We’re doing our NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the end of the regular season, and each week we’ll emphasize a new award. This week, we’ve got Rookie of the Year. Sandwiched between the class with Victor Wembanyama and the upcoming Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, this rookie class has been one we’ve known isn’t likely to […]
Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and the UK government to be held in public. The tech giant is taking legal action after the Home Office demanded the right to access customer […]
Tomos Morgan BBC Wales Investigates Paul Lynch BBC Shared Data Unit Getty Images Sites with possible contaminated land could be where old factories, power stations, railway lines or landfill sites once were Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals in Britain have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found. Nine out […]
Mar 13, 2025, 10:24 AM ET Bayern Munich defensive midfielder Joshua Kimmich has signed a contract extension to 2029, the Bundesliga leaders said on Thursday, joining teammates Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies with fresh long-term deals. Speculation regarding Kimmich’s deal swirled for weeks, with the player being a major transfer target for top European clubs. […]
MADISON, Wis. — Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, the best coach in the history of women’s college hockey was telling a story about a deer. “I’d like to get in the mindset of a deer,” Mark Johnson said during a coaches meeting inside […]
Tesco is to begin a trial giving expiring food to customers for free at the end of the day as it tries to cut food waste. The supermarket will give away some already discounted “yellow sticker” items after 21:30 in some of its smaller Express stores in coming months. Tesco already donates expiring food to […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 13, 2025, 06:27 AM ET Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hit out at Atlético Madrid’s complaints over their penalty shootout defeat in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, accusing the club of “victimhood” and “always crying about things like this.” Conor Gallagher’s early goal at the Metropolitano saw […]
The cloud behind the inflation silver lining Even upbeat economic news can offer little comfort to markets and the C-suite. Stocks look set to open lower as relief over Wednesday’s better-than-expected inflation report fades, and concerns grow that a trade war could sap consumer spending and corporate profits. That’s led more corporate chiefs to speak […]
Getty Images HIS said only trained and experienced healthcare professionals should administer Botox Scotland’s regulator of private health clinics has issued a warning about the dangers of so-called Botox parties. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is concerned about treatment at parties organised with unregulated providers, such as beauticians, where alcohol is being consumed. The regulator says […]
Getty Images Despite the government’s hopes, the UK has not, in the end, been exempted from President Trump’s 25% steel and aluminium tariffs. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK will “keep all options on the table”, but has not announced immediate retaliation. BBC Verify looks at how big the impact on the UK […]