuels. The season starts in Melbourne,...
Angela Ferguson BBC News, Manchester BBC Sam Gardiner’s mother Jo says they have received “tens of thousands of messages” since his death The family of Race Across The World contestant Sam Gardiner have said they are “overwhelmed” by the love and support they have received following his death. Mr Gardiner, 24, who took part in...
Getty Images Prime Minister Winston Churchill expressed frustration over slow progress securing antibiotic penicillin Winston Churchill’s push to obtain penicillin in time to treat casualties expected from D-Day has come to light in documents seen by BBC News. Official papers unearthed by the National Archives reveal the prime minister’s frustration and concern over slow progress...
I don’t know. I just think this guy deserves a little more attention than he’s getting. I mean, he’s awfully cute and perky for a socialist. He sure doesn’t have a problem screwing with other people’s money. And his name – Zohran Mamdani – catchy as all get out, no? Check out his latest ad...
The incident happened during an extraordinary final five laps after a late safety car. Until then, Verstappen had been on course for a strong third place, after challenging the McLarens on a three-stop strategy, compared to their two. When the safety car was deployed, all the leaders – and most of the rest of the...
family handout Sam Gardiner had been working as a landscape gardener on the west coast of Scotland before his death Former Race Across the World contestant Sam Gardiner has died after a crash. The 24-year-old had been driving on the A34 near Manchester on Monday night when his car left the road and rolled before...
Chelsea are leading the race to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap after other Premier League clubs were made aware of his preference to move to Stamford Bridge. Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were among the clubs to have shown a serious interest in Delap, who has a £30m release clause, while Manchester City...