Thomas Tuchel says "congratulations to Leverkusen" as he concedes the Bundesliga title race is over after Bayern Munich lose Der Klassiker to Borussia Dortmund.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68694295
Sunday, 31 March 2024
Saturday, 30 March 2024
Military camp to be used to house Afghan escapees
It will house 50 people, who helped the UK in the war in Afghanistan, by the end of March.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68694674
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68694674
Why are electric car fires so hard to deal with?
Dealing with an electric car fire takes up to 10 times longer than tackling a conventional fire.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66866327
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66866327
Friday, 29 March 2024
Liverpool expect Alonso to stay at Leverkusen
Liverpool expect Xabi Alonso to stay at Bayer Leverkusen this summer and are set to look at other candidates to replace manager Jurgen Klopp.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68690445
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68690445
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
What the Crypto King's fall from grace means for the future of cryptocurrency
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hm5w7w
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hm5w7w
Baltimore Bridge Collapse
An investigation into the container ship crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001y66t
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001y66t
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Why some Tory MPs are stepping down
We shouldn't be surprised that some MPs are thinking of leaving as a general election approaches.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68673256
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68673256
Local elections 2024: Is there an election in my area?
Enter your postcode to see if there is an election in your area on 2 May
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8v36l6d54do
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8v36l6d54do
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Westwood and McCartney take over Blenheim Palace
Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney and Zandra Rhodes are transforming rooms at Blenheim Palace.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68618649
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68618649
Moment bridge collapses after being struck by ship
A large ship has struck the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, causing a major collapse.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488
Ukrainian soldiers film dangerous front-line mission
A BBC documentary follows soldiers on their mission to protect Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68640892
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68640892
Monday, 25 March 2024
Hunt’s pension promise: Triple lock will be in manifesto
The chancellor tells Laura pensions would rise by at least 2.5% under Tories.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hlm7jr
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hlm7jr
Olivia Colman: I'd be paid more if I was Oliver
The Oscar-winning British actress says Hollywood would pay more if she was a man called Oliver.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68654311
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68654311
Sunday, 24 March 2024
Unique Roman helmet found in field on display again
The helmet, found more than 20 years ago, is being displayed again at a museum.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68627992
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68627992
Saturday, 23 March 2024
The places helped by 'lifeline' Captain Tom cash
Volunteers, health and charity workers tell the BBC about the positive impact the money is having.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68634762
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68634762
Kew Gardens: New display showcases the sound of blossom
A new immersive experience brings the spring blossom to life using specially composed music.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68638854
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68638854
Friday, 22 March 2024
Ex-boss of Poundland owner dies of gunshot wound
Markus Jooste dies one day after being ordered to pay a $25m fine for accounting fraud in South Africa.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68636325
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68636325
Blackouts hit Ukraine after wave of Russian strikes
Ukraine says Russia trying to cause failure of country's energy system after widespread attack.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68634444
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68634444
Vodafone-Three merger could lead to higher prices
Merger of two of the UK's biggest mobile network providers could now face an in-depth investigation.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68630954
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68630954
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Millions of women waiting for pension decision
How were women born in the 1950s affected by bring the retirement age in line with men?
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0056kp0/millions-of-women-waiting-for-pension-decision
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0056kp0/millions-of-women-waiting-for-pension-decision
Chris Mason: Delay to Rwanda bill gives Sunak time to plan
The government's flagship Rwanda bill will be back before MPs after Easter, following a series of heavy defeats in the Lords.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68623831
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68623831
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
What is Labour's Reeves-onomics?
And the shortage of childcare places worsens
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hkn7cj
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hkn7cj
Watch: Kim Jong Un oversees rocket launcher drills
Video shows the North Korean leader speaking to military officials as rockets fire into the sky.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68611316
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68611316
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Labour MP apologises for swearing in Commons
Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, says he is sorry for his "outburst" as he left the chamber.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68604698
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68604698
And Me
Inside the world of one of the fastest growing fertility treatments in the UK.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xnxz
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xnxz
Unilever to cut jobs and split off ice cream unit
Wall's, Ben & Jerry's and Magnum are among the brands that will be spun-off as part of a restructuring plan.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68595206
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68595206
Monday, 18 March 2024
Drive Fast Die Young
The story of a teenage road death told by his family and first responders.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xpft
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xpft
Sunday, 17 March 2024
US announces charter flight from Haiti amid unrest
Violence grips the streets of Port-au-Prince as police try to arrest gang leader "Barbecue".
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68586068
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68586068
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Hong Kong court jails 12 over legislature protest
Pro-democracy demonstrators broke into Hong Kong's legislature in 2019 during months-long protests.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68583190
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68583190
Boeing tells pilots to check seats after plane drops
It comes during an ongoing investigation into how a Latam flight suddenly dropped injuring 50 people.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68580950
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68580950
Friday, 15 March 2024
Putin: From Russia's KGB to a presidency defined by war
Vladimir Putin has been in power since 2000, longer than any Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15047823
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15047823
Thursday, 14 March 2024
How are the child benefit rules changing?
Changes announced in the Budget mean people earning up to £80,000 will be able to claim the benefit.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68500022
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68500022
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Neil Young to rejoin Spotify after Joe Rogan row
The star had removed his music in a protest over vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68552631
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68552631
Police record 21% rise in dog attacks
The family of Frankie Macritchie who was killed by a dog say owners should face manslaughter charges.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68503779
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68503779
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Watch: ‘We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan’
Displaced people in Rafah prepare meals using the limited food available to mark the start of the Muslim holy month.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68541353
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68541353
Neighbour saves family from devastating dryer fire
The family-of-four were at home when a neighbour messaged to say there were flames in their kitchen.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9z3065g3go
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9z3065g3go
Monday, 11 March 2024
£117m to protect mosques and Muslim schools
The package will be spent on CCTV cameras, alarms and new fencing, the government says.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68529601
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68529601
Centre right wins Portugal election as far right surges
Portugal heads for a minority government after a tight vote in which the far right makes big gains.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68526833
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68526833
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Irish voters reject amendments to constitution
Voters in the Republic of Ireland reject proposals to alter the wording on family and care.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68484651
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68484651
Stars gather for Oscars after huge year for cinema
As Hollywood's finest get ready for the big night, we bring you the lowdown on what to look out for.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68401220
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68401220
Saturday, 9 March 2024
Americast
Joe Biden delivered a fiery address in a high-stakes pitch to Congress and beyond.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wy56
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wy56
Friday, 8 March 2024
Five ways to save on train tickets as fares rise
As rail fares rise on Sunday, we find the ways passengers can keep journeys as cheap as possible.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64827711
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64827711
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Police feared 'Brummie' accent bias in call bot
West Midlands Police trialled the non-emergency call-answering AI voice assistant for two months.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68466369
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68466369
West African juntas to form anti-jihadi joint force
Niger's army chief says it will be operational as soon as possible, without giving details of its size.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68498472
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68498472
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
MP says Milton Keynes misrepresented by EastEnders
One viewer says the programme portrays the city as a "slum".
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68483686
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68483686
Boy, 11, found dead at house as police investigate
The boy's death is being treated as unexplained and is being investigated by police.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-68488698
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-68488698
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Five ways to save on train tickets as fares rise
As rail fares rise on Sunday, we find the ways passengers can keep journeys as cheap as possible.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64827711
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64827711
Councils to be told to cut diversity plans in Budget
The chancellor will urge councils to reduce wasteful spending but councillors say it is a distraction.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68477450
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68477450
Cautious backing for rise in physician associates
The doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68194718
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68194718
'We feel like it's us repaying Birmingham's debt'
Residents of the Druids Heath housing estate share their concerns as the council prepares huge cuts.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7z3lp0y1eo
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7z3lp0y1eo
Monday, 4 March 2024
Engaged couple replace Greg James at Brit Awards
The Radio 1 DJ gave the tickets to them as an engagement gift and babysat their daughter instead.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68463775
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68463775
Man accused of murder after woman dies and one hurt
Wendy Francis, 61, was found with fatal injuries at an address in Worcester on Saturday.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-68466227
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-68466227
Sunday, 3 March 2024
UK-owned ship hit by Houthis sinks off Yemen coast
Rubymar's cargo of fertiliser presents a threat to marine life, Yemen officials and green groups say.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68457445
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68457445
Saturday, 2 March 2024
Bahrain Grand Prix - radio & text
Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from the Bahrain Grand Prix.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/formula1/67915015
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/formula1/67915015
Father wants cyber-bullying law after Mia's death
Mia Janin, 14, took her own life after being targeted by a group of pupils at her London school.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68456057
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68456057
Counting begins in Iran parliamentary vote
Unofficial reports suggest the turnout for Friday's national poll was the lowest since the 1979 revolution.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68456715
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68456715
Felled Sycamore Gap tree to go on public display
The largest section of the Sycamore Gap tree's trunk will be on display at The Sill from September.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg45l285q0o
from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg45l285q0o
Friday, 1 March 2024
Bankrupt Price to lose 40% of OnlyFans income
The model has been ordered to pay 40% of her income from the site after failing to repay her debts.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68445076
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68445076
UN chief urges probe into Gaza aid convoy incident
At least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68443883
from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68443883
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