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  • Scotland: What we learned from Pocognoli’s first game

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/802e/live/6e2e6fc0-b9cc-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Gilmour catalyst, impressive Welsh, but same issue for Scotland? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Highlights: Slovenia 0-0 Scotland ByThomas Duncan BBC Sport Scotland Published 26 September 2026 New head coach Sebastien Pocognoli said his Scotland bow against…

  • Blue plaque unveiled in honour of Mott the Hoople singer in Oswestry

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3669/live/a48792c0-b9ba-11f1-9190-07b6ee147cf1.jpg”] BBC The round blue plaque features lyrics from Hunter’s 1976 track Irene Wilde A blue plaque has been installed at the house where Mott the Hoople lead singer Ian Hunter was born in Oswestry. The plaque was unveiled on York Street on Saturday by the town’s mayor, councillor Jonathan Upton, and Hunter’s…

  • German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c3b9/live/73f91880-b9c0-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Getty Images “Stumbling stone” memorials – like the one pictured in the Netherlands – are often placed in memory of Jews and other victims of the Holocaust There has been a wave of criticism in Germany after the town of Heidenau, near Dresden in Saxony, decided to ban “stumbling stone” memorials to…

  • Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c708/live/4e426b20-b9b9-11f1-8b0a-2d37feea76dc.png”] Getty Images Kirk’s Utah Valley University event was held in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings An independent review has pointed to a number of security shortcomings at the Utah campus where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead last year. The report said Utah Valley University (UVU) did not carry out…

  • Manchester City charges: Could club be stripped of eight trophies?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/6652/live/4dfdf9a0-b96d-11f1-88b4-a9b939c8ba34.jpg”] No Premier League appetite to strip Man City of titles – but threat remains Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City won the Premier League title three times in the period covered by the investigation By Dan Roan Sports editor Published 26 September 2026 It is one of the biggest talking points…

  • Prince Harry says it is ‘great’ to be back in UK after six years in US

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ad3a/live/07912460-af90-11f1-a540-61c3f7fc4e6c.jpg”] The Duke of Sussex spoke to Canadian TV (CTV) after completing a charity skydive near Toronto The Duke of Sussex has said it feels “great” to be back in Britain after spending six years living in California. He told Canadian network CTV: “It’s been great. It’s been great to be back on…

  • Athens explosion: Six dead in blast near Acropolis in Plaka district

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c8e5/live/83c97ed0-b9ac-11f1-8a1a-0176f978c211.png”] Reuters The building in the Plaka district was reduced to rubble strewn with household items Six people have died, including a British national, in an explosion that destroyed a building containing a holiday rental property in the historic centre of Athens. The blast on Friday happened in the Plaka area of the…

  • Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2b19/live/342eea60-b978-11f1-97d9-a9cee45390c5.jpg”] Disaster declared as heavy rain sparks Bangkok flooding A flood emergency disaster has been declared across Bangkok after 48 hours of heavy rain left roads in the Thai capital submerged. People have been urged to stay at home and those living close to the city’s network of canals have been advised to…

  • Bristol venues strike back against AI generated artwork

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5b70/live/8b2e1e00-b8db-11f1-953d-97bd0803bc08.jpg”] Christopher Illing Live music venue Zed Alley has banned the use of AI artwork Communities in the West of England are taking a stance against the use of AI-generated artwork. Café Kino, based in Stokes Croft, Bristol, has become the latest venue to ban AI-generated posters, while the University of Bristol Students’…

  • Manx language festival returns to the island

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a8be/live/8543b840-b8e7-11f1-ba42-19e1456ae537.png”] Culture Vannin Poets will gather at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas for the Celebration of Poetry The Manx language festival, Cooish Vooar, has returned to the island, with more than 32 events taking place across five days. Organised by Culture Vannin in partnership with Jeebin, the Manx Language Network, the event started on…