PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF agreement investigated by US Senate

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 17:09
The US Senate says "serious questions" have been raised by the planned commercial merger of the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

Manchester City fans and players celebrate historic Treble in the rain

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 16:53
Manchester turns blue as Pep Guardiola and his players stage an open-top bus parade.

Watch: Thousands of fish wash up on Texas coast

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 16:31
Experts in the region say it is due to a depletion of oxygen after high water temperatures.

UK mother jailed for taking abortion pills too late

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 15:52
Carla Foster, 44, pleaded guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion at 32-34 weeks.

France shooting suspect under investigation for murder

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 15:41
Eleven-year-old Solaine Thornton was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden on Saturday.

JP Morgan agrees to pay $290m to settle lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein victims

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 14:39
The largest US bank says it regrets its relationship with "monstrous" sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Netherlands and Canada ask world court to rule on Syria torture claims

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 14:20
The Netherlands and Canada ask the ICJ to compel the Syrian government to cease any acts of torture.

Ukraine offensive: What will it take for military push to succeed?

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 14:16
If Kyiv can split Russian troops in the south and hold ground, its push will have achieved its aims.

Biden to have root canal procedure at White House

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 13:49
The 80-year-old president reported on Sunday that his lower right premolar was hurting.

Adam Hadwin taken out by security at Canadian Open after Nick Taylor wins PGA Tour title

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 13:43
Adam Hadwin is "among the land of the living and in true Canadian form, apologised to the security guard for being tackled", wrote his wife after the Canadian Open incident.

Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study

Science/Nature - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 13:40
Researchers found that severe turbulence had increased 55% between 1979 and 2020 on a typically busy North Atlantic route.

Download Festival: Is mental health and TikTok the future of rock?

Entertainment - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 13:21
Rock and metal groups predict what the next two decades might look like after Download Festival.

Timed Teaser: What is the 'elixir of life' in meat?

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 12:42
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Hunter Valley: Ten people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:57
The bus was returning from a wedding in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, when it overturned.

Ofcom: Regulator to research public attitudes to programmes hosted by politicians

Entertainment - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:39
The regulator says it wants to "gauge current audience attitudes" to programmes hosted by politicians.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's studio condemn Donald Trump campaign video

Entertainment - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:37
The film studio, owned by the two actors, said it does not grant consent for material to be used.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's studio condemn Donald Trump campaign video

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:37
The film studio, owned by the two actors, said it does not grant consent for material to be used.

How children survived 40 days in Colombian jungle

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:10
The youngsters defied the odds in a part of the Amazon rainforest home to jaguars and wild dogs.

Silvio Berlusconi: How the former Italian PM changed Italy

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:10
A media mogul and a populist politician, the former Italian PM had an outsized impact on his country.

Plane crash mum told her children to leave her and survive

BBC Front Page News - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 08:25
The children's mother survived for four days after the plane crashed in the jungle.