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Is this USMNT team better or worse than the World Cup one?

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 22, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. When the U.S. men’s national team bowed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the round of 16, there was disappointment, but also excitement about what could lie ahead. The roster […]

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Top sunscreens fail protection tests, Which? says

2 days ago By Smitha Mundasad, Health reporter Getty Images Three popular sunscreen lotions offer less protection than they claim, according to consumer organisation Which? Which? carried out spot-checks on 26 sunscreens. Three lotions, from Calypso Sun, Bondi Sands and Asda did not pass all the tests – but others, including some cheaper options from supermarkets Aldi […]

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UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government

Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart said: “Remaining a member would not support our transition to cleaner, cheaper energy and could even penalise us for our world-leading efforts to deliver net zero.” Since 2001, nearly 160 legal actions based on the ECT have been brought by investors claiming their investments had been damaged […]

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Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out war

6 hours ago By Lucy Williamson, Reporting from the Israel-Lebanon border BBC “Every day, every night: bombs. [It’s a] problem,” David Kamari told the BBC Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be “a catastrophe”, the UN Secretary-General says. But to David Kamari, who lives under near-daily fire on the Israeli side of the border, it would […]

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PrettyLittleThing customers upset after account ban over returns

Fast-fashion brand PrettyLittleThing (PLT) is facing criticism from customers who have had their accounts with the company deactivated because of the number of times they have returned their purchases. In an email seen by the BBC, shoppers were told on Friday that their accounts had been reviewed and shut down so they would not be […]

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