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Transgender women barred from women's cricket in England and Wales

Getty ImagesSean KearnsBBC Sport52 minutes agoTransgender women have been barred from competing in all levels of women's cricket with immediate effect, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has...

Compensation for prison bunk bed injuries cost British taxpayers astonishing £4.5m

Cash-strapped Ministry of Justice chiefs have paid out more than £20 million in compensation claims made by prisoners across the UK over the past five years, a shock investigation has revealed. New...

Liverpool fans' celebrations during title win caused earth tremors

Liverpool fans' celebrations caused earth tremor1 hour agoJenny ColemanReutersLiverpool fans celebrating the club's historic title-clinching win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield caused a series of...

Lynx could be first UK zoo-born cat freed into the wild

Lynx could be first UK zoo-born cat freed into the wild32 minutes agoJonah FisherBBC environment correspondentReporting fromKarlsruhe, GermanyA lynx born in a zoo in Cornwall could become the first...

Dogs banned from hundreds of UK beaches from today

Hundreds of UK beaches have implemented restrictions on taking dogs on the coastline from May 1. Dog owners across the country may face a fine up to £1,000 if they fail to follow the...

Vets may face caps on cremation and other charges

Vets may face caps on cremation and other charges22 minutes agoVishala Sri-PathmaBusiness ReporterGetty ImagesBritish vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like...

Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting

Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting1 day agoAnna LamcheBBC NewsReporting fromLondonMaddy SavageBBC NewsReporting fromStockholmTT/ReutersSwedish police have arrested a teenager...

Anthrax outbreak sparks cross-border alert in African country near wildlife park

Health authorities in Congo are scrambling to contain a deadly anthrax outbreak that has claimed one life and triggered a cross-border alert. The outbreak, centred in North Kivu Province near Lake...

Chaos in Tenerife as popular luxury resort taken over by squatters

A luxury resort in Tenerife overrun by squatters has been left in despair after a prosecutor recommended denying eviction rights. Callao Sport Hotel in the popular tourist area of Costa Adeje has...

Co-op staff urged to keep cameras on in meetings after cyber attack

Co-op cyber attack: Staff urged to keep cameras on in meetings2 hours agoJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePA MediaStaff at the Co-op are being ordered to keep their cameras on during...

US urges India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after Kashmir killings

US urges India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after Kashmir killings2 hours agoNikita YadavBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesThe US has urged India and Pakistan to work together to "de-escalate tensions"...

FBI reassigns agents who knelt during 2020 racial justice protest

Several FBI agents have been reassigned after they were captured in photographs kneeling at a racial justice protest in Washington, sparked by the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to two...

Expert urges drivers to use this trick to make cars harder to steal

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), over 129,000 vehicles were stolen in the UK between April 2023 and March 2024, continuing a 15-year peak in car related-crimes....

Survivor of fatal crossbow attack government's insufficient proposals for tighter controls

EXCLUSIVEThe survivor of a fatal Crossbow attack says the Government’s latest proposals to tighten controls on the sale of crossbows fall short of what is needed to prevent future tragedies. Laura...

Hackers target the Co-op as police investigate major cyber attack on M&S

Hackers target the Co-op as police probe M&S cyber attack2 hours agoTom GerkenTechnology reporterAlamyThe Co-op has shut down parts of its IT systems in response to hackers attempting to gain...