Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) went from a jihadist movement once aligned to al Qaeda to forming the official government of Syria. It was a monumental transformation for them, their country and the wider Middle East. But potentially too for British people who went to Syria – and who were …
Read More »The Hundred 2025 Highlights: London Spirit v Southern Brave
Watch highlights as Southern Brave secure their spot in the final of The Hundred final after an eight-wicket victory over London Spirit to maintain their unbeaten streak this season. MATCH REPORT: Unbeaten Brave reach final with win over Spirit Available to UK users only. BBC News
Read More »‘Add peas to labels after my boy’s brush with death’
Handout Nine-year-old Rex is allergic to peas and lentils One morning before school, Rex, aged nine, ate a hot cross bun. Minutes later, he was struggling to breathe and went into anaphylactic shock. Rex is allergic is to peas and lentils – ingredients you would not commonly expect to find …
Read More »Were Malevich paintings worth £100m really found under pensioner’s bed?
Grigor Atanesian BBC News Russian BBC This painting is claimed to be by Malevich — but the art world is sceptical Three previously unknown oil paintings attributed to avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich are on show at a public museum in Bucharest. If proven authentic, they could be worth over £100 million, …
Read More »Indian-UK researchers recreate faces from 2,500-year-old skulls
Cherylann Mollan BBC News Reporting fromKeeladi, Tamil Nadu Face Lab/Liverpool John Moores University The facial reconstruction of a 2,500-year-old skull excavated at Kondagai In a modest-sized university lab in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, researchers are using a tiny drill to scrape away enamel from a 2,500-year-old tooth. …
Read More »St George’s and union jack flags spark pride or prejudice debate
Amanda White and Holly Phillips BBC News BBC Kim, from Lincoln, thinks the union jack flag should be celebrated St George’s and union jack flags have been popping up around the country, leading to a debate about whether they represent pride or prejudice. Often associated with national sporting occasions, such …
Read More »Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025: Wales ‘not good enough’ in Scotland loss – Sean Lynn
Wales had gone into the game off the back of a drawn summer Test series in Australia, during which they claimed an impressive first win under Lynn who took over earlier this year. But the promise they showed in Brisbane, coupled with a brutal pre-season, was nowhere to be seen …
Read More »South Africa 30-22 Australia: Springboks bounce back from opening Rugby Championship defeat
South Africa bounced back from defeat to Australia in last week’s Rugby Championship opener with a battling 30-22 victory over the Wallabies in rain-soaked Cape Town. The boot of Handre Pollard proved decisive as the 31-year-old kicked 15 points, made up of three penalty goals and three conversions. Canan Moodie, …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres gives rare look at new life in English countryside
Tom Green left Hollywood for greener pastures The former MTV stars new life in Canada is the subject of a reality TV series on Prime Video, “Tom Green Country.” He also has a stand-up special, “Tom Green: I Got a Mule!” and a documentary, “This Is the Tom Green Documentary.” …
Read More »Aston Villa: PSR or mismanagement? Club face harsh financial reality
Villa, like every other club in the division, have to adhere to profit and sustainability rules (PSR) or they could face a points deduction. The rules state that clubs cannot post losses of more than £105m over a three-year reporting cycle. After points deductions for Everton and Nottingham Forest in …
Read More »North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The weapons had “superior combat capability” and used a “unique technology”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details. The launches, carried out …
Read More »Do Parliament petitions make a difference?
Getty Images/THE THIN BLUE PAW Jeremy Clarkson and police dogs have featured among the petitions on the Parliament website since its launch As long as humans have been writing down important information, others have been pulling their leg. So it’s no surprise that serious petitions to governments have always been …
Read More »Fast-track asylum appeals process to be introduced – as average time for decisions is more than one year | UK News
A new fast-track asylum appeals process will be introduced to speed up the process of deporting people without a right to remain in the UK, the home secretary has said. As it currently takes, on average, more than a year to reach a decision on asylum appeals, the government plans …
Read More »Wonsan Kalma: My trip to North Korea’s ‘Benidorm’
Yaroslava Kiryukhina BBC News Russian Anastasia Samsonova Anastasia Samsonova was among the first group of tourists to visit Wonsan Kalma’s beaches It was the security guards accompanying Anastasia Samsonova’s group that suggested this wasn’t a typical beach holiday. In July, the 33-year-old human resources worker was one of the first …
Read More »Argentina 29-23 New Zealand: Pumas stun All Blacks in Buenos Aries
There were emotional scenes in Buenos Aries as Argentina celebrated their first home victory over New Zealand with a 29-23 triumph in front of a raucous crowd. The Pumas avenged last weekend’s 41-24 Rugby Championship defeat in Cordoba that had seen the All Blacks return to the top of the …
Read More »Country star Ronnie McDowell reveals what he told son during onstage stroke
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country star Ronnie McDowell suffered a stroke mid-performance at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Pennsylvania earlier this summer. McDowell slurred his words onstage June 21 in Oley, before his son and tour manager stepped in and paused to show to make …
Read More »MOTD Analysis: Max Downman, 15, impresses on Arsenal debut
Match of the Day’s Micah Richards says Arsenal 15-year-old Max Dowman showed fantastic pace and positivity during his Premier League debut in the Gunner’s 5-0 win over Leeds United. WATCH MORE: Gyokeres on target as Arsenal thrash Leeds Available to UK users only. Source link
Read More »Male ‘sexually stimulated’ to avoid inbreeding
AFP Wikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, are still being kept at a facility in southern France A male killer whale at a closed marine zoo is being sexually stimulated by his trainers to stop him inbreeding with his mother. Marineland Antibes shut in January but managers, the French …
Read More »Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Man wrongly deported from US to El Salvador threatened with deportation to Uganda one day after release | US News
A man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration has been threatened with removal again, according to a court filing by his lawyers. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29 and originally from El Salvador, has been charged in an indictment filed in federal court in Tennessee with conspiring …
Read More »Criminals could be banned from pubs and sports grounds under new plans | UK News
Criminals face being banned from pubs, sports grounds and concerts under new government plans to give judges powers to pass tougher community sentences. The new measures, which would apply to people in England and Wales, “should remind all offenders that, under this government, crime does not pay”, Justice Secretary Shabana …
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