Kieran Tierney is back with Celtic. Following his Arsenal exit, the defender will wear his beloved green and white hoops once again. But, away from the romance and hysteria of the Scotland international’s stunning return, what player is Brendan Rodgers actually getting six years after his move to London? First and foremost, Celtic are getting...
James Melley and Alison Holt BBC News, Social Affairs Family handout Alice’s family say she had a big personality and a passion for art WARNING: This article contains upsetting details and reference to suicide There didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary when Jane Figueiredo spoke to her daughter that night on the...
Colin Paterson BBC Entertainment Correspondent Getty Images The latest Brits went Brat as Charli XCX won five awards Next year’s Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester – the first time the ceremony has taken place outside London since the awards began in 1977. The ceremony will be held at the Co-op Live arena...
Leigh Boobyer BBC News, Bristol Sotheby’s The painting was discovered after a restoration project last year Turner’s first ever exhibited oil painting is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. The Rising Squall, features a dramatic view of a former hot spring and spa in Bristol seen from east...
Chris Ellis BBC News, South West Rick Ayrton Dr Harry Bennett said the SS Nantes sank “with the loss of a substantial number of the crew” The mystery of a maritime disaster has been solved after experts found a vessel that sank almost 140 years ago. Diver and explorer Dom Robinson identified the SS Nantes,...
The golden sandy beach of Praia da Luz is dominated by huge cliffs to the east, a mix of orange sandstone and black volcanic rock. These cliffs hide the strip of gorse scrubland which runs east to the larger resort of Lagos, and are dotted with derelict, abandoned agricultural buildings and houses, marked with missing...
Salt struck 16 from nine balls before being caught by Shreyas Iyer off Kyle Jamieson, while England all-rounder Liam Livingstone hit 25 as the side’s numbers three to six all posted scores in the mid-20s. Having accumulated steadily, Andy Flower’s team failed to accelerate in the final over, with Arshdeep Singh taking three wickets in...
The UK has recorded its warmest spring on record and its driest in more than 50 years, provisional Met Office figures show. It was also the sunniest spring on record for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the second sunniest in England since the amount of hours of sunshine began to be recorded in 1910....
First-time buyers are borrowing through mortgages that last an average of 31 years as the affordability of homes remains a stretch. A decade ago, the average mortgage term for those buying a first home was 28 years, according to figures from banking trade body UK Finance. Higher mortgage rates have pushed people to borrow for...
Having resisted the allure of Team Sky when he turned professional in 2014, Bury-born Yates and twin brother Adam joined Australian outfit Orica–GreenEdge. Adam left at the end of 2020, but Simon remained with the team, now called Jayco–AlUla, until the end of last season, taking a pay cut to join Visma-Lease a Bike. Visma’s...
Members of the Western alliance Nato need to prepare for a possible attack from Russia within the next four years, according to Germany’s chief of defence. General Carsten Breuer told the BBC that Russia was producing hundreds of tanks a year, many of which could be used for an attack on Nato Baltic state members...
The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, was discovered lying in a rocky crevice on Saturday, around 400m (1,300ft) below where the body of his friend, Sam Harris, 35, had previously been found. The pair, who were both...
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini, who led them to the Europa League title in 2024, has announced he will leave after nine years in charge. Gasperini, 67, revealed in February that he would not be renewing his contract with the Bergamo-based Serie A club, which was set to expire in June. The Italian has been...
Peter Shuttleworth BBC News Stephen Fairclough BBC News FCC Construction Planners hope the new upgraded Heads of the Valleys road will cut down on travel times to schools and the area’s main general hospital It’s been called the “road from hell” but after 23 years of roadworks and congestion, one of the UK’s most expensive...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media Rugby league authorities and supporters want to tackle any snobbery over honours Rugby league authorities say their players have been “poorly treated” by the honours system, as pressure grows for a first knighthood or damehood for the sport. The sport has gone 130 years without such an honour. “It...