“I don’t want to talk about speculation and rumours. [I understand] that this is happening, but what’s more important to me is what’s happening right now.” Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro said last week that Alonso was “comfortable” at the club and already planning for next season. Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has also been...
Arguably the greatest comeback of all, this one is so iconic that it has its very own title in France and Spain – La Remontada (the comeback). PSG were clinical at home, winning 4-0, but the Nou Camp sensed something special when Luis Suarez scored after just three minutes in the second leg. Barcelona were...
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson was similarly gobsmacked on BBC Radio 5 Live. “The scenes inside Old Trafford are something else,” he said. “I have seen nothing like it. Bedlam. The stewards are on the pitch, fans are on the pitch and staff are on the pitch. Andre Onana is doing laps of celebrations. Old...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex The colossal squid was found during an expedition in the south Atlantic Ocean A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago. The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near...
BBC Sport NI’s Stephen Watson speaks to Masters champion Rory McIlroy after his dramatic play-off win at Augusta National to complete the career Grand Slam. Read full article at source...
As we’re witnessing Palestinians in Al-Aqsa chanting for the downfall of the regime, I was reminded of a conversation I had on the Istanbul-based podcast Mangal Media following the explosion at the port of Beirut last August 2020. In our conversation, we both used the term “the periphery,” a term I myself adopted from Mangal...
Single review Trash Matter of Time Rhythm And Blues Records 7 inch vinyl / DL Out 12 April 2025 Trash were a Stones/Dr Feelgood style rock band ‘Bashing Out The Chords’ in the middle of the Punk wars who released the classic 45 ‘Priorities’. A retrospective album came out in 2023 and… 47 years after...
James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine Correspondent BBC “The best salesman in history.” This was what Donald Trump once called Volodymyr Zelensky because of the amount of aid the US has given Ukraine. Whether or not a fair comparison, Zelensky’s role in keeping his country in the spotlight and convincing allies to invest has certainly been crucial...
World number one Luke Humphries says he will keep quiet in the future after facing backlash regarding his comments about struggling with the current darts schedule. After a 6-1 win over Dirk van Duijvenbode in the second round of the International Darts Open on Saturday, an emotional Humphries told Sky Sports that playing felt like...
A historic water mill in Devon is reopening for the first time in two years after a major refurbishment. The National Trust-owned Manor Mill in Branscombe dates back to the 17th Century but saw its heyday in Victorian times when it was one of four working mills in the east Devon village. It was shut...
A museum in south Devon has created an album to act as a time capsule giving future readers a snapshot of life in 2023. Totnes Museum started working on the Posterity Project in 2023 to create the album that will be stored in the town’s archives for 30 years before it is unearthed. The museum...
Catriona Renton BBC Scotland News BBC Mum Helen, who started maternity leave unexpectedly, with dad Phil and baby Lachlan Helen Pickett planned meticulously for the arrival of her first baby. Living in the Western Isles, and aware she was classed as a “high risk” and a “geriatric” pregnancy, she knew she would have to deliver...
Meslier initially joined Leeds on loan from Lorient in his home country in 2019, aged 19. Since getting his chance in February the following year he has spent the past five years as their first-choice goalkeeper. He was a big part of Marcelo Bielsa’s side who finished a highly creditable ninth in the Premier League...
With all the dramas ongoing at Reading, don’t be surprised if, in years to come, a doorstep salesman knocks on your door offering you a series of quality bound books detailing the full story which you can pay for in monthly instalments. But, whatever the outcome of the Royals’ ownership tale, neither management nor players...
Of course, there could well be a familiar winner of the FA Cup this season, with seven-time champions Manchester City still very much in contention – three of those coming since 2011. But should they be upset by Bournemouth on Sunday then the final four would be absent of City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester...