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  • How ‘largest phone smuggling network’ was uncovered by Met

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4955/live/64daf140-635b-11f1-b1db-af71d47507d6.jpg”] Metropolitan Police Police arrested Amir Muhammad Khadikhel and Ismat Miakhel in September 2025 It started with a single stolen mobile phone, found inside a sealed parcel, inside a warehouse near Heathrow airport. It ended in police dismantling what detectives believe to be the UK’s largest phone smuggling network. The device had been…

  • Wales’ first national football museum to open in Wrexham

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6772/live/a1f946e0-b0df-11f1-a540-61c3f7fc4e6c.jpg”] BBC The museum will catalogue the history of Welsh football A museum showcasing the history of football in Wales is set to open to the public. The Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum is the first of its kind, and will bring to life artefacts and memorabilia spanning 150 years of…

  • What punishment could Man City face after Premier League charges verdict and will they appeal?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/d05b/live/c288fcf0-b8f2-11f1-bd4a-e9ce4be469f6.jpg”] Relegation? Titles stripped? Appeals? What next for Man City To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Kieran Maguire on potential sanctions for Man City By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 25 September 2026 It has taken more than…

  • Sir David Beckham nets £38.5m after World Cup ad deals

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8b69/live/25d24650-b8f2-11f1-bd4a-e9ce4be469f6.jpg”] Getty Images Sir David Beckham has netted a £38.5m payout from his sports, fashion, and media business after the 2026 Men’s Football World Cup helped it bring in record profits. The former England star’s DRJB Holdings, which includes the Beckham brand, reported an almost £50m profit in 2025, a 46% jump compared…

  • British climber dies after falling 60m on Spanish mountainside

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a799/live/17a10bb0-b8f3-11f1-b1d1-571ed4d7ff2c.jpg”] GUARDIA CIVIL Mountain specialists were lowered by winch to the site of the accident to recover the body A 28-year-old British climber has died after falling about 60m (200ft) from one of the highest mountains in northern Spain. The man fell into a gully while descending from the summit of Torrecerredo in…

  • Students strike across Germany against military service

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/58af/live/7383ad60-b8ef-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Shutterstock School strikes are taking place across Germany to protest against the possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. One of the organisers of the strike, Bela Breitner, from School Strike Against Compulsory Military Service said the federal government was “serious about gradually reintroducing compulsory military service”. At one protest in Hamburg, demonstrators…

  • Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/df8b/live/842c9760-b8f1-11f1-a698-ff5dd8cb1a06.jpg”] Kazakh Ministry of Defence/Anadolu via Getty Images The investigation is looking into decision-making by senior military officials Five senior military officials have been detained in Kazakhstan following the death of 14 service members who were taking part in military exercises. Those who died were among a total of 17 who were swept…

  • Ed Sheeran concerts cancelled becuase of bad weather

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9240/live/687640a0-b8f3-11f1-bd4a-e9ce4be469f6.jpg”] Getty Images Ed Sheeran’s concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled because of severe weather warnings in the area. The singer had been scheduled to perform two shows at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, near Boston, as part of his current US tour. The tour has been in the…

  • Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs seek legal advice over possible compensation

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/c82a/live/45b270d0-b915-11f1-b1d1-571ed4d7ff2c.jpg”] Clubs seek legal advice over Man City charges compensation To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Kieran Maguire on potential sanctions for Man City BySami Mokbel, Senior football correspondent, Dan Roan, Sports editor and Nizaar Kinsella, Football reporter Published 25 September 2026, 16:07 BST Updated…

  • Special agents blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6dff/live/04222c60-b793-11f1-a7dc-51a9fb487fda.jpg”] Anadolu via Getty Images Cyber-criminals who hacked the FBI say they have extremely sensitive medical data for thousands of its special agents. BBC News has seen samples of the stolen “fitness-for-work” medical examinations, which contain information such as blood and urine test results, and doctors’ notes mentioning conditions such as a “shellfish…