BBC Sir Keir Starmer peers out from the bottom half of The Observer in a photo that takes up the whole page, accompanied by the headline “regrets, I have a few”. The prime minister “opens up” in an interview with the paper. “Blame me for welfare chaos” The Times headlines, as Starmer accepts responsibility for...
United Nations trucks carrying aid for the war-torn Sudanese region of North Darfur have been attacked, with initial reports of “multiple casualties”, a spokesperson for the organisation has said. The Sudanese government said “guards, drivers and civilians” had been killed in the assault, which it blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group...
The wait to break the Premier League’s goal involvement record goes on for Mohamed Salah. But on his 400th Liverpool appearance, he really should have been celebrating equalling the tally. Quite how the Egyptian side-footed Cody Gakpo’s low cross wide of an empty net from just yards out in Monday’s defeat at Brighton, no-one really...
Luke Wells’ first century of the season soothed Lancashire’s current pain and helped them just about shade the opening day of their County Championship match against Derbyshire at Old Trafford. The home side’s players began the day at the bottom of Division Two and with their director of cricket Mark Chilton’s warning that he would...
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Roxy Gagdekar Chhara BBC Gujarati, Vadnagar Kushal Batunge/BBC The skeleton has been placed inside a makeshift tent for now… A 1,000 year-old human skeleton buried sitting cross-legged in India is still without a museum to house it because of bureaucratic wrangling, six years after it was unearthed. Archaeologist Abhijit Ambekar...
Family handout Omri Miran has now been held by Hamas for 18 months When Omri Miran finally opens his WhatsApp account, he’s going to receive a torrent of messages. Photos of his daughters. Late night musings from his wife, Lishay, as she lies in bed. Snapshots from an Israeli family life that’s gone on for...
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is set for a spell on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder on international duty, boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. The 38-year-old picked up the knock during Denmark’s Nations League quarter-final second-leg loss in Portugal, but Rodgers is unsure of the extent of the injury. The Danish captain, who has 81...
