Eleanor Doyle & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Louis Browne Stormzy says his first acting role was a challenge he was honoured to be part of Stormzy says playing a rapper in his first lead role made it hard to separate himself for the part. Big Mike stars as Tenzman in Big Man – the first...
Getty Images Gill will be judged on both his performance and his ability to lead a team in transition A young and untested Indian Test side, led by debutant captain Shubman Gill, begins its toughest examination yet this week: a five-match series in England, starting at Headingley. It marks the start of the fourth World...
American Sam Burns is one of only five golfers to shoot sub-par in their second round at the US Open at Oakmont as he tops the leaderboard on three-under for the tournament. Read full article at source...
Last time the US Open was held here in 2016, only four players broke par and in 2007, the winning score by Angel Cabrera was at five over. While not quite that penal yet, this tournament does look like living up to its self-proclaimed billing as “the toughest test in golf”. There were more than...
BBC Think, Denmark. Images of sleek, impossibly chic Copenhagen, the capital, might spring to mind. As well as a sense of a liberal, open society. That is the Scandinavian cliché. But when it comes to migration, Denmark has taken a dramatically different turn. The country is now “a pioneer in restrictive migration policies” in Europe,...
Poland’s president-elect Karol Nawrocki is taking up a largely ceremonial role, but his impact on the country’s politics in the next five years may be profound. Nawrocki’s supporters, the national conservative Law and Justice (PiS) opposition, feels re-energised after losing power 18 months ago to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU coalition, and view his success as the...
Faarea Masud Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Tough choices are “unavoidable” as the government finalises spending plans for areas ranging from the NHS and defence, to schools and the criminal justice system, a think tank has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the level of spending on health would dictate whether cuts...
The final day of this County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford looks set for an intriguing finish after Lancashire had ended the third evening on 141-6 in their second innings, giving them a lead of 285 and an opportunity to set Derbyshire a target early on the final day. Brooks Guest’s 77 had helped...
Bryson DeChambeau ended a run of near misses by cruising to his first LIV Golf win of the season in South Korea. The American started the final day with a four-shot lead and did not let up as he secured his first win at any tournament since last year’s US Open. The 31-year-old made six...
Shiver me timbers – that didn’t take long. The Canadian elections were held on Monday, and the anointed and appointed Prime Minister, liberal Mark Carney, was able to grab the mantle of legitimacy with his win over the snake-bit conservatives and their leader, Pierre Poilievre. He is one happenin’ dude for a stuffed-shirt WEF banker....
Captain Caroline Weir lamented the contrast in Scotland’s first and second-half performances as they went from leading to being humbled 6-1 against Germany in the Women’s Nations League. Weir’s opening goal five minutes before the break had given the Scots hope of atoning for Friday’s 4-0 home loss to the same opposition. However, Selina Cerci’s...
The US began collecting a 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to “hang tough” after market turmoil. The UK and France are among hundreds of countries impacted and its leaders have said nothing is off the table. While China, which has been hit the hardest by President...
A number of Sunday’s papers lead on accusations aimed at the Duke of Sussex by the chairwoman of Sentebale, an African charity he co-founded. Dr Sophie Chandauka has spoken to the Financial Times and Sky News, calling Prince Harry’s brand “toxic”. Prince Harry resigned from the charity earlier this week after a row between the...
Last season’s joint-captain Sam Monaghan remains unavailable as she continues to recover from the knee injury she sustained when playing for her club Gloucester-Hartpury last June while Beibhinn Parsons is also still out after suffering a second leg break in five months while on Ireland Sevens duty in December. “Sam’s not going to be fit...