British tennis player Heather Watson says she has received social media abuse “daily” during her career and had her first death threat aged 18. Watson was speaking after compatriot Katie Boulter told BBC Sport about the scale of unsavoury and hurtful comments she has received online, including death threats. And Sir Andy Murray has said...
A person who threatened a Devon council leader has been issued with a community resolution, police have said. An investigation was launched after Tudor Evans, leader of Plymouth City Council, said he had received a “serious threat of violence” from a member of the public on 16 June. The Labour councillor said the threat was...
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Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Tudor Evans said he received the threat from a member of the public The leader of Plymouth City Council has reported a “serious threat of violence” to police. Labour leader Tudor Evans said the threat was made by a member of the public...
Major League Cricket (MLC) chief executive Johnny Grave says the tournament should not be seen as a danger to The Hundred any more. The third edition of the United States’ franchise league starts on Friday at 02:00 BST when defending champions Washington Freedom face San Francisco Unicorns. MLC’s emergence caused some uneasiness in English cricket...
In the eyes of many seasoned observers, Swiatek was the third favourite for the title behind Sabalenka and American second seed Gauff, who beat French wildcard Lois Boisson in Thursday’s second semi-final. Swiatek has been nowhere near her dominant best over the past year, failing to reach a final since last year’s French Open triumph...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war. Hegseth also said that while the US does not “seek to dominate or strangle China”, the US would not be pushed out of...
Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Abuja AFP via Getty Images In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country’s many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this is being ignored. While the constitution requires regional representation in cabinet positions, the broader distribution of other...
    The surest way to trigger the collapse of New York City is to elect an antisemitic mayor.     Throughout history, rising antisemitism is a bellwether of societal ruin: When attacks on Jews are tolerated or encouraged, the dissolution of everyone’s rights and the abandonment of basic freedoms follow....
There’s a lovely song, You’ve Got a Friend in Me, by Randy Newman that always makes me smile when I hear it. Newman’s warm, ‘guy next door’ voice doesn’t hurt a thing. It shines with natural warmth, and the words are just so reassuring – you have to smile every time you hear it. You’ve...
Mark Poynting and Esme Stallard BBC Climate & Science Getty Images The world’s tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area...
Well, this was interesting. I’ve only caught a few clips from the Bernie Sanders appearance on the Flagrant Podcast, but you have to hand it to Bernie, he is authentic and is willing to call the balls and strikes as he sees them. At least mostly. No politician is ever totally honest–I think it violates...
Former FBI director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post, which Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against President Donald Trump. Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers “8647”, which he captioned: “Cool shell formation on my beach...
Rümeysa Öztürk, one of several pro-Palestine scholars kidnapped and imprisoned by the Trump administration under its dubious interpretation of an 18th-century law and a Cold War-era national security measure, was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Friday following a federal judge’s order. U.S. District Judge William Sessions III in Vermont ruled that Öztürk —...
A new study has found that a mix of different types of tiny plastic particles (microplastics) is more harmful to a small marine creature than just one type of plastic. The creature, called Acartia tonsa, is important because it is part of the ocean’s food chain, said researchers from the universities of Exeter and Plymouth,...