A sign of the improvement from the young squad even from a month ago was their second-half display against Belarus at home. In the away game in Hungary, Northern Ireland started the first half well, squandered chances and then ran out of steam in the second period as they were held to a frustrating stalemate….
A desperate attempt to cross the Canadian border into the United States ended tragically for an Indian family of four in January 2022 when Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben, and their two young children, 11-year-old Vihangi and three-year-old Dharmik, succumbed to the brutal cold after walking for hours in -38°C temperatures. Coordinating things in Canada,…
The NHS will receive an extra £22m to tackle waiting lists, the first minister is expected to say on Saturday. Eluned Morgan will make the announcement at her first Welsh Labour conference as the party’s leader. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will also address delegates in Llandudno, Conwy. He is expected to defend his government’s…
Getty Images Samuel Woodward A California man found guilty of murdering a gay, Jewish US university student in a hate crime has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Samuel Woodward, 27, was convicted in July for the 2018 death of Blaze Bernstein, 19, who Woodward stabbed more than 28 times…
Argentina’s courts have ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilians facing jail sentences for their involvement in the Brasilia riots last year. In January 2023, supporters of Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in an attempted overthrow of the new left-wing government led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula. Hundreds…
Luxury Media Zambia A grandmother in rural Zambia has become an accidental style icon and internet sensation – after agreeing to play dress-up and swapping outfits with her fashionista granddaughter. Margret Chola, who is in her mid-80s, is known to the world as “Legendary Glamma” – and adored by 225,000 Instagram followers for her striking…
Supplied Afghans wait to attempt to cross into Turkey, in a still from a video sent to the BBC by a people smuggler The first time Azaan made the jump across the wall, he broke his arm. Braving the 20ft (6m) drop into a wide trench below is, for many Afghans, the only way to…
AFP Since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fled their homes because of the fighting. But the residents of one town right in the combat zone have decided to stay. Rmeish, just 2km (1.2 miles) from the border, is home to 7,000 Maronite Christians – and surrounded by firing…
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Tensions remain high in Amsterdam after last week’s violence A fragile calm hangs over the Dutch capital, still reeling from the unrest that erupted a week ago when Israeli football fans came under attack in the centre of Amsterdam. City officials described the violence as a “toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger” over…
King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry (Picture credit: Agencies) King Charles III’s actions need to be in tandem with both Prince William and Prince Harry, and he cannot have unilateral discussions if the Prince of Wales is not in agreement, revealed royal biographer Robert Hardman.Hardman, author of Charles III, New King, New Court, spoke…
