Tag: bbc.com
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Arsenal: Max Dowman becomes youngest Premier League title winner
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/c10e/live/ef0ff060-541d-11f1-9a06-e9b999966857.jpg”] Dowman becomes youngest Premier League title winner Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Max Dowman has made 12 appearances in all competitions this season ByBen Collins BBC Sport journalist Published 20 minutes ago Teenage midfielder Max Dowman claimed another record as Arsenal clinched the Premier League title. Dowman became the youngest player in…
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Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw: Is Man City star the best striker in WSL history?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/7c72/live/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg”] After firing Man City to title – is Shaw best striker in WSL history? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Khadija Shaw joined Manchester City from French side Bordeaux in 2021 ByAlex Brotherton BBC Sport journalist Published 1 hour ago While Manchester City’s Women’s Super League title triumph was clearly a team effort,…
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Scottish gossip: Clarke, Miller, Osmand, Nawrocki, Youan, Milanovic, Oxborough
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/37c8/live/b8682510-5417-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png”] Scotland boss Clarke set for new deal until Euro 2028 – gossip Image source, Getty Images Published 1 hour ago Scotland head coach Steve Clarke is close to agreeing a new contract to stay as national team boss until Euro 2028. (The Times – subscription required), external Heart of Midlothian are eyeing…
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Lower gas and electricity bills behind inflation fall to 2.8%
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ec4b/live/4db8b530-5391-11f1-a6d5-ff84d685a95b.jpg”] Getty Images Lower gas and electricity bills were behind a bigger than expected drop in the UK’s inflation rate, official figures show. The rate of inflation, which measures price rises over time, fell to 2.8% in the year to April, down from 3.3% in the year to March. Energy prices were lower…
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Southampton kicked out of play-offs: Justice or harsh decision?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/9358/live/a1ae6430-53b6-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png”] A just or harsh punishment? Reaction to Southampton expulsion Image source, OtherImage caption, The spying incident is alleged to have taken place two days before Middlesbrough’s play-off semi-final first leg against Southampton ByGary Rose BBC Sport journalist Published 4 hours ago Southampton will be playing in the Championship next season after they…
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Wrest Park appeals for missing 19th Century family portraits
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/01b7/live/411f21a0-537e-11f1-8fe6-7f20a4dd7854.jpg”] Private Collection The paintings depict the children of the 6th Earl and Countess Cowper, who lived at Wrest Park in the 19th century A charity that owns a historic manor house has launched an appeal to locate three missing family portraits dating from the 19th Century. The paintings, which are from Wrest…
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Thames Water using AI technology to find leaks in Swindon
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5120/live/c5ecff20-52ce-11f1-a138-8bc30d70ab4d.jpg”] Origin Tech The AI-generated satellite technology detects moisture and movement in the ground A water company says it hopes new AI technology could prevent up to 100 million litres leaking a day. Thames Water, which serves the majority of Swindon and its surrounding areas in Wiltshire, is working with Origin Tech to…
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‘Negligence’ not to prepare for climate change emergencies in Wales
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6512/live/9f7e6d00-5383-11f1-9eb0-d74687011ebb.jpg”] Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Wales’ 10 hottest years on record have all happened since the early 2000s The threat of deadly heatwaves, droughts and flooding must be tackled by Wales’ new government, warn the UK’s advisers on climate change. The independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) said cooling measures were needed in hospitals and…
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Black Sabbath’s Iommi honoured by Birmingham Lord Mayor
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f278/live/cd3ece20-53b4-11f1-9ab7-fd5200863269.png”] Birmingham City Council Tony Iommi received the award from lord mayor Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday Black Sabbath guitarist and celebrated Brummie, Tony Iommi, has been given an award by Birmingham’s Lord Mayor for his work as a world-renowned musician, writer, and producer. The annual honours go to people or groups for their…
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Nottingham scientists developing ‘drought-resistant’ rice
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1723/live/a4357880-539b-11f1-8bda-6f0ca37d5ead.jpg”] BBC Rice plants are X-rayed as part of the research Scientists at the University of Nottingham are helping to develop new varieties of rice that may be able to withstand drought. Rice is a primary food staple for billions of people, with over half the world’s population eating it every single day.…