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Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021Phil Collins has said that he suffered life-…
Alan Jones allegedly gifted cash and car to teenager he kissed after commenting on sprinter’s penis, trial hears
Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guiltyAlan Jones trial live updatesWarning: may contain graphic …
Rockets survive late fightback to beat Sunrisers
Trent Rockets hold off a late assault from Annabel Sutherland and Lauren Winfield-Hill to beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by five runs and ex…
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.…
‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens
Greek police throw entire homicide division at trying to explain fate of 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane RossTwo worlds separated by sheets of corrugated i…
LIVE: Chopra, Nadeem and Pathirage meet in Commonwealth Games javelin final
Follow live text updates and commentary stream coverage as India's Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem face-off.…
Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.…
AFC backs UEFA and CONCACAF who plan boycott over FIFA World Cup proposals
FIFA face global mutiny as Asian Football Confederation stand with Europe and North America after their boycott threats.…
Italy World Cup winner and AC Milan legend Franco Baresi dies aged 66
Franco Baresi, who won the World Cup with Italy and was regarded as one of football's finest defenders, dies aged 66.…
Southport killer charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon
Axel Rudakubana, 19, is accused of attacking staff at HMP Belmarsh between May and October 2025.…
TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart glasses'
The "content maker" published videos of encounters with young women and a female Sikh shop worker where he talked of a plot to "breed out the white ra…
Europe’s heating climate sparks ‘major intensification’ of fires: Report
Climate change has helped southern Europe's likelihood of wildfires double since 1981, say researchers.…
Viral cricket scandal sees ‘Clicky Ponting’ suspended from UK team
Viral cricket scandal sees 'Clicky Ponting' suspended from UK team…
Turtle rescued from rubble a month after Venezuela earthquake
A turtle who survived for over a month under the rubble of a collapsed building following Venezuela’s earthquake rescued…
Spain’s Ceuta declares emergency over surge in migrant arrivals
More than 1,500 migrants have reached Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta by sea over the past week.…
Manager Howe to leave Newcastle with immediate effect
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is set to leave the club with immediate effect, sources tell BBC Sport.…
Infantino insists FIFA’s World Cup plan is proposal and not ‘obligation’
Football governing bodies hit out at plans to sell World Cup stakes, as FIFA insist proposal is not an 'obligation'.…
Bullets that killed two at Seattle food festival do not match teen shooter’s gun, police say
Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on SundayBullets that fatally struck two b…
The Papers: 'Future looking droughtful' and 'Dinghy flotilla'
Drought leaves UK parched and a "dinghy flotilla" crossing the English Channel lead Thursday's papers.…
‘It’s just not cricket’: seaside town reacts to ‘Clickgate’ cheating row
Laughter, disbelief and outrage over video appearing to show Saltburn player tricking umpire into giving batters outAt the Saltburn over-60s ukulele c…
Saltburn concede match after 'finger-clicking' claim
Saltburn Cricket Club were placed under investigation by the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League earlier this week.…
French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
French authorities investigate death of musician who performed at Paris Olympics, but say ‘no suspicious elements’ at playThe French electronic musici…
IPL’s business value rockets to $20bn as India cricket league soars
Indian Premier League cements its place as cricket's number one T20 competition with an 11% rise in value this year.…
Uefa World Cup boycott may be raised over Fifa plan
Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competiti…
France evacuates thousands as fires displace a third of a million in southwest Europe
French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime ev…
Five things we've learned from first half of F1 season
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson analyses the five key things we've learned from the 2026 season so far.…
Latest images of damage as death toll from Japan’s Kyushu quake rises
The death toll from Japan’s Kyushu island quake rises to 13.…
The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal
The story of Cameroon Olympic medallist Madias Ngake's remarkable journey from sleeping rough and seeking asylum to competing for England at Glasgow 2…
The Papers: 'Workers face new tax' and 'Fury over Fifa plan'
"New tax" could fund social care shake-up and Fifa chief's World Cup "sell-off" plan lead Wednesday's papers.…
FIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA
Football's world governing body announces plans to sell stakes of up to 20 percent in the World Cup and other events.…