Helen Catt Political correspondent Ian Duffield Ian Duffield and his wife Linda put £234,000 of their pension savings into Neil Woodford’s fund People who lost tens of thousands of pounds when a star stockpicker’s investment fund collapsed say they have been let down by the UK’s financial regulator and are calling on MPs to investigate. […]
Mar 23, 2025, 06:00 AM ET It seems like injuries are having an unprecedented impact on Premier League football this season, and the sight of a player limping off has become common. Hamstrings seem to be pinging left and right — and, increasingly, those hamstring injuries seem to be worse than a typical two-week strain […]
The lyrics to both verses were finished, and the first line of the chorus — Fill my eyes — was in place. Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, the driving forces behind Foreigner, one of the best-selling rock bands in history, had worked through the melody enough to know they had another hit on their hands. […]
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Engineers from Gridless create makeshift computer labs to maintain their bitcoin mines The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids. But there’s another sound cutting through the trees of the Zambian bush – the unmistakable […]
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded damages totaling more than $660 million to the Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer, which had sued Greenpeace over its role in protests nearly a decade ago against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The verdict was a major blow to the environmental organization. Greenpeace had said that Energy Transfer’s claimed […]
Catherine Moore and Jake Liggett BBC News NI Getty The NI Audit Office report says the costs of tackling homelessness have soared Unprecedented demand for temporary accommodation is causing “potentially unsustainable financial pressure” for homelessness services in Northern Ireland, according to a report from the NI Audit Office. In 2023-2024, about 4,700 households were in […]
The LA Lakers’ chances of securing a top-two Western Conference playoff spot took another hit with a loss in Orlando. The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another setback in their NBA playoff push, falling 118-106 to the Orlando Magic, who notched their first home victory since February. Despite 32 points from Luka Doncic and 24 from […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case Monday involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after the 2020 Census. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Race and politics were front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices took up a voting rights case involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after […]
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of 25% on US imports from countries that purchase oil from Venezuela. Trump described the move as a “secondary tariff” aimed at punishing the Latin American country “for numerous reasons”, including allegedly “purposefully” sending gang members to the US. Separately, Trump suggested he was softening his plans […]
President Trump has selected Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency permanently. The president withdrew his first nominee, Dr. Dave Weldon, just hours before his confirmation hearing. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Monarez, an infectious-disease researcher, will be the first nonphysician to lead the […]