BBC When Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Damascus and delivered a victory speech after a lightning military campaign swept across the country and ousted the regime of Bashar al-Assad, one comment was widely ignored. That was a reference to the illegal drugs that have flooded the Middle East over the past 10 years….
Gareth Southgate has told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that he has decided to leave his job as England manager before the end of Euro 2024. The 54-year-old, who guested on the latest episode of the long-running programme, chose Adele’s Someone Like You as one of the eight songs she would take with her…
Crying Luke Littler set a tournament record with an average of 140.91 and launched his bid for the PDC World Championship title with a dramatic 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle. The 17-year-old made headlines around the world when he reached the final of the tournament in January, where he lost to Luke Humphries. Starting the…
getty images US F/A-18 fighter planes were used in the attack (file photo) The US military says it has carried out a series of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, targeting missile storage sites and command facilities run by Iran-backed Houthi militants. US Central Command said it also targeted several Houthi drones and an anti-ship…
A willingness to assume position in more dangerous areas does not detract from Jesus’ all-round game – certainly not against Palace. A cursory look at the striker’s touch map shows he played his part in all areas of the pitch, with 12 of his 40 touches coming inside his own half. Among Arsenal players, only…
reuters A displaced Palestinian woman in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip A senior Palestinian official involved in the talks told the BBC that negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement are 90% complete, but major issues remain that need to be bridged. One of the main points…
getty images Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” was Spotify’s most streamed song in 2024 Throughout December, Instagram feeds are filled with pictures of Christmas trees, photos of festive work parties, and screenshots of people’s most-listened-to songs of the year. That’s because since 2016, at the end of every year, Spotify releases Wrapped. The campaign aggregates what users…
Manchester City are currently in relegation form and there are no signs of it ending. After Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa they are joint bottom in the form table in their last eight games and are now joined only by Southampton. Saints, bottom of the Premier League, have the same number of points (four)…
A man has been charged with the murder of a teacher who was found dead in south London on Thursday morning. The Metropolitan Police said Gemma Devonish, who worked as head of year at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, died at the scene in Nutfield Close, Carshalton. James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, has…
Former electrician Cross won the 2018 world title in his first full season, while Adrian Lewis and Michael van Gerwen were multiple winners in their 20s and 16-time champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor is widely regarded as the greatest of all time. Littler is currently ranked fourth in the world rankings, although this is based…
