44 minutes ago About sharing Formed in 1999, the Netzah Yehuda battalion is a special men-only unit where ultra-Orthodox Jews serve By Tom Bateman BBC News, Washington Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to fight any sanctions on the country’s military following reports that the US is planning to cut aid to one unit. “I…
Manchester United scraped into the FA Cup final on penalties despite throwing away a three-goal lead against Championship side Coventry in an epic semi-final at Wembley. In a very modern-day thriller, United came out on top in a penalty shootout they were losing at one stage. A quite remarkable contest only got that far because…
The car veered off track at the Fox Hill Supercross event, killing race officials and spectators.
13 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter The British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras, has died aged 80 from leukaemia. Sir Andrew was one of the longest-serving chief conductors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He was also a familiar face at the BBC Proms…
16:32 I definitely thought I’d be writing things like “Erik ten Hag congratulates his players on the pitch, we have an all-Manchester FA Cup final” by now. 16:31 Clinton Morrison Former Coventry City striker on BBC Radio 5 Live I thought I would be saying goodbye and leaving the stadium. It is ridiculous, what a…
The party says it could not conclude he misused funds. but finds he showed a “pattern of behaviour” below standards.
1 hour ago About sharing ‘My goodness!’ – Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins London Marathon By Sam Drury BBC Sport Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir stormed to victory in a women’s only world-record time of two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds in the London Marathon. World record holder Tigst Assefa, Megertu Alemu, also of Ethiopia, and Kenya’s…
A No 10 source says police “mishandled” its interaction with a Jewish man at pro-Palestinian protest.
Just 1,500 out of 150,000 people have received redress after the force-fitting of prepayment meters.
43 minutes ago About sharing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the US support as “vital” By James Waterhouse Ukraine Correspondent in Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the US House of Representatives for approving a new $61bn (£49bn) package of military assistance for Ukraine after months of delays. He said the aid…