Relegated Luton Town will open the League One season against promoted AFC Wimbledon, while Cardiff City will host Peterborough United a day later. The Hatters, who dropped into the third tier after back-to-back relegations, host League Two play-off final winners AFC Wimbledon on Friday, 1 August (20:00 BST). Plymouth, who were also relegated from the...
Wrexham’s first second-tier match for 43 years will be at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August – a day after Birmingham City open the Championship season by hosting Ipswich Town. Leicester City’s return to the second tier begins at home against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 10 August. League One play-off final winners Charlton Athletic mark their...
Torquay United have signed defender Jordan Thomas on a permanent deal from Yeovil Town. The 24-year-old spent much of last season on loan at the Gulls where he scored once in 25 National League South appearances. Torquay have not disclosed if they have paid a fee for the right-back – who was still under contract...
Middlesbrough have appointed ex-Luton Town manager Rob Edwards as their new head coach. Edwards, 42, moves to the Riverside Stadium on a three-year deal as the replacement for Michael Carrick, who was dismissed earlier this month. He led Luton to the Premier League in 2023 but could not avoid relegation from the top flight 12...
Nick Ericsson BBC Africa Eye Africa family Davin was shot dead four months’ ago – an unwitting casualty of Cape Flats’ gang problem The distraught father lies on the narrow, single bed and points to two small bullet holes in the wall of his house. This is stark evidence of a moment that shattered his...
Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town Sibahle Mbasana The Mbasana brothers have to get up at 04:30 to get to school on time Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the outskirts of South Africa’s city of Cape Town are forcing some parents to make difficult decisions to send their children...
Torquay United have signed former Fleetwood Town midfielder Callum Dolan. The 24-year-old has agreed a one-year deal at the National League South side. He spent last season on loan in the National League with Altrincham and Oldham Athletic. Dolan enjoyed a two-month spell on loan at Torquay at the end of 2023 when he made...
KKA Architecture/Sefton Council The families said their vision was inspired by their daughters shared love of music and dance Southport’s Town Hall gardens are to undergo a major £10m revamp inspired by Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Aguiar, and Bebe King. Elsie, aged seven, Alice, nine, and Bebe, six, were killed in the Southport knife attack...
BBC Disorder broke out in Ballymena on Monday night There has been disorder in Ballymena after crowds gathered near the location of an alleged sexual assault in the town. Youths with their faces masked and wearing gloves could be seen throwing masonry. A police car had what appeared to be two of its windows smashed....
Chelsea have completed the signing of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap for a £30m fee. The Blues met a release clause in the 22-year-old’s contract that was activated following Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League. Enzo Maresca’s side saw off competition from Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton for the England Under-21 international. Delap scored...
Tesco has sold a piece of land which is vital to the delivery of a multi-million pound relief road for a town in Devon. Mid Devon District Council said the news marked “the overcoming of another major hurdle to finally deliver the road” in Cullompton. The council got £34m from central government in August to...
Despite that, Mills believes Town have a “great chance” to follow the example of Burnley, rather than Luton, and gain promotion at the first attempt after relegation. And it would appear many Ipswich followers share his confidence if extra firepower can be added, despite being wary of other players including Davis and Hutchinson leaving. “As...
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice. The arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by federal immigration agents sparked outrage in the town of Milford, Massachusetts over the weekend, with community members rallying on Sunday to demand the high school student’s immediate release after...
German police will undertake a new search in Portugal this week as part of ongoing investigations into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The search will reportedly take place in Praia da Luz, the town in the Algarve where she went missing nearly two decades ago. Madeleine was three years old when she vanished from a...
Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromClarksdale, Mississippi Reuters/ Kevin Wurm When Edna Nicole Luckett sings the Blues on the stage at Red’s, her voice, deep and soulful, echoes against the walls. The juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi is one of the last of its kind in the region, a landmark for a bygone era of...