George was promoted from the academy team to the first team on 19 December, six months after he and defender Josh Acheampong signed new deals in June 2024. That decision to sign a three-year contract, plus an optional fourth year, raised eyebrows among multiple academy sources at Chelsea. Internal talk was that he might get […]
Ammar Ebrahim BBC Jersey political reporter BBC Health Minister Tom Binet faced questions from a scrutiny panel Jersey’s health minister is “finally understanding the issues facing women’s health”, the head of Jersey’s Health and Social Scrutiny Panel says. Deputy Louise Doublet made the comments after a public hearing where Tom Binet faced questions from a […]
Apr 30, 2025, 05:05 PM ET Birmingham City broke the English Football League (EFL) record for most points in a season, after a 2-0 away win against Blackpool on Wednesday took the club to an unprecedented 108 points. The club, minority owned by Tom Brady, had already secured the League One title and promotion back […]
BBC Brian Smyth said Belfast City Council workers are lifting hundreds of used needles each month A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a “silver bullet” but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a councillor has said. Brian Smyth was speaking ahead of […]
A bill that would ban fluoride from Florida’s public drinking water is heading to the governor’s desk. Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Florida is poised to ban fluoride from its drinking water under new legislation passed by state lawmakers. The bill now heads to […]
BARCELONA, Spain — Internazionale coach Simone Inzaghi lauded Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal as a phenomenon who comes along once every 50 years after his side’s enthralling 3-3 Champions League semifinal first leg draw at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Inter raced to an unexpected 2-0 lead inside 21 minutes through goals from Marcus Thuram and Denzel […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent Victoria Gill/BBC News Very few axolotls are left in the wild One of the world’s most endangered amphibians – the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl – has thrived after being released in artificial wetlands, scientists have discovered. In a study that provides hope for the long-term future of a creature that […]
President Trump has a message for the nation’s children: Prepare to sacrifice for your country. He was taking questions at the end of one of his marathon cabinet meetings when he finally allowed that, yes, his tariff policies and the trade war he has set off with China may soon result in some emptier-than-usual shelves […]
Apr 30, 2025, 07:05 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries returned and so did the goals for Inter Milan. Dumfries scored two and set up the opener for Thuram as Inter drew 3-3 at Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. “I’m happy, it was a […]
Trump’s price war At a rally in Michigan last night, President Trump declared that “we’re ending the inflation nightmare.” But corporate chiefs are bracing for the opposite, revealing a split-screen view of the future that has sharpened as trade uncertainty grows. Companies have warned for weeks that tariffs could scramble supply chains, force them to […]