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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3f88/live/c92a9790-5055-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] Getty Images Sir David Beckham has become the UK’s first billionaire sportsman, and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have made it onto the annual Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s 350 richest individuals and families for the first time. The collective wealth of Sir David and his wife, Lady Beckham,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/90de/live/d63f9420-5051-11f1-a5f3-5f5ecc46603b.jpg”] Diamond League 2026 – everything you need to know Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, British sprinter Amy Hunt competes in a star-studded Diamond League opener in China ByHarry Poole BBC Sport journalist Published 26 minutes ago Great Britain’s world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt joins global stars Armand Duplantis and Faith Kipyegon…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ac65/live/2760d5f0-5041-11f1-acce-79302838e29f.jpg”] Hearts ready to ‘rip up script’ in title showdown Image source, Getty Images ByBrian McLauchlin BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter Published 27 minutes ago Derek McInnes has faith that Hearts can “rip up the script” and prevail in a “pure box office” final-day showdown at Celtic Park with the Scottish Premiership title…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9453/live/0ba77b80-504f-11f1-a712-bdb9a88fa140.jpg”] PA Media Prince Harry served two tours of Afghanistan during his decade in the British Army The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war. The couple’s production company Archewell is developing a feature film for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f776/live/20ae1a50-5051-11f1-a5f3-5f5ecc46603b.jpg”] Getty Images The fatal shooting is the second in this area of Nantes within a month French prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy has been killed and a boy of 13 seriously injured in a suspected drugs-related shooting in the western city of Nantes. The attackers were wearing balaclavas and used automatic weapons,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d529/live/bc2b1ce0-4fab-11f1-b2ff-f5e2d2fddf7e.jpg”] BBC South West tourism bosses think the overnight levy could put people off visiting the region Tourism figures in the South West have raised concerns about the impact a new tax on visitors could have on trade. The Overnight Visitor Levy, set out in Wednesday’s King’s Speech, would allow regional mayors to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b504/live/47d6ebc0-504c-11f1-a712-bdb9a88fa140.jpg”] PA Actor Stephen Rea speaking at protest outside the headquarters of Irish broadcaster RTÉ in May 2025 From Johnny Logan and Dana to years of dominance in the early 1990s, Ireland has a storied history with the Eurovision Song Contest. Ordinarily the country, which holds the joint record for most wins with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ec1b/live/e0fe1a60-5049-11f1-a712-bdb9a88fa140.jpg”] Raducanu reunited full-time with coach from US Open win Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emma Raducanu has not won a title since triumphing at the US Open in 2021 ByHarry Poole, BBC Sport journalist and Jonathan Jurejko, BBC Sport tennis news reporter Published 15 May 2026, 12:22 BST Updated 4 hours ago Emma Raducanu has reunited…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/30e3/live/81fefaa0-5046-11f1-a4a8-d72285440046.jpg”] National Trust Blists Hill Victorian Town will welcome visitors back on 21 May Three Ironbridge Gorge attractions will reopen in May, after being closed since a takeover by the National Trust in March. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron and the Furnace Kitchen will open to visitors on 20 May, with Blists Hill Victorian…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ce99/live/f5beb9e0-5027-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] Reuters Australia’s federal court found that Roxanne Tickle had been discriminated against by Giggle for Girls app founder Sall Grover A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover,…