Europe’s leading players have been told they should not threaten strike action as an answer to their concerns about a congested calendar. Manchester City midfielder Rodri said last month players were ‘close’ to going on strike. His comments have been supported by colleagues across Europe. Real Madrid pair Dani Carvajal and Thibaut Courtois have also said the…
Germany beat rivals the Netherlands to close in on a Nations League quarter-final. Jamie Leweling had a goal disallowed for offside by the video assistant referee after some awful defending from the Dutch, who were missing Virgil van Dijk through suspension. Stuttgart’s Leweling went on to score the game’s only goal, slamming a first-time effort…
Randal Kolo Muani scored twice as France beat Belgium in an incident-packed Uefa Nations League match in Brussels. Youri Tielemans skied a penalty for the hosts after William Saliba brought down Lois Openda, a decision given by the video assistant referee (VAR). France then won a penalty of their own when Wout Faes handled the…
The Buffalo Bills piled further misery on the New York Jets with a 23-20 victory at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Jets were playing for the first time since head coach Robert Saleh was dismissed, but interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was unable to steady the ship. Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns…
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and bring more online by 2035. The companies did not give…
A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft. He says criminals managed to bypass the ID verification process to gain access to his account. So far, Revolut has refused to refund this money. The BBC…
A Canadian boba tea company has apologised after Marvel actor Simu Liu accused them of cultural appropriation on an episode of the Dragons’ Den reality TV series. On an episode of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, the Canadian equivalent of the US show Shark Tank, the owners of a Quebec bubble tea brand called Bobba pitched their…
Four soldiers have been killed and 58 injured in a drone strike targeting an army base in northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said. The IDF added seven soldiers had been severely injured in the attack on a base “adjacent to Binyamina” – a town around 20 miles (33km) to the south of…
The government says it is allowing some “eligible” Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected. Under the previous government, about 2,000 Afghans who served with specialist units – known at the “Triples” – were denied permission to relocate to the UK after…
The murder of a politician in a bustling area in India’s Mumbai city has sent shockwaves across the country. Baba Ziauddin Siddique, 66, was shot on Saturday night near his car while he was leaving his son’s office. He died later in hospital. The killing of Siddique, an influential politician who was part of the coalition…
