Tag: bbc.com
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Manchester City charges: Punishment before end of season, Premier League clubs believe
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ad93/live/d0252160-bd00-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City won eight trophies during the period for which they were investigated By Dan Roan Sports editor Published 44 minutes ago Manchester City‘s punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of…
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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d1b3/live/d0c1bc40-bd10-11f1-88b1-671c34af7444.jpg”] Watch: Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86 Dame Esther Rantzen, who presented BBC show That’s Life! for 21 years and launched the charity Childline, has died at the age of 86. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the veteran broadcaster and campaigner had “changed countless lives”. Dame Esther…
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Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after boss Jorge Jesus denies rift
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/e680/live/3c053660-bcf5-11f1-8ce2-417f8f7cb095.jpg”] Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after coach denies rift Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jorge Jesus coached Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi club Al-Nassr Published 30 September 2026, 19:28 BST Updated 21 minutes ago Cristiano Ronaldo says he has left Portugal’s international camp and will explain the reasons why “in time”. It comes after…
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Esther Rantzen: The story behind Nicholas Winton on That’s Life!
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5549/live/8b4a7f40-bd73-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.png”] Esther Rantzen surprises Nicholas Winton on That’s Life! Dame Esther Rantzen, who has died at the age of 86, will perhaps be best remembered for presenting the BBC series That’s Life! While the programme ran for two decades, one episode in particular stands out for many. She presented the hugely popular BBC…
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Dame Esther Rantzen: That’s Life! presenter, Childline founder and assisted dying campaigner
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2fce/live/3ebd6d00-bcff-11f1-ae73-153b8464afc4.jpg”] Getty Images Dame Esther Rantzen, who has died at the age of 86, was best known for presenting the BBC TV programme That’s Life! Over two decades, what started as a consumer programme with quirky asides became renowned for its high-profile campaigns, notably against child abuse. It resulted in Dame Esther setting…
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Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bb8a/live/2bc20fe0-bcef-11f1-8ce2-417f8f7cb095.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images File photo from 2021 of a beach in northern France used by migrants to attempt the Channel crossing to England Six people traffickers have been found guilty in France of causing the deaths of 31 migrants in the worst ever small-boat accident in the Channel. At the end…
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UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme scrapped
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3390/live/d0d6c780-bce7-11f1-8ce2-417f8f7cb095.jpg”] Getty Images The UK government has announced the “one in, one out” agreement with France to send back some migrants who cross the Channel has been scrapped. The pilot scheme allowed the UK to return some small boat arrivals while agreeing to take in the same number of people from France who…
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Tapestry tour will include audio-described guide for blind people
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4a0c/live/5a214c60-7c22-11f1-b976-0b9c15b0ccfc.jpg”] The Making of Heritage in Normandy, Antoine Cazin The tapestry is on loan at the British Museum until July The British Museum will provide an audio-described tour of the Bayeux Tapestry after a man with visual impairment pointed out the lack of access for blind and partially-sighted people. Dr Yusuf Ali Osman,…
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We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4b05/live/3a04d9b0-bccd-11f1-9f83-d9975ff80416.jpg”] BBC Claire Milne said she was “scared” her ex-husband “will come after me” Three women who have been told their abusive ex-partners will be released early from jail as part of controversial plans to free up prison space have said they fear for their safety. Around 700 offenders will leave prison in…
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Lola Young: Vaping making it harder to breathe, singer says
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6495/live/20b373d0-bcb5-11f1-a3e9-bbda6f9b9e25.jpg”] Getty Images Lola Young returned to the stage earlier this year after taking time off for her health Singer Lola Young has said her breathing feels like a “chore” due to the effects of vaping. In a TikTok video, the Grammy winner told her followers her lungs feel “battery powered”. The 25-year-old…