1 hour ago By Sarah Turnnidge & PA Media, BBC News, West of England PA The gates to the festival are just days from opening With just days to go until gates open, thousands of people across the country are preparing to head to one of the biggest festivals in the world. But among the sparkly outfits […]
ARLINGTON, Tex. — Gregg Berhalter and the U.S. men’s national soccer team see Copa América as a steppingstone to the 2026 World Cup, and over the course of this summer’s fabled tournament, they will measure their growth and learn whether they carry the capital to defeat the sport’s elite when it matters most. But the […]
An independent candidate standing in Birmingham has apologised and pledged to “fight misogyny” after widespread outcry over comments he made on a podcast earlier this year, such as “70% of hell is going to be women”. Akhmed Yakoob, standing in Birmingham Ladywood after coming third in the West Midlands mayoral election in May, also made […]
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder following a death at a holiday park. Dorset Police said it received a report just after midnight raising concern for the welfare of a man believed to be in Heron Lake at Warmwell Holiday Park in Crossways. The man, aged in his 70s […]
3 hours ago By Ewan Gawne, BBC News • Simon Browning, Transport reporter Passenger footage shows people stranded in a dark terminal at Manchester Airport Flights at Manchester Airport have resumed after a power cut caused a day of chaos. Up to 90,000 passengers were effected as flights were cancelled and scheduled arrivals diverted. Check-in and departures at Terminal 1 […]
HUDSON, Wis. — Ask voters here in far western Wisconsin what they think of their two main presidential choices in November — the same two choices they had four years ago — and the answers, even tinged with Midwest nice, come out hard and blunt. “Three hundred-and-some-odd-million people and that’s all we can get?” “Both […]
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 22, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. When the U.S. men’s national team bowed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the round of 16, there was disappointment, but also excitement about what could lie ahead. The roster […]
2 days ago By Smitha Mundasad, Health reporter Getty Images Three popular sunscreen lotions offer less protection than they claim, according to consumer organisation Which? Which? carried out spot-checks on 26 sunscreens. Three lotions, from Calypso Sun, Bondi Sands and Asda did not pass all the tests – but others, including some cheaper options from supermarkets Aldi […]
ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: In March 2023, a shooter opened fire at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., killing three children and three adults. A new series from Newsportu’s documentary podcast Embedded follows three mothers of students who survived that shooting over the next year of their lives. The moms get angry, decide to take action […]
Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart said: “Remaining a member would not support our transition to cleaner, cheaper energy and could even penalise us for our world-leading efforts to deliver net zero.” Since 2001, nearly 160 legal actions based on the ECT have been brought by investors claiming their investments had been damaged […]