Tag: bbc.com
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Isack Hadjar to remain Red Bull driver in 2027
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/6054/live/922c8bc0-b722-11f1-8d21-19ad84e0e822.jpg”] Red Bull retain Hadjar for 2027 season Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Isack Hadjar will drive at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after missing three races because of a wrist injury By Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent Published 1 hour ago Frenchman Isack Hadjar is to stay at Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s…
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Jurgen Klopp: New Germany manager set to begin reign as boss
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/285c/live/54c7e830-b667-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] Germany’s saviour? How Klopp is looking to turn fortunes around Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jurgen Klopp has picked a split squad for Germany’s opening Nations League games ByConstantin Eckner German football writer Published 2 hours ago It has been quite the ride since Jurgen Klopp was announced as Germany’s head coach…
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St Pauls Carnival seeks community views to protect its future
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e736/live/b93ec2c0-b72f-11f1-b1d1-571ed4d7ff2c.jpg”] BBC The last full-scale St Paul’s Carnival was held in 2023 A chief executive of a city’s carnival says he wants to create a “strong baseline” for the annual event so it can be enjoyed for future generations. A full-scale St Pauls Carnival in Bristol, which usually attracts about 150,000 people, has…
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Trump administration accuses banned media outlets of ‘falsehoods’ ahead of court hearing
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5038/live/fc68f0f0-b718-11f1-8d21-19ad84e0e822.jpg”] EPA A judge will rule on Wednesday whether to lift Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW entering the White House The US Justice Department has filed documents that accuse three media outlets banned from the White House of “trafficking in verifiable falsehoods” and reporting which “threatened national security” as…
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South Africa mass shooting: Gunmen kill 11 at house in Durban
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5581/live/0a1fdd60-b716-11f1-8d21-19ad84e0e822.jpg”] SAPS South Africa has one of the world’s highest murder rates At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen stormed a house in the KwaMakhutha township late on Tuesday and opened fire on 14 people. Ten were…
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Oompa Loompa actor Rusty Goffe retires after Netflix Wonka return
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/fa98/live/85bc3d80-b35e-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] JAMES GOURLEY/NETFLIX Rusty Goffe is playing an Oompa Loompa for the final time — 55 years after his debut in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory An original Oompa Loompa actor from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has retired after reprising the role one final time. Rusty Goffe…
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Calderdale Council Reform leader ‘getting to grips’ with finances
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/af3f/live/0646c250-b69c-11f1-ba3d-1d5c8a47f823.jpg”] Gemma Dillon/BBC Reform UK leader of Calderdale Council, Dan Sutherland, says he will not increase council tax by the full amount “Exhilarating, tiring, enjoyable, sometimes frustrating – but productive overall.” That is how the Reform UK leader of Calderdale Council, Dan Sutherland, has described his first few months in the role. In…
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Rare snails lay eggs on drive from Wales to Wingham Wildlife Park
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b81b/live/ef2b5370-b67c-11f1-ba87-73dd9416d9df.jpg”] Dudley Zoo The glutinous snail was once widespread in the UK, but is now only found in one Welsh lake A rare snail found in just one lake in the UK started laying eggs on its six-hour journey from Wales to Kent, as a zoo joined a nationwide effort to save the…
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White House to roll out the red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/15e9/live/9da0b090-b6d1-11f1-b2fe-f10f693c3bae.jpg”] Getty Images US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington, with everything from AI to trade and Taiwan on the agenda for the leaders of the global superpowers. Xi is expected to be greeted personally by Trump at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday, followed by…
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Chris Mason: From inside the room, how Burnham survived first Trump meeting
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/25ce/live/8d688920-b724-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images As I crouched between the cameras, determined to catch Donald Trump’s eye and ask a question, I listened to a president seeking to be magnanimous. Remember, Trump can and does do warmth when he wants to, as well as acerbic. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a mayor a matter of…