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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/86fa/live/40004650-7f7f-11f1-b1fb-a927e22d7e8b.jpg”] Why do Argentina sing about England and the Falklands? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Argentina and England will meet for the fifth time since the Falklands War in 1982 By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 14 July 2026 “For the Malvinas, for Diego, for Leo’s last one,” the Argentina players sang…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c5c6/live/befad830-7f8e-11f1-a47a-d94293d2b0e4.jpg”] BBC Drone pilots have been reminded of restrictions around Jersey Airport Reported drone sightings have delayed Jersey Airport operations on Monday morning. Ports of Jersey confirmed services reassumed shortly after investigations were carried out and delays were brief. Jersey Police and Airport Fire Service both investigated the incident. A spokesperson from Ports…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/14a4/live/2908c770-7f92-11f1-b976-0b9c15b0ccfc.jpg”] Firefighters search lift shaft after deadly fire in Brussels construction site Six people have died in a fire at a building under construction in Brussels on Tuesday, local authorities have said. The bodies were recovered from a lift blocked in a shaft at the Oxy tower in the centre of the city,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/749d/live/3fdf29c0-7f7f-11f1-b976-0b9c15b0ccfc.jpg”] Messi’s lucky charm? Elfath to ref England v Argentina Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ismail Elfath sent off Uruguay midfielder Agustin Canobbio in their defeat against Spain Published 14 July 2026 Ismail Elfath, who has twice officiated matches in which Lionel Messi has won trophies, will referee England’s World Cup semi-final against…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ee02/live/811c2bf0-7f7e-11f1-b1fb-a927e22d7e8b.png”] Bristol Museum A carved ivory Buddha and a belt buckle from the East India Company uniform were among the items taken A man has appeared before magistrates after hundreds of items were stolen from a city museum collection. Items including military badges and pins from the East India Company, and carved Buddha…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9c00/live/75181c70-7f7d-11f1-b1fb-a927e22d7e8b.jpg”] Getty Images Inflation in the US eased last month as the cost of energy and filling up at the pump fell, but questions remain over whether it will prove short-lived due to the renewed conflict in the Middle East. Prices rose 3.5% in the year to June, according to the Bureau of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c0fb/live/f47dd0d0-5f4e-11f1-ae51-c396b5163a64.png”] Universal Destinations & Experiences/Comcast Under government proposals, regional mayors could be given powers to charge tourists a tax for staying overnight in places like the planned Universal resort in Bedford The Mayor of Bedford says he is concerned a potential tourism tax for people using the planned Universal theme park will not…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/26b2/live/429dd230-7f4b-11f1-b7b5-4731f6422ba0.jpg”] Getty Images The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with almost £10bn of taxpayers’ money wasted in a scramble to buy more, the Covid inquiry has said. The chair Baroness Hallett criticised the “vast” waste…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/016b/live/6c08d300-7f68-11f1-9609-01288c52c40a.png”] BBC/Samantha Whelan Futuresound Events Ltd will be able to put on shows in Museum Gardens on six more days next year A bid to expand concerts and live events at a popular city centre site has been approved, despite concerns from residents and council officials about noise. Futuresound Events Ltd had applied…