Monday, 21 July 2025

Trains cancelled due to Waterloo signal failure

Updates are expected regarding the South Western Railway problems later on Monday.

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Sunday, 20 July 2025

Disabled man fined for parking outside his home wins appeal at the second attempt

Mark Toplass successfully appealed against a penalty charge notice over a parking permit.

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'The genius of modern boxing' - Usyk knocks out Dubois in rematch

Oleksandr Usyk further cements his place as one of boxing's greats by stopping Daniel Dubois in round five at Wembley Stadium to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

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Saturday, 19 July 2025

Wayne and Coleen Rooney made heroes of Lord of the Rings spoof

The Legend of Rooney's Ring, by one of the writers of TV's Motherland, transports the couple to a fantasy world.

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Terminally ill should be spared council tax, say charities

Manchester City Council became what is believed to be the first local authority to introduce the scheme last month.

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New top story on Hacker News: OpenAI claims Gold-medal performance at IMO 2025

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'Pressure on Scheffler to turn lead into Open win'

The pressure is on Scottie Scheffler to turn his halfway lead at Royal Portrush into a first Open win, says his closest challenger Matt Fitzpatrick.

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Friday, 18 July 2025

My focus was on saving lives after Afghan data breach, Shapps says

The former defence secretary says erring on the side of caution was "entirely justified" after the 2022 breach.

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Dukes to examine 'soft' cricket balls - what is going on?

Balls used in the series between England and India will be examined by the manufacturer after the first three Tests were blighted by problems.

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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Smith joins Arsenal for world record £1m fee

Canada forward Olivia Smith becomes the most expensive signing in women's football history by completing a £1m move from Liverpool.

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Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Twenty killed in crowd surge at Gaza aid site, GHF aid group says

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 19 were trampled to death and one was stabbed at the site in the Khan Younis area.

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What to do about Test cricket's slow play problem?

BBC Sport explores the issues around slow over-rates during the England-India Test series and looks at possible solutions.

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Tuesday, 15 July 2025

England recall Dawson to squad for fourth Test

Spinner Liam Dawson is in line to play his first Test for eight years after being called into the England squad for the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford.

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How does England's Euros progress compare to 2022?

BBC Sport analyses how England's Euro 2025 group-stage performance compares to how they performed in the opening round at Euro 2022.

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Monday, 14 July 2025

How Sinner bounced back to win Wimbledon

Thirty-five days after a devastating French Open final loss, Jannik Sinner is the Wimbledon champion. Here is how he did it.

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UK heatwave ends as cooler weather and rain returns

Heat health alerts end after the third heatwave of summer, with cooler temperatures and showers moving in.

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Bank boss ready to cut rates if job market slows

Andrew Bailey tells the Times he believes "the path is downward" on interest rates.

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Sunday, 13 July 2025

US drops charges against doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the doctor 'gave patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so'.

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Friday, 11 July 2025

TV doctor and IVF pioneer Robert Winston quits BMA over strikes

The Labour peer says the strikes could damage public trust in doctors.

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Nigeria has 'enough problems' and can't take deportees from US, minister says

Nigeria cannot accept Venezuelans because "we already have over 230 million people," says the foreign minister.

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Delays and shortages in UK's F-35 jet fleet, watchdog says

Delays and personnel shortages are "undermining the armed forces' warfighting capability", a report says.

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Thursday, 10 July 2025

England too strong for Wales? Brown-Finnis' Euros predictions - final group games

Former England goalkeeper and BBC pundit Rachel Brown-Finnis gives her predictions for the final round of group games at the 2025 European Championship.

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Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Red Bull sack team principal Horner

Christian Horner is sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as team principal.

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Tuesday, 8 July 2025

NDAs silencing workplace misconduct victims to be banned

The government plans to change the law to void confidentiality agreements that silence staff.

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Spain's Pina scores 'one of the goals of the tournament so far'

Claudia Pina curls a perfect right-foot shot into the top corner to put Spain 5-2 up against Belgium in their Euro 2025 Group B match in Thun.

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Monday, 7 July 2025

South Africa's Mulder closes in on Lara's Test record 400 - scorecard

Latest scorecard as Zimbabwe host South Africa in the second Test at Bulawayo.

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'Computer says no!' - Cash on 'ridiculous' line-call controversy

Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash says it is "ridiculous" that the chair umpire could not call the ball out when the automated line call system failed due to "human error" during Anastasia Pavlychenkova's win over Sonay Kartal.

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Sunday, 6 July 2025

Home of Gavin and Stacey's Doris goes up for sale

Gavin and Stacey fans have a chance to buy the ultimate memorabilia, as Doris' house is up for sale.

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New top story on Hacker News: What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues

What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues
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Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister tells BBC

Bridget Phillipson does not not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, saying it will "come at a cost".

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Friday, 4 July 2025

Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

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Will Chelsea's own 'Little Messi' end their Club World Cup hopes?

As Estevao Willian meets Chelsea with Palmeiras, can the young Brazilian knock his future employers out of the Club World Cup?

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Thursday, 3 July 2025

Child grooming investigations delayed after evidence redacted, report says

The decision led to significant delays in police investigations, an inspection says.

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Beirne to lead Lions against Waratahs in Sydney

Irishman Tadhg Beirne will captain the Lions against the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday as they make 14 changes to the side that beat the Queensland Reds.

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Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Paramount to pay Trump $16m to settle 60 Minutes lawsuit

The media company noted the settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret.

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Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

Kanye West has long sparked controversy over his anti-Semitic remarks and has declared himself a Nazi.

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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Choose from all 18 courts on BBC iPlayer

The triumphs, upsets and fightbacks from the world’s greatest tennis tournament.

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Meet the only English manager at the Euros

Gemma Grainger will take on the biggest challenge of her career when she leads Norway into the Euros. BBC Sport has been talking to the only English head coach at the tournament.

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