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Manchester City vs Southampton, Chelsea vs Wolves and more: Live Football Watch

Key events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature “Do you have the courage to make a prediction how many goals (in the league and in general) Haaland will score this season?” says Bogdan Kotarlic. “I’m bad at predictions but I’ve certainly got 30+ in the league and who knows how …

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Donegal blast: Girl among 10 killed in Irish gas station blast blamed on ‘freak accident’

A girl is among 10 people who have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a Donegal petrol station in what has been described as a “freak accident”. The victims are four men, three women, two teenagers and a primary school girl, according to police. A major search continues at the devastated site in the …

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Russia’s bridge to Crimea was severely damaged by an explosion

An explosion tore through Russia’s bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea early Saturday, severely damaging it in a major blow to Vladimir Putin more than seven months after his invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s anti-terrorist committee said a truck exploded on the roadside of the bridge early Saturday morning, igniting seven fuel tanks on the …

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Fire engulfs crucial Crimea-Russia Kerch bridge as section collapses

Large explosion on the bridge from Crimea to Russia Russia’s Kerch Bridge in Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula, has been hit by a massive explosion on the section that carries rail traffic. Footage from the bridge showed a fierce fire engulfing at least two train cars of …

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Rail strikes: Only one in five trains are running in the latest action

Rail strikes: Only one in five trains running in latest bbc.co.uk action Travel by train only if absolutely necessary on Saturday, passengers warned The Guardian RMT writes to Transport Secretary ahead of RMT Saturday strike Train strikes: Passengers told to avoid traveling bbc.co.uk on Saturday ISLAND LINE TRAINS WILL BE SUSPENDED SATURDAY NIGHT Island Echo …

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Major search operation after three killed in ‘devastating’ explosion at service station in Ireland

A major search operation continues after three people died in an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal, Ireland. The blast happened shortly after 3pm on Friday at Applegreen service station on the outskirts of Creeslough, where a search operation is ongoing with the help of sniffer dogs. Photos showed a number of cars …

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Public sector job losses could exceed 100,000 if government rejects pay rises, says IFS

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, more than 100,000 public sector workers would lose their jobs this year if the government refuses to fund higher-than-expected wage awards for nurses, doctors, teachers and care workers. The IFS said the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, faced the choice of padding public sector budgets or accepting the likelihood of …

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Conor Burns’ sacking: Which other Tories have faced allegations of misconduct?

The sacking of Conor Burns as a minister follows a series of incidents in which Tory MPs have been accused of inappropriate behaviour. Burns told the Sun: “I will co-operate fully with the party’s investigation and hope to clear my name.” July 30, 2020 Charlie Elphicke was jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two …

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