Monday, 13 July 2026

BBC experts pick their England World Cup semi-final XI - do you agree?

England are through to the World Cup semi-finals, but who would you pick in your starting XI?

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz75x4jgddpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

I passed my Grade 8 piano exam with one hand

Freya Terris' achievement has inspired music exam board ABRSM to publish a new syllabus for one hand.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yznq14zxlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Sunday, 12 July 2026

How men with female surnames are standing up to ridicule in Kenya

Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ygy71wdgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

'The perfect football song': Why England fans (like Beckham) and players love Wonderwall

David Beckham joined in with the latest Oasis singalong, following England's World Cup win in Miami.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wllrlrxgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Saturday, 11 July 2026

Should Argentina take Messi off penalties?

Lionel Messi keeps rewriting World Cup history, but after his latest miss from the spot, should Argentina hand penalty duties to someone else?

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6214y2dlgno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

New species named after Cape Verde keeper Vozinha

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn8kdxgxlkeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Haaland has advantage over Man City team-mates

BBC Sport World Cup pundits Micah Richards, Wayne Rooney and Cesar Azpilicueta look ahead to England's match against Norway and feel that Erling Haaland will have an advantage over his Manchester City team-mates in the match.

from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/videos/cy06rd1z816o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss