English pair Justin Rose and Dan Brown are one shot behind leader American Billy Horschel after a dramatic third round of The Open at rain-lashed Royal Troon. Horschel, playing in the worst of the conditions, somehow fashioned a two-under-par 69 to improve to four under. Rose and Brown are among six players, including US PGA […]
Rasulov was due to fight for the interim crown at ONE Fight Night 23 but despite making weight and hydration tests he missed the allotted time slot, so could not gain gold when taking on former divisional champion Ok Rae Yoon – the man Lee won the title from. That win over Ok was a […]
Disruption to flights is expected to continue across the UK after massive outages hit computer systems globally on Friday. Airports have said their systems are working again but that journeys could still be affected by delays and cancellations into the weekend. A number of airports have said passengers should continue to check for potential disruption […]
Four in 10 Conservative MPs are now on the party’s frontbench after the latest appointments by Rishi Sunak from the much-reduced Tory presence at Westminster. New faces include Danny Kruger, the co-chair of the rightwing New Conservatives group, who is now a shadow defence minister, and Alicia Kearns, the former Commons foreign affairs committee chair, […]
Getty Images There is no evidence of a large rise in suicides in young patients attending a gender identity clinic in London, an independent review has found. Professor Louis Appleby was asked by Health Secretary Wes Streeting to examine the data following claims made by campaigners of a rise in suicide rates since puberty-blocking drugs […]
2 hours ago By Javen Houston, BBC Scotland / Spòrs BBC James Braid, born 6 February, 1870, Earlsferry – died 27 November, 1950, London Venue: Royal Troon Dates: Thu 18-Sun 21 July Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on BBC Sport website, with video clips each day. Daily highlights programme on BBC Two from 20:00 BST. Click […]
Taxes on electricity should be shifted to gas so that people feel more benefit from using green technologies like heat pumps in their homes, the government’s climate advisers say. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says the change would mean consumers seeing clearer benefits from switching away from gas boilers, which emit CO2 and are a […]
Getty Images Even as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability to cope. Dr Jenny Harries, then the deputy chief medical officer for England, hailed the UK as an “international exemplar” in its preparedness at one of the early TV press conferences. She was not the […]
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump’s speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee began and ultimately ended with what were perfunctory calls for national unity. But the indisputable theme of the night was Trump himself — his recent brush with death, his family, his legal battles and his dark, aggressive vision for a second […]
23 minutes ago By Alex Moss, Tom Ingall, BBC News Double decker bus set on fire amid disorder in Harehills, Leeds. A large number of police have been deployed to Harehills in Leeds after disorder broke out in the area on Thursday. A police car was flipped over and a bus set alight during what West Yorkshire Police […]