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Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 08:18
Look Mum No Computer unveils his "completely wacky" song, and says he's surprised it was selected.

Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me'

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 08:18
Look Mum No Computer unveils his "completely wacky" song, and says he's surprised it was selected.

Passengers describe 'surreal' scramble to reach first government flight out of Middle East

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 08:13
The plane landed at London's Stansted Airport in the early hours of Friday morning.

My shirt was soaked in blood - but I was told to get back on the rugby pitch

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 08:11
Ross Coombs has been diagnosed with early onset dementia and feels himself "gradually declining", but says there is "no support".

Pilot whale's difficult birth may have triggered mass stranding

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:43
More than 50 of the mammals, a large species of dolphin, got into difficulty in Lewis in 2023.

'We should not have played' - how tennis was caught in Middle East conflict

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:30
Players have criticised the decision for a tennis tournament to be held in the UAE in the midst of Iranian attacks - including one still stranded there.

'Howard Webb, where are you?' - How we can stop VAR ruining football

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:22
In his BBC Sport column, former Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains how VAR has become a monster, and why people in the game should be asked how to fix it.

US eases sanctions on Russian oil sales to India during Iran conflict

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 07:11
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian crude as a "stop gap measure".

Alonso in 'hard mental place' and Newey 'powerless' amid dire situation

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:41
Aston Martin's dire start to the season has left Fernando Alonso in a "hard mental place", says team principal Adrian Newey.

I had a cardiac arrest playing football. My teammates saved my life by performing CPR

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:25
Oxfordshire GP Dr Nick Thomas had been playing football when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

I had a cardiac arrest playing football. My teammates saved my life by performing CPR

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:25
Oxfordshire GP Dr Nick Thomas had been playing football when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

Church raises £22k by raffling off Maggi Hambling painting

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:18
St Mary's Church in Woodbridge is attempting to raise £200,000 for a new heating system.

Church raises £22k by raffling off Maggi Hambling painting

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:18
St Mary's Church in Woodbridge is attempting to raise £200,000 for a new heating system.

Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:04
The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say

Surgeon performs robotic operation on cancer patient 1,500 miles away in UK first

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:02
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".

Surgeon's operation on patient 2,400km away is UK first

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:02
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".

Mountbatten-Windsor to keep City of London Freedom

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 06:00
The former prince inherited his Freedom of London from his father rather than in his own right.

Passengers describe 'surreal' scramble to reach first government flight out of Middle East

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 05:30
The plane landed at London's Stansted Airport in the early hours of Friday morning.

'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 04:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.

'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 04:52
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.

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