Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC By the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars. It is a memorial to the mother and babies who died unnecessarily due to poor care at the hospital between 2004 and 2013. Inscribed underneath is a short verse: “Forever in […]
Chris Driedger was 16 minutes away from winning the 2022 men’s World Championships for Team Canada when disaster struck. A post-to-post push led to the complete tear of his ACL, ending his night and putting his professional hockey career in jeopardy. He watched Finland complete its comeback from the sidelines, feeling helpless, haunted by the […]
Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The government have issued an ultimatum to local authorities, asking them to show how they’re improving roads. Local authorities in England must show how they are improving roads and tackling what the government describes as a “pothole plague” or lose out on millions of pounds in funding. […]
Jacob Evans Reporting fromBusiness reporter Getty/Dave Benett Rum is one of Jamaica’s biggest exports Rum is a key part of Jamaica’s cultural identity, but what exactly makes a rum Jamaican? That question is at the centre of a dispute that is continuing to rumble on the Caribbean island, as some producers wish to strengthen rules […]
Amid the torrent of executive orders signed by President Trump were directives that affect the language on government web pages and the public’s access to government data touching on climate change, the environment, energy and public health. In the past two months, hundreds of terabytes of digital resources analyzing data have been taken off government […]
Jeff CarlisleMar 22, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. LOS ANGELES — In the wake of the U.S. men’s national team’s 1-0 defeat to Panama in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL), it’s fair to say it’s time for USMNT fans to […]
“My phone kept buzzing with messages, but I was so tired, I went straight to sleep — I hadn’t realised I’d set the record!” For Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew, last Tuesday night was just like any other. The 38-year-old midfielder spent the evening coaching the club’s under-18s. Once home, he watched the football, then went […]
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images Migrants from Venezuela viewing a map of the US at a Welcome Center in El Paso, Texas in 2022 US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Those […]
Mar 23, 2025, 03:25 PM ET James Rodriguez and León have been barred from participating in this summer’s Club World Cup. Luis Cano/Jam Media/Getty Images FIFA announced on Friday that León will be barred from participating in this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States. The global soccer governing body […]
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This past week, President Trump’s administration took unprecedented actions in its effort to ramp up deportations. It sent more than 100 Venezuelan immigrants to a third country, El Salvador, where they were imprisoned – all of this without due process. And then the administration seemingly ignored a federal judge’s order to stop […]