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LIVESimple Minds close out Glasgow 2026 with performanceFollow updates as the Commonwealth Games ends with the closing ceremony in Glasgow.
Chelsea sign Strasbourg midfielder Barco Chelsea complete the signing of Argentina and Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal. 2 hrs agoChelsea
Alonso heals Real Madrid scars to lead Chelsea’s senior revolutionXabi Alonso on healing from his Real Madrid exit, his gut feeling to join Chelsea and why he sees his new club as an exciting opportunity.3 hrs agoChelsea
Fastest runner to cross the Alps says it was an incredible experienceSophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.7 hrs agoEurope
At the scene of deadly Moscow bomb blastThree people have been killed and 21 injured after an explosive device detonated at an Italian restaurant, Russian media reports.33 mins ago
PM Andy Burnham pledges to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossingsAndy Burnham has pledged his government will be “relentless” in curbing the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats.The prime minister said progress had been made and the government was “changing the whole approach”, with enforcement officers tackling people-smuggling gangs doubled on both sides of the Channel.”People want to see this issue addressed,” he said in Dover, adding: “We also need to build a system that offers safe routes for people as well, because that also takes away the selling point of the gangs.”Political discussions around the…
FacebookA photo of Elisabeth-Jane Ross which appeared to have been taken in 2015Greek police say a man has admitted killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building.Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found in the Kypseli district of Athens on 18 July, days after she was reported missing.Local officers launched an investigation with cooperation from authorities in the US, the UK and Scotland, and now say they have arrested a 26-year-old man – the BBC understands he is from Afghanistan.The force said he was brought to police headquarters on Thursday where he “confessed to his…
2,000km, eight countries, 29 days – the fastest runner to cross the AlpsUltra-runner Sophie Woods runs 2,000km across eight countries in only 29 days to break the record for completing the Via Alpina – one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges.2 hrs ago
What happened to star signings your club never made?BBC Sport takes a look at some star players who were close to moving to the Premier League, only for the deals to fall through.8 hrs agoPremier League
PA MediaBritish filmmaker Justin Hardy, who directed a sequel to his late father Robin’s 1973 cult horror classic The Wicker Man, has died aged 61.His family said Hardy died on Friday night after suffering a heart attack, remembering him as “a man of family, of boundless creativity” and “so full of life right to the end”.A Bafta and Emmy nominated writer and director, Hardy was known for the documentary Children of the Wicker Man in 2024, made with his brother Dominic, which chronicled the legacy of their father’s iconic film.He had just completed production on Wrath of the Gods, the…