Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Reuters Sewage spilled illegally into Britain’s largest lake on a record number of days last year, an analysis of water company data by campaigners suggests. The analysis, which the BBC had exclusive access to, used United Utilities operational data to establish when the company was discharging sewage into Windermere when...
Glasgow Warriors: Rowe, Dobie, McDowall, Jordan, Steyn, Hastings, G. Horne, McBeth, Stewart, Talakai, Brown, Du Preez, Ferrie, Vailanu, Venter. Replacements: Matthews, Sutherland, Z. Fagerson, Samuel, Oguntibeju, Darge, Afshar, Cancelliere. Lions: Q. Horn, R. Kriel, Rass, Louw, van der Merwe, Lombard, Steyn, J. Schoeman, Botha, Ntlabakanye, R. Schoeman, Landsberg, Pretorius, Venter, F. Horn. Replacements: Marais, Kotze,...
Rory McIlroy birdied his last three holes to squeeze inside the projected cut line in the second round of the Houston Open as world number one Scottie Scheffler opened a one-shot lead with a course record 62. Scheffler set the pace with eight birdies and no bogeys to move to 11 under par for the...
The governing body did not offer any details around the investigation’s findings, which it said were “final and binding” and that it was “analysing the decision”. However, in his own statement, seen by BBC Sport, Herdman defended his actions and behaviour. “I acknowledge the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, which concluded with an admonishment, without suspension or...
A forgotten oil-on-canvas masterpiece by Indian painter MF Husain, rediscovered decades later, has rewritten the record books for Indian art. Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), a sprawling 14-foot-wide mural, sold for an unprecedented $13.8m (£10.6m) at a Christie’s auction in New York last week. It shattered the previous high for Indian art of $7.4m (£5.7m), fetched...
A report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday found that not only was 2024 the warmest year in a 175-year observational period, reaching a global surface temperature of roughly 1.55°C above the preindustrial average for the first time, but each of the past 10 years were also individually the 10 warmest on record....
Robertson’s fourth international goal came in stoppage-time against Poland in November, earning a 2-1 victory in Warsaw to clinch third place in Nations League Group A1. Now Scotland must prevail against Greece to remain in the tournament’s top tier. According to the captain, the team made “huge strides” in their debut Group A campaign, amassing...
Justin Thomas equalled the TPC Sawgrass course record with a stunning 10-under-par 62 at The Players Championship in Florida, while Rory McIlroy is just two shots off the lead at the halfway stage. It represented a remarkable turnaround from Thomas, who carded a six-over 78 in his opening round and began Friday in serious danger...
As Ruud van Nistelrooy takes over Leicester City, BBC Sport takes a look back at the moment the player he now manages, Jamie Vardy, broke his record for consecutive Premier League goals nine years ago this week. Read full article at source...
