The Dominican Republic has experienced a nationwide power cut which officials said was linked to a failure in the electricity transmission system. At 13:23 local […]
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Taliban orders women to wear burkas to access hospitals, MSF says
The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil – to enter public […]
Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil
Protesters have broken through security lines and entered the venue of the COP30 talks in Belem, Brazil. BBC journalists saw UN security staff running behind […]
Tony Pulis column: ‘VAR has to rein its neck in’ – how I’d change football for the fans
Referees are controlled and guided by governing bodies so they have to be held accountable for a lot of the above misgivings, but we have […]
Mercedes: Toto Wolff set to sell stake in deal which values F1 team at £4.6bn
The other shareholders in the team are Mercedes and chemicals giant Ineos, who each also own a third of the company. A Mercedes spokesperson said: […]
BBC must fight to restore trust, Nandy tells MPs
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the BBC must fight to restore trust after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by […]
Liverpool v Man City: Howard Webb backs officials over disallowed Reds goal
Webb, speaking on the Match Officials Mic’d Up show, said that while he accepted there would be a difference of opinion, there were valid reasons […]
More than 90 prisoners freed by mistake since April
A total of 91 prisoners were freed by mistake between April and October this year, according to new government figures. The data for England and […]
ATP Finals: World number one Carlos Alcaraz battles back to beat Taylor Fritz in thriller
World number one Carlos Alcaraz felt “relieved” after he battled back from a set down to edge out Taylor Fritz in a thrilling contest and […]
Biologist bitten in head by shark hopes to meet animal again
Rafael AbuchaibeBBC News Mundo Mauricio Hoyos Mauricio Hoyos has spent 30 years studying the behaviour of different shark species Mauricio Hoyos still remembers the pressure […]