Year: 2025

‘A cool scene’ – but will Bethpage’s first tee intimidate Europe?

‘A cool scene’ – but will Bethpage’s first tee intimidate Europe? Image source, BBC SportImage caption, The stand bends around the back of the first tee (centre) and 18th green (right) at Bethpage Black ByPeter Scrivener and Jonathan Jurejko BBC…

Rodgers’ ‘realism’ hints at Celtic’s new normal in Europa League

Rodgers’ ‘realism’ hints at Celtic’s new normal in Europa League Image source, SNSImage caption, Kieran Tierney and Brendan Rodgers at full-time in Serbia ByAmy Canavan BBC Sport Scotland Published 2 hours ago “We are where we are. This is a…

Russia will expand aggression beyond Ukraine if not stopped, Zelensky warns

7 hours ago Ruth ComerfordBBC news Reuters Vladimir Putin “will keep driving the war forward wider and deeper” if he is not stopped, Ukraine’s President Zelensky has warned. Speaking at the UN’s General Assembly in New York, Zelensky said more…

Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time

15 hours ago James GallagherHealth and science correspondent BBC/Fergus Walsh One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington’s – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors. The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells…

First migrants arrive in UK from France under ‘one in one out’ deal

7 hours ago Kathryn Armstrong Getty Images A family of three, including a small child, are the first people to arrive in the UK under the government’s “one in, one out” agreement with France. The BBC has been told they…

YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024

9 hours ago Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Emma Lynch/BBC YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford Economics. It comes as an all-party parliamentary group…

AI tool helped recover £500m lost to fraud, government says

30 minutes ago Jack FenwickPolitical correspondent PA Media A new artificial intelligence tool designed to crack down on fraud has helped the UK government recover almost £500m over the last year, the BBC can reveal. More than a third of…

TikTok child data protection inadequate, Canadian privacy officials say

6 hours ago Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter LightRocket via Getty Images TikTok’s efforts to stop children using the app and protect their personal data have been inadequate, a Canadian investigation has found. Hundreds of thousands of children in the country use…

‘England gather their most hostile Ashes bowling attack since 1970’

‘England gather their most hostile Ashes bowling attack since 1970’ Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mark Wood, left, Jofra Archer, centre, and Gus Atkinson are all capable of bowling at high speed and generating steep bounce By Stephan Shemilt Chief…

Chasing greatness through grief – England’s warrior queen

Chasing greatness through grief – England’s warrior queen To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, BBC pundits pick their starting XV By Mike Henson BBC Sport rugby…