Football
Why a road with 14 hairpins was planned for Scottish…
BBCDetail from a technical drawing from 40 years ago of proposed roadForty years ago engineers were presented with a challenge - how do you reach ski slopes mor
Starmer confident over football regulator plans despite Uefa warning
Sir Keir Starmer has expressed confidence that plans for an independent football regulator do not breach rules on Government interference, despite Uefa warning
Youngest boy in court over Southport riots sentenced
PA MediaThe boy admitted disorder at a hearing last monthA 12-year-old boy, who is the youngest to appear in court in relation to this summer's riots, has been
Hezbollah blames Israel after deadly pager explosions in Lebanon
Watch: Small explosion in Lebanon supermarketNine people, including a child, have been killed after handheld pagers used by members of the armed group Hezbollah
Guardian in talks to sell Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday…
The owner of the Guardian has confirmed it is in talks to sell the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media. Tortoise has approached Gua
David Lammy: Climate change a more fundamental threat than terror
ReutersThe foreign secretary has said climate change is a more pervasive and fundamental threat than terrorism.In his maiden speech, 100 days after taking offic
How to watch the Champions League: UK TV channel and…
The Champions League is back, but not as we know it.This season’s competition is the first since Uefa adopted the so-called Swiss Model which has seen the gro
Manchester City: Rodri says players ‘close’ to striking because of…
Rodri has suggested a player's strike could be "close" but, in reality, will one actually take place? In July, Fifpro said it would take legal action against Fi
Hastings: Mobile ban leads to ‘uplift in standards’ says academy
Getty ImagesThe Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings has banned pupils from bringing mobile phones to schoolA school which has banned students from bringing mobile
Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts
Getty ImagesInstagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance f
Thief banned from all UK schools and universities
Northumbria PoliceJohn Tinney is not allowed to enter any school, college or university in the UK for five yearsA prolific thief who targeted students and teach
Escaped capybara ‘probably living her best life’
Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur WorldCinnamon and her brother Churro are popular animals at Hoo Zoo in TelfordThe search for an escaped capybara which fled a zoo four days
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