Aug 11, 2025, 09:10 AM ET GREENVILLE, N.C. — Behind Reagan Bills’ two-way heroics, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, defeated Floyds Knobs, Indiana, 1-0 on Sunday to win the state’s first Little League Softball World Series since 1978. Editor’s Picks Pennsylvania, representing the Mid-Atlantic Region, was led by Bills, who hurled a 105-pitch complete-game one-hitter with seven strikeouts,…
Manchester United Close to a Rasmus Hojlund Loan Transfer Manchester United and AC Milan in advanced discussions for Rasmus Hojlund’s loan deal. Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho remain in transfer limbo with clubs circling. Gianluigi Donnarumma linked with a potential move amidst goalkeeping concerns. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s backing could reshape the club’s narrative this season….
Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC News Climate and Science Some of the UK’s new subsea wonders seen in recent years The UK’s seas have had their warmest start to the year since records began, helping to drive some dramatic changes in marine life and for its fishing communities. The average surface temperature of UK…
Joe Pike Politics investigations correspondent Emma Rossiter & Adam Hale BBC News NurPhoto via Getty Images Motorists over 70 could be banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests under a radical shake-up of driving laws in Great Britain. Plans also include reducing the drink-driving limit in both England and Wales to be…
Firefighters in southern France are tackling the country’s biggest wildfire of the year so far. At least one person has died, with almost a dozen others injured and homes destroyed, according to local authorities. The Aude prefecture said the fire was moving ‘very quickly’ and that nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to bring it under…
Aug 10, 2025, 11:38 PM ET SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 45th home run in a four-run first inning, and the Seattle Mariners hung on for a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Raleigh’s two-run shot came off Rays starter Adrian Houser, before Eugenio Suarez added…
Trump executive order gives political control over federal science funding. (AI Image) Trump hands political appointees control over science funding: Here’s why researchers are sounding the alarmPresident Trump has signed an executive order that grants political appointees increased authority over the allocation of billions of dollars in federal grants across various US government agencies. The…
Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders, sources say. The wave of arrests, which reportedly went on overnight and are expected to continue, reflect increased tensions within the military government, with reports that a jihadist insurgency in the north is gaining ground. The authorities have…
A man in Austria has jumped on to a high-speed train after apparently being left behind at a station stop. According to local media reports, the man, an Algerian aged 24, is reported to have decided to take advantage of a scheduled stop a St Poelten, 64km (60 miles) west of the capital Vienna, for…
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light between the two bright stars on the left and right. Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system…
