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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8d05/live/16dba5c0-550f-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.png”] BBC Iran has said it is significantly expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control in an effort to assert its sovereignty of the key trade route. A map published by Iran’s newly-created “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” claims “Iranian armed forces oversight” across more than 22,000…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/f70d/live/8583cab0-52ae-11f1-9ab8-af14435162fc.jpg”] French Open – schedule, seedings and how to follow Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Coco Gauff came from a set down to win the 2025 French Open title Published 21 May 2026 Updated 3 hours ago The second Grand Slam of the year is under way, with players in Paris for the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/eaba/live/d875ff20-5512-11f1-9e5e-fb37d8c40e64.jpg”] Raducanu faces tricky start – who plays who at French Open? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emma Raducanu has only played twice at the French Open, reaching the second round on both occasions By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport tennis news reporter in Paris Published 21 May 2026, 14:12 BST Updated 2 hours…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/2b67/live/a7714140-5509-11f1-b61b-7bb15f916dcd.jpg”] Neuer, 40, recalled by Germany to be first-choice keeper Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Neuer helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup ByMandeep Sanghera BBC Sport journalist Published 3 hours ago Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has come out of international retirement to be named in Germany’s squad for the 2026 World…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a311/live/b2d92a10-5505-11f1-8d30-bf1d1c1597c9.jpg”] BBC Holiday company Tui has ended its sponsorship of three versions of Married at First Sight on Channel Four – the UK, Australia and US versions. Tui told BBC News: “Following the broadcast of the Panorama programme and discussion with Channel 4, we have taken the decision to end our sponsorship of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/2211/live/1b359bf0-550d-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg”] Village in Ghana to celebrate Villa win with parade To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Archive: BBC Sport Africa spoke to Owusu Boakye in in 2020 about Ghana’s village of 1,000 Villa fans ByEmily Salley BBC Sport journalist…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/480d/live/84f74850-5502-11f1-8d30-bf1d1c1597c9.jpg”] Bedford Blues ‘ripe for investment’ – Rayer Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mike Rayer won 21 senior international caps for Wales ByGlenn Speller, BBC Sport England & James Burridge, BBC Look East Published 7 minutes ago As the last remaining part-time club in rugby union’s Champ play-offs, director of rugby Mike Rayer…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d5b5/live/0f7f6c10-5511-11f1-9e5e-fb37d8c40e64.jpg”] Getty Images Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer guilty of corporate manslaughter over the incident, in which flight AF447 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris crashed into the Atlantic…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/494a/live/a6fc3520-5505-11f1-8d30-bf1d1c1597c9.jpg”] Exeter prop Painter signs new contract Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Ehren Painter is working his way back from a serious knee injury Published 35 minutes ago Exeter prop Ehren Painter has signed a new deal with the Prem club. The 28-year-old tight-head has returned to action with the Chiefs in the past…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b87f/live/33638160-192c-11f0-869a-33b652e8958c.jpg”] Getty Images Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said both diseases had reached their highest levels in over 10 years in 2024. Gonorrhoea hit 106,331 cases – a 303% increase since…