40 minutes ago About sharing The junta head said that Niger did not want a war but would defend itself By Chris Ewokor BBC News Niger’s coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani made the announcement after meeting mediators from the West African…
11 minutes ago About sharing Watch: A fire resulting from an alleged drone strike on a railway station in Kursk, Russia By George Wright BBC News Russia says that a Ukrainian drone has struck a railway station in the Kursk region, injuring five people. Another drone is said to have landed in the Rostov region…
England goalkeeper Mary Earps saves Jennifer Hermoso’s penalty in the Women’s World Cup final.
1 hour ago About sharing William Gladstone died at Hawarden Castle in 1898 By Nick Bourne & PA Media BBC News The family of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone are due to travel to the Caribbean to apologise for the historical part an ancestor played in the slave trade. William was the son of John…
Olga Carmona fires home to give Spain the lead over England in the first half of the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney.
32 minutes ago About sharing Waitrose and John Lewis are offering free hot drinks to on-duty police officers in a bid to deter shoplifters. John Lewis Partnership, which owns both brands, has written to the Police Federation to say officers can make the most of the offer – as long as they bring a reusable…
The Welsh Guards play a musical tribute to the Lionesses at the Wellington Barracks in London.
55 minutes ago About sharing By Jaroslav Lukiv & Aoife Walsh BBC News At least 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia province, where nearly 400 wildfires are raging. Officials have restricted travel to Kelowna, a waterside city of 132,000 people, where smoke from nearby fires hangs over Lake Okanagan. The…
The unmanned craft span out control before its planned landing on the Moon’s south pole.
10 minutes ago About sharing Amy Winehouse was one of the most famous and successful gradates of the Brit School in south London before her death aged 27. By Adam Durbin & John Hand BBC News Plans to base a northern version of London’s renowned Brit School in Bradford have been given the go-ahead by…