45 minutes ago About sharing Luis Rubiales: Spanish federation president kisses Hermoso during ceremony By Guillem Balague BBC Sport A kiss on the lips, a growing backlash and mass resignations among coaching staff: BBC Sport’s Spanish football expert Guillem Balague reflects on a tumultuous week for the sport and for Spain’s society as a whole….
1 hour ago About sharing The Metropolitan Police is investigating a possible data breach after “unauthorised access” was gained to the systems of one of its suppliers. The force said the company held names, ranks, photos, vetting levels, and pay numbers for officers and staff, and that it was working to understand what data, if…
2 hours ago About sharing The site where the Germans were killed, near the town of Meymac By Hugh Schofield BBC News in Corrèze Archaeologists have found evidence of a mass execution of German prisoners who were forced to dig their own graves and then shot by the French Resistance a few days after D-Day,…
Around 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the museum, here’s what we know about it so far.
39 minutes ago About sharing By Alex Binley BBC News Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says. However, the opposition claimed there had been widespread vote-rigging and international observers said the vote fell short of democratic standards. Mr Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe’s…
The injured include 26 firefighters sent to a stricken liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station near Bucharest.
34 minutes ago About sharing By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter at Leeds Festival Sam Fender was crowned king of the North with a career-defining headline set at Leeds Festival on Saturday. The Geordie rocker’s set came a night after his performance at the Reading leg of the event. But the sheer volume of fans from…
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Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning head coach Jorge Vilda has criticised suspended football federation president Luis Rubiales, calling the moment he kissed squad member Jennifer Hermoso “inappropriate and unacceptable”. Rubiales was suspended by Fifa on Saturday after Hermoso said the kiss prior to the team’s trophy lift was not consensual. Vilda’s entire coaching staff have resigned…
30 minutes ago About sharing By Alex Binley BBC News A gunman killed three black people in a racially motivated attack then killed himself in Jacksonville, Florida, the city’s sheriff said. The man, described as white and in his early 20s, entered a Dollar General store and opened fire, triggering a standoff with police. Sheriff…