Senior Uefa figures are furious that 11 major European clubs, including five from England, have signed up to a breakaway European Super League. BBC Sport was told last week of plans for some sort of confirmation about a European Super League. Uefa hoped to head off plans with a new-look 36-team Champions League set to
Month: April 2021
Metropolitan Police Two Russian men suspected of carrying out the Salisbury poisoning of Sergei Skripal in 2018 are being linked to an explosion at an arms depot in the Czech Republic four years earlier. Czech police issued photos of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who they say were in the country at the time of
It was another week of fatal and devastating gun violence in America. With people reeling from repeated mass shootings and police killing people in the streets, we took a look at Black Lives Matter protests resuming around the country after the death of Daunte Wright and Thursday’s public release of videos of the March 29
Reuters The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the world was “approaching the highest rate of infection” so far. India – experiencing a second wave –
Getty Images The Duke of Edinburgh’s “unwavering loyalty” to the Queen, service to the nation and “courage”, will be celebrated at his funeral later. Prince Philip’s association with the Royal Navy and love of the sea will be a focus of the Windsor Castle ceremony. But no sermon will be delivered, in line with his
Actress Helen McCrory, known for her roles in Peaky Blinders and three Harry Potter films, has died of cancer at the age of 52, according to her husband, the actor Damian Lewis. He wrote on Twitter: “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen
Chicago police have released footage of the moment one of its officers shot dead a 13-year-boy in a dark alley. Bodycam video shows the officer shouting “Drop it” before shooting Adam Toledo once in the chest on 29 March. The boy does not appear to be holding a weapon in the split second he was
Rep. Elissa Slotkin last week sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to take the unprecedented step of designating 13 extremist movements as foreign terrorist organizations, arguing that such a move “will help apply more stress to curtail these violent organizations’ and their leaders’ ability to operate their groups.” But of
Getty Images The Duke of Edinburgh’s four children will walk alongside his coffin at his funeral on Saturday. Princes Charles, Andrew, Edward and Princess Anne, as well as grandsons Princes William and Harry, will walk alongside a modified Land Rover hearse to St George’s Chapel in Windsor. The guest list for the service includes 30
Reuters David Cameron has said he will “respond positively” to any requests from MPs for him to give evidence about Greensill Capital. The former prime minister has faced criticism for lobbying on behalf of the finance firm, which recently collapsed. It has sparked a wider row over private companies’ attempts to influence ministers and officials.
The government has defeated Labour plans for a parliamentary inquiry into lobbying, amid a row over contacts with finance firm Greensill Capital. Sir Keir Starmer had wanted a “full” probe with public hearings by a cross-party panel of MPs. Boris Johnson has insisted the lawyer he appointed this week to carry out a review of
Getty Images A major UK trial looking at whether Covid vaccines can be mixed with different types of jabs used for first and second doses is being expanded. Combining vaccines might give broader, longer-lasting immunity against the virus and new variants of it, and offer more flexibility to vaccine rollout. Adults over 50 who have
PA Media People aged 45 or over in England can now book a Covid vaccine, as the programme enters a new phase. It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK were offered a first dose of the vaccine. People can book their appointments on the NHS website, which initially crashed
PA Media All over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government has announced. It means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15 April. The government said it was on track
Police shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man on Sunday outside Minneapolis — just a few miles away from where Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of George Floyd. Police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, said in a statement that officers pulled a driver over for a traffic violation at around 2 p.m. on
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, will attend his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral in the UK on April 17 without Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a spokesperson said. Meghan, who is pregnant, did not receive medical clearance from her doctor to travel, the spokesperson said. The funeral will take place next Saturday at St. George’s Chapel in