Britain’s true national sport is complaining about the weather. But does the Sun really shine brighter everywhere else, or is this quite a green and pleasant land after all? Compare your location to cities across the world, and find out if you’re forecast to become the BBC’s next star meteorologist. You can find the latest…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Getty Images In the month since self-proclaimed “eco-populist” Zack Polanski took charge of the Green Party of England and Wales, there has been a noticeable change within the party. With over 20,000 new members in recent months, the Green Party is the largest it has ever been. The party appears to be…
Kemi Badenoch: “I was elected to do exactly what I am doing now” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said there may be a “price to pay” in the opinion polls but insisted her approach to changing her party would “pay off eventually”. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Badenoch argued that unlike Labour…
Noor Nanji, culture reporter and Doug Faulkner Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Balenciaga The Duchess of Sussex appeared at Paris Fashion Week to support a fashion designer friend on Saturday. Meghan attended the Balenciaga show after making the solo trip across the Atlantic. She has worn a number of designs by the fashion house’s new creative…
Reuters Polish jets were deployed overnight as Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian areas close to Poland (file photo) Russia pounded Ukraine with missile and drone attacks overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning, focusing on the major western city of Lviv. Ukraine’s neighbour Poland scrambled fighter jets in order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace,…
Police forces will be granted powers to put conditions on repeat protests, the government has announced, a day after nearly 500 protesters were arrested. Senior officers will be able to consider the “cumulative impact” of previous protests, the Home Office said, which could mean they instruct organisers to hold events elsewhere if a site has…
Matt Ritchie sensed it. He knew what could happen if Howe “got hold of them” and “had some firepower”, after previously working with the manager at Bournemouth. “When I first arrived, I would talk about Eddie Howe and Bournemouth,” said the 36-year-old winger, who played for Newcastle between 2016 and 2024 and now at Reading….
South Africa were voted the men’s team of the year at the World Rugby awards last year. Having picked up back-to-back Rugby Championships, the world’s number one-ranked team could be picking up the prize again. But what makes the achievement more remarkable is the amount of players head coach Rassie Erasmus has used. “I think…
A mosque in East Sussex has been damaged by fire in what police are investigating as a hate crime, following a report of arson. Fire crews were called to the mosque on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven at around 21:50 BST on Saturday evening. While no one was injured in the incident, the front entrance of…
Getty Images You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. After all, sales of battery cars topped 1.2 million last year, more than five times the number just four years earlier. Hybrid sales have jumped by a factor of three. Battery-powered cars accounted for 10% of…