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Russell Brand has been charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault, police have said. They relate to two further women and are in addition to the charges issued to the comedian and actor in April, which involved four women. He had been previously charged with two counts of …

Donald Trump appointed on Sunday a new special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has said he would like to annex, sparking a fresh diplomatic row with Denmark. Jeff Landry, the newly appointed envoy and Republican governor of Louisiana, has said on X that it was an honour …

A husband and five other men have been charged with a string of sexual offences against his ex-wife over a 13-year period. Philip Young, formerly of Swindon but now living in Enfield, has been charged with 56 sexual offences, including rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy. The …

Available for 29 days England showed plenty of fight but Australia won the 3rd Test by 82 runs to retain the Ashes with two games to spare, We hear from England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes as well as Australia skipper Pat Cummins, Player of the match Alex …

The Prince of Wales expressed a “deep sense of honour and respect” as he became patron of the SAS’s charity. Prince William said he was looking forward to taking on the role with the Special Air Service Regimental Association, which looks after serving members and veterans of the elite Army …

Available for 29 days Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Phil Tufnell, Andy Zaltzman and Glenn McGrath to look back on an improved day for England. However, they are still on the brink of defeat as Australia lie 4 wickets away from retaining the Ashes. There’s also reaction from …

[ A new Finnish study shows that adults who remain physically active throughout adulthood have a markedly lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome at age 61 than those whose leisure-time physical activity remains low. However, physical activity in early late adulthood, especially muscle strengthening exercises, may mitigate the risks associated with …

Available for 29 days Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath and Phil Tufnell to review the 3rd day of the Adelaide Test as a Travis Head hundred nailed down Australia’s position. We also get reaction from England’s assistant coach Jeetan Patel and Australia spinner Nathan Lyon plus …

Available for 29 days Daniel Norcross is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath and former England batter Dawid Malan to review a challenging day in Adelaide with England facing a mammoth Test to keep the Ashes alive. There’s reaction from England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick and Australia spinner Nathan Lyon …

Ecuador defender Mario Pineida has died at the age of 33 after being shot in Guayaquil. Local media reported that Pineida was shot on Wednesday by two people on motorbikes who opened fire on him, his mother and another women outside a shop in the north of the city. Ecuador’s …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As Parliament wraps up for 2025 – Sam and Anne reflect on a tumultuous year in British politics looking at some highlights, but mainly the lowlights. The duo use their ‘glass half empty, glass half full’ approach to gauge …

So much has happened during the past seven days, including an F1 driver taking part in a go-kart race in Milton Keynes, the start of the Darts World Championships and the Fifa Best awards. This is our last weekly quiz of 2025 – but don’t fear, for the two remaining …

Prosecutors in Los Angeles will file murder charges against a son of Rob and Michele Reiner, the Hollywood couple who were found dead in their home with multiple stab wounds on Sunday. Nick Reiner, 32, is facing two counts of first-degree murder and could be sentenced to life in prison …

BBC Police remained on the scene on Tuesday evening A man has died after a car hit two pedestrians on a Birmingham street, before driving away. It happened on Soho Road near the junction with Whitehall Road at about 11:20 GMT. Emergency services said the man, in his 50s, died …

Human remains found by police have been confirmed as those of a woman who disappeared nearly 20 years ago. Malgorzata Wnuczek, 27, from Poland, was living in Leicester when she went missing on 31 May 2006. The remains were found in scrublands off the Great Central Way in October and …

Green, 26, has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, scoring 707 runs at a strike-rate above 150 and taking 16 wickets in 29 games. Although he was sold in the capped batters category, Green said he will be available as an all-rounder and attributed the …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As Donald Trump files a $5bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC and there are reports of friction over the recent US-UK technology deal – what state is the “special relationship” in? Sam and Anne pore over the details and …

Google Homes on Drumlaken Street were evacuated during the incident A 56-year-old man has been arrested after a disturbance in Glasgow led to armed police evacuating homes and cordoning off roads. Officers said they attended a property on Drumlaken Street in the Summerston area at about 09:50 as part of …

Eleanor Oldroyd has the definitive preview from Adelaide and we hear from both captains. BBC News

President Donald Trump will recruit workers from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants to form the US Tech Force, a new program that aims to “modernize the federal government,” according to an announcement on Monday. Under the new program, Trump plans to hire around 1,000 technology specialists …