World Athletics Championships 2023: Great Britain win 4x100m relay bronze as USA take gold
Watch highlights as Great Britain’s women win 4x100m relay bronze behind winners the United States at the World Athletics Championships.
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Spain head coach Jorge Vilda criticises ‘inappropriate’ Luis Rubiales kiss
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…
Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
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…
Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash
49 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Ukrainian fighter pilot ‘Juice’ talks about his job hunting Russian cruise missiles By Alex Binley BBC News One of Ukraine’s most celebrated fighter pilots and two other airmen have been killed in a mid-air crash. Andrii Pilshchykov won fame taking part in dogfights over Kyiv during the early phase…
England 22-30 Fiji: Pacific island nation beat England for first time
World Cup warm-up: England v Fiji England (8) 22 Tries: May, Smith, Marchant Cons: Ford 2 Pen: Ford Fiji (3) 30 Tries: Nayacalevu, Habosi, Kuruvoli Cons: Muntz 3 Pens: Muntz 3 England slumped to a fifth defeat in six matches as Fiji beat them for the first time as both sides ended their World Cup…
Poland investigates cyber-attack on rail network
Hackers briefly disrupted some train services, amid suggestions that the attack came from Russia.
Nadine Dorries: Conservative MP attacks PM as she quits Commons
More than two months after promising to resign, she tells Rishi Sunak “history will not judge you kindly”.
High-altitude heist shocks Switzerland
53 minutes ago About sharing A man traverses the ferrata on the Gemmi pass By Imogen Foulkes BBC News, Geneva Thieves in Switzerland have conquered one of the country’s most challenging protected climbing routes. They ascended to an altitude of 2,350m and traversed gorges on narrow steel cables – all to rob a collection box….
Bow fire: Homes ‘severely damaged’ in east London blaze
The blaze took hold at a building in east London which contains flats and a business centre.
John Lewis joins M&S and Tesco in cutting price of period pants
18 minutes ago About sharing VAT is levied at 20% on period pants under current rules By Nathan Williams BBC News John Lewis and Waitrose are joining Tesco and Marks & Spencer in cutting the price of their period pants. The retailer says it will reduce the price of 30 types of period underwear by…