Female players have welcomed a rule change which allow women to wear dark shorts under skirts for the first time at Wimbledon. The move is to preserve their dignity while on period. One star told Sky News she even went...
Tour de France kicks off from Spain’s Bilbao • FRANCE 24 English
The Tour de France, the annual men’s multiple-stage bicycle race, kicked off on Saturday with 176 riders and 22 teams setting off from the Spanish city of Bilbao. A third act is expected between Danish cyclist...
Backstage Podcast: Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Indiana Jones
This week on the Backstage podcast, Claire meets her hero Harrison Ford, who talks about his final outing as Indiana Jones (and tells her where to stand). There are mixed reviews for Idris Elba’s new action...
UK asylum seeker deal ruled unlawful
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to take the government’s Rwanda deportation plan to the Supreme Court. It’s after the Court of Appeal ruled the proposal to be unlawful as Rwanda could not be...
US officer Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response – BBC News
Former sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson has been found not guilty of failing to protect students when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in 2018. He stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman...
Third night of protests rocks capital of France over death of 17-year-old
A third night of violence in France following the police killing of a French-Algerian teenager has been as violent as feared. Before nightfall, local municipalities and the central government imposed measures to try to...
Large fire breaks out at iconic Tiffany’s jewellery store in New York City
At its height, 14 fire appliances and 80 firefighters were battling the blaze, which began in an underground utility vault, the FDNY said. Tiffany & Co said the fire was now out and the shop would reopen later on...