National League South side Maidstone United pulled off one of the great FA Cup shocks to knock Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town out of the fourth round at Portman Road. Superb counter-attack strikes from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne – Maidstone’s only attempts on target – earned the non-leaguers an astonishing victory over a side 98…
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30 minutes ago About sharing By Quentin Sommerville BBC News, Doha, Qatar The Qatar Emiri Air Force cargo plane, a hulking grey C17, sat by a runway at the sprawling Al Udeid airbase. Deep inside, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, in black loafers and sweater, attempted to push a pallet of humanitarian aid for Gaza…
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1 hour ago About sharing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon has quit in the wake of sex-trafficking allegations from a former employee. Janel Grant alleges Mr McMahon and another ex-executive, John Laurinaitis, sexually assaulted and trafficked her to entice wrestling talent. Mr McMahon, 78, said in a statement that he had made the…
36 minutes ago About sharing By Jonelle Awomoyi, Kirsty Grant and Rachel Russell BBC News When Adi Misra went to school on his 10th birthday, his pregnant mother told him they would celebrate later. But his mum was sent to prison that day having been wrongfully accused of stealing £75,000 from the Post Office –…
Warning – spoilers ahead! Will the ‘faithful’ weed out all the ‘traitors’ or will deception win the day?
42 minutes ago About sharing By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter This article reveals the outcome of the second series of The Traitors. The BBC’s hit reality series The Traitors concluded on Friday, with traitor Harry Clark scooping the £95,150 prize money. He and faithful Mollie Pearce were the last remaining players, after both voted to…
4 hours ago About sharing The vast majority of Gaza’s population has been displaced By Paul Adams BBC Diplomatic Correspondent This was not a complete victory for South Africa, or the Palestinians. The ICJ did not order Israel to halt its military campaign – an implied recognition of Israel’s right to self defence in the…
4 hours ago About sharing The US, Germany and the EU are among some of UNRWA’s biggest donors By Sarah Fowler BBC News The US is pausing funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, over allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks. UNRWA says it has sacked several people and ordered…