World News 24/7/30

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel. from BBC News https://ift.tt/g9Kb8Sr

Former Gloucester flanker John Gadd says it is "surreal" to be given England cap 44 years after he played for his country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z2x7LWy

Wales captain and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey retires from professional football with immediate effect. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C76vKe0

The past two winners of the Grand National - I Am Maximus and Nick Rockett - head the five-day confirmations for Saturday's race at Aintree. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3JGhac2

An assault outside MyBar on Charminster Road was reported to police in the early hours. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fAcu79F

Deontay Wilder beats Derek Chisora with a split decision win after a dramatic heavyweight contest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lOC4SKY

Deontay Wilder tells Anthony Joshua "let's do it" following the American's points victory over Derek Chisora. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s6Ad0Yj

Kieran Trippier is to leave Newcastle United when the defender's contract expires this summer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s9YZxKI

Makers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QqcuM1A

Rebecca Keating has worked at the BBC for 20 years and calls her new role an "immense privilege". from BBC News https://ift.tt/K16InTa

A group representing the bereaved of Grenfell call Simon Dudley's comments "ignorant and callous". from BBC News https://ift.tt/cFomaHv

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr hits an unbeaten 179 off 139 balls to inspire her side to chase down 346 against South Africa in the highest successful run chase in women's ODI history. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mOKANra

A cyclist who was killed during the Road World Championships was not found for 82 minutes after a crash, investigators find. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aBUOuq7

Amanda Lyons was held over offences alleged to have been committed in Spain. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QLiNb6n

A UK Foreign Office spokesman accused Russia of an "aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment against British diplomats". from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ks4Lc72

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Japanese Grand Prix. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ihm9Ta7

BBC Sport looks at how Alvaro Arbeloa has managed to get the best out of the Real Madrid squad since his appointment in January. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JyCWN3a

The US and Iran make proposals for peace, but can they actually start talking? from BBC News https://ift.tt/WXNYVvT

England captain Ben Stokes is still recovering after surgery on a broken cheekbone and will not play for Durham next week as planned. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Gco1whp

Republic of Ireland's Sammie Szmodics spends a night in hospital after a collision against a Czech Republic player leaves him unconscious. from BBC News https://ift.tt/I3XzlT2

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3N5rebM

Lewis Hamilton says the new Formula 1 this year is "much more fun" than any other time in his career. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BEZbXIS

Former President Jair Bolsonaro was moved from his cell to hospital earlier this month with pneumonia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WRA376b

Donald Trump gave the update on Tuesday as the US-Israeli war with Iran entered its forth week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U62u7tY

The costs relate to security for the US president's visit to Windsor Castle in September. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mFR1Zuj

England will face Canada in a rematch of the 2025 Women's World Cup final as part of a trio of fixtures in the WXV Global Series in September. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RBMYasj

A 27-year-old man becomes the first person in the country to be charged with 'tailgating' after the EFL Cup final at Wembley. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3lGhjXH

PC Bradley Corke, 27, had been critically injured in a collision on Thursday, said Kent Police. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3eXHvRk

Beau Greaves' record run of 114 consecutive wins in the PDC Women's Series is ended by Fallon Sherrock. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BtFVCeY

Ronnie O'Sullivan beats China's Wu Yize in a deciding frame to reach the World Open final, as he hunts a record-extending 42nd ranking title. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xJiDtgh

A professor's findings claim King Harold's 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings is a Victorian "invention". from BBC News https://ift.tt/h4IzfOG

Everton midfielder James Garner and Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele are named by Thomas Tuchel in an expanded 35-man England squad. from BBC News https://ift.tt/r2Fyjth

Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is "unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it". from BBC News https://ift.tt/xRo2b0J

Pep Guardiola responds to a question about his failures in Europe with Manchester City after his side exited the Champions League following defeat to Real Madrid in the last 16. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3ihvYIp

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel may have played his "last football game" with surgery required on his shoulder but he is eager to "fight" to regain fitness. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fEbs3mv

Gemma Ahern was three when her dad killed her mum - and at six she had to live with him again. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZOhBebr

Tributes are paid to Parmod Kalia who ran a branch in Orpington, who has died aged 67. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z0XkCm7

Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X6GnojR

In only his second UFC fight, undefeated Briton Luke Riley will take on Michael Aswell Jr in the co-headline bout at O2 Arena on Saturday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8C3Vsr2

Head coach Alan Dickens leaves Newcastle Red Bulls as former Wales fly-half Stephen Jones takes over for the rest of the season. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nav5fwc

Kimi Antonelli takes his first Formula 1 victory in leading team-mate George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in the Chinese Grand Prix. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zpFktaV

The ex-Oldham MP Phil Woolas battled brain cancer for more than a year, his family says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xK4S1Fn

A year after starring in the Champions League against Real Madrid, Myles Lewis-Skelly is struggling for game time - what has happened? from BBC News https://ift.tt/dGTPE87

The Iran women's national football team have become "heroes" and deserve to be free to live their lives, says former Iran men's head coach Afshin Ghotbi. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5wEYaSO

Who has the easier title run-in? Which teams will clinch the Champions League places? Who is getting relegated? from BBC News https://ift.tt/y30mKG6

Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VEABU3d

Harry Redknapp's Jukebox Man joins 10 other horses in the field for Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vTik3KQ

Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4lXUrA9

Mick North, whose daughter was shot dead in 1996, wants UK ministers to be more aware of firearms dangers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/N4IafYJ

Britain's Sky Brown becomes a skateboarding world champion for the second time after winning gold in a rain-disrupted park event in Brazil. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8E3XQgJ

As corner kicks continue to cause chaos in the Premier League, BBC Sport take a closer at why they are becoming so hard to defend. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FHTNbsU

Para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina wins Russia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze. from BBC News https://ift.tt/onUT0vq

"It's a Grand Slam or disappointment" for France, writes Tom English as fellow risk takers Scotland bid to keep their own title hopes alive at Murrayfield. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EIpXbOw

Wales aim to have the last laugh against Ireland in the Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium on Friday after being the subject of ridicule. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7kaIyRK

EFL clubs approve plans to expand the Championship play-offs from four to six teams for the 2026-27 season onwards. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ihlQt67

England Under-20 star Lucas Friday on his anterior cruciate ligament recovery and learning off Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JYsMt7N

Scarlets wing Ellis Mee is given a Wales recall in Friday's Six Nations game against Ireland, while there could be a new cap off the bench. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gQd52Bf

A BBC investigation speaks to electricians and families setting up illegal meter bypasses to steal power. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DeuYm01

England's entire backline could change from the game against Ireland for the Six Nations match in Italy on Saturday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/a4mdjZT

The future of 3,000 jobs at the factory had been in limbo. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0NoJ1Y7

Sarina Wiegman says England have been told there are no safety concerns over their World Cup qualifier in Turkey despite the conflict in the Middle East. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TfRVu2F

The day it becomes impossible for Spurs to finish above Arsenal in the Premier League, St Totteringham's Day is set to arrive earlier than ever. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IAK7sED

Mercedes' rivals succeed in securing a rule change following a pre-season technical row over engine performance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZWV1pg2

Danny Richardson's drop-goal earns York Knights a second shock win in three weeks as they won at Hull FC. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wtS9ZRl

In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains why it is so hard for football managers to keep their jobs in the modern game. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rNJWlZi

A "distasteful joke" by US President Donald Trump overshadows the achievement of female athletes at the Winter Olympics, says USA ice hockey gold medallist Hilary Knight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SiYEAPz

Real Madrid launch an investigation after a supporter allegedly performed a Nazi salute before the club's Champions League win against Benfica on Wednesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/94RaFjK

US government officials are warned that there could be "catastrophic" security consequences if cities hosting World Cup matches do not receive funding that has been frozen. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fN7vYlU

The third series of the ITV2 dating show spin-off saw six American bombshells enter halfway through. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qkKhOnF

Luke Littler wins the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TXCuIAj

Great Britain's Zoe Atkin takes bronze in the women's halfpipe final as China's Eileen Gu takes gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Sy0r5ct

Judith Rhead was bludgeoned to death by her son, who was meant to be her carer during Covid. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lqHTSpO

A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS from BBC News https://ift.tt/lz42A6W

And what does MAGA look like post-Trump? from BBC News https://ift.tt/8hZ7CQp

Danny Rohl has "total" belief Rangers can win the Scottish Premiership but has called on his players to back it up with "consistency". from BBC News https://ift.tt/yD5NLie

Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani unpicks the complicated allegation Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested over. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8NewMH2

Jack Crowley starts at fly-half as Ireland head coach Andy Farrell makes five changes to his starting XV for Saturday's Six Nations match against England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/M9PomrR

Team GB's men's curlers are now just two victories away from a remarkable Winter Olympic gold after sneaking into Thursday's semi-finals in Cortina. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UCo1vQ3

Muddled selection and the lack of a plan B - how Australia's T20 World Cup campaign was derailed in Sri Lanka. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BPridLQ

The Wicked star appears in a one-woman version of the classic horror story in London's West End. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L6pVmnC

England captain Leah Williamson returns to the squad as they prepare to begin their 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying campaign. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jOTyeEa

The radio DJ says she is "utterly devastated" at the loss of two "precious" rings inside. from BBC News https://ift.tt/V1g97lr

Team GB's women curlers deliver their best stuff in the biggest moment as they beat Denmark to keep alive their Winter Olympics semi-final hopes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oQz7c8T

In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses the potential long-term impact of England's defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C0jZESN

Captain Maro Itoje says England must "learn our lesson and move forward" after their attempt to salvage something from a slow start against Scotland is fatally undermined by a string of errors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lbwFTN5

Sweden's Oskar Eriksson and Canada's Marc Kennedy exchange tense words after the Swedes accused the Canadian's of double-tapping their stones during their men's curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jhYHauo

Blessing Muzarabani takes 4-17 as Zimbabwe beat Australia by 23 runs at the T20 World Cup. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VJDnfGX

Will the 40-point mark - or thereabouts - be needed to guarantee survival this term, with an in-form West Ham attempting to chase down the sides above them? from BBC News https://ift.tt/I0SLY6b

Watch South Africa and Afghanistan play out a thrilling final over of their match at the T20 World Cup, culminating in a super over. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RbhYqyu

Go behind the scenes with former Sweden and AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to see how the film for opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics was made. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DoPNsuE

Our Ask Me Anything team explain why world records are rarely seen at the Winter Olympics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SWMKhDq

The Seattle Seahawks deliver a dominant defensive display to beat the New England Patriots 29-13 and claim their second Super Bowl victory. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8yfOW3t

American skier Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics, nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Cwblh8k

Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PCB9eGp

A Cardiff University researcher recreated her own voice using a deathbot - but found it strange. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QJIOqp3

The messages appear to contradict previous comments made by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about a 2010 dinner he had with Jeffrey Epstein. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WBRiLG1

Brown said Sir Keir might have been "too slow to do the right things" but backed him to "clean up the system". from BBC News https://ift.tt/M3bHZUk

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KlkYpBw

India's Vihaan Malhotra is given not out on review after England bowler Farhan Ahmed grounds the ball in taking a catch off his own bowling. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GlWDX4o

Former players turned pundits have a "duty of responsibility" to the new generation of footballers when commenting on their performances, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZTGUNv6

Jon Rahm says a ruling that will see only the top 10 finishers at LIV Golf events awarded world ranking points "doesn't seem fair". from BBC News https://ift.tt/aIzT1K3

Duhan van der Merwe, Darcy Graham and Blair Kinghorn are left out of Scotland's side for the Six Nations opener against Italy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4aAQRcq

Jack Draper says he has had to overcome "lots of dark moments" during his injury lay-off as he prepares to make his long-awaited return in Great Britain's Davis Cup qualifier against Norway in Oslo from BBC News https://ift.tt/DckJWgv

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds are fired up to make amends on Wednesday for the agony of their mixed doubles curling semi-final against Norway in 2022. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xeI0vVO

Changes are to be made to the Laws of Cricket to permit bats previously deemed illegal in an effort to make the game affordable for amateur players. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GwPVYlm

Liverpool agree a £60m deal with Rennes for defender Jeremy Jacquet, with the player set to join the Reds in the summer. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fUVEPFy

Izabel Rose hoped a month in Japan would help her quit the drug - it did, but not in the way she expected. from BBC News https://ift.tt/H8scWLK

Isabelle Boffey runs the second fastest ever 800m indoors by a British woman, clocking one minute 57.43 seconds to win at the BU Terrier Classic in Boston. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UfGXkCq

British light-middleweight Josh Kelly tells BBC Sport about how he won his battle with chronic hypochondria to emerge as a world title contender. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Fbvn4RX

Newcastle will play Qarabag in a two-legged play-off to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2FU6pHy

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains how the Champions League knockout phase play-offs work and when the draw is taking place. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0MGIExg

She admitted killing the security guard, who suffered a fatal heart attack during the incident in Arbroath. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FoRCyiI

Aryna Sabalenka keeps her cool to storm past Elina Svitolina and reach a fourth Australian Open final in a row. from BBC News https://ift.tt/guj2rwF

Bundee Aki is not with the Ireland squad for their Six Nations camp in Portugal with the Connacht centre the subject of a misconduct complaint after his side's URC defeat by Leinster on Saturday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oC3Uewt

France prop Uini Atonio is forced to retire after he was admitted to an intensive care unit following a "cardiac event". from BBC News https://ift.tt/kTZG2Ih

The Hundred's inaugural player auction will be held in London on 11 and 12 March, in a historic first for major sport in the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RZWTxDk

Millions of gamers could get compensation if the lawsuit - which accuses Valve of charging inflated prices - succeeds. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B67CxAm

Writing on Instagram, Rachel Duffy said she was "heartbroken" at the death of her "beautiful wee mummy". from BBC News https://ift.tt/gQo5WRY

Dozens of patients became more unwell and some died with infections picked up at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LSpua6i