The Archbishop of Wales has announced his retirement from the role with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Andrew John confirmed he would also be retiring as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August. His sudden retirement follows a turbulent period for his Bangor diocese, after the publication of the summaries of two […]
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On paper, Verstappen is a Red Bull driver next year and beyond. A Red Bull spokesperson said: “Max has a contract to 2028.” At the same time, Verstappen and his management have talked with Mercedes about the possibility of moving there next year. And it’s likely Verstappen could find a way out of his Red
Sportscar maker Lotus is considering ending production at its home in the UK in favour of setting up a new plant in the US, the BBC understands. Such a move would put 1,300 jobs at risk at its headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk. Lotus refused to comment when asked about any plans, which were first reported
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MI6 has cast distance between its new chief and her grandfather, who was this week revealed to have been a Nazi spy known as “the butcher”. Blaise Metreweli was announced as the incoming head of the Secret Intelligence Service earlier this month. She will be its first female “C” in its 116-year history. With little
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Aida Fofana BBC News, West Midlands Family Reanne Coulson, 34, from Coventry, had been missing since 21 May Officers searching for missing Reanne Coulson have found a body and charged a man with her murder, West Midlands Police have said. She had been missing for a month and failed to contact family on her birthday.
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US President Donald Trump has said he would “absolutely” consider bombing Iran again. Responding to a question from the BBC’s Nomia Iqbal at a White House press briefing, he said he would “without question” attack the country if intelligence concluded Iran could enrich uranium to concerning levels. The US became directly involved in the conflict
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Noor Nanji Reporting fromGlastonbury Getty Images Irish singer CMAT says she is still facing abuse after writing a single in response to being fat-shamed over her appearance at a festival last year. Speaking to BBC News at Glastonbury, the 29-year-old said the online comments are so bad that she does not have TikTok on her
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The government has loosened its travel advice for Israel, as a final evacuation flight for British nationals is set to depart from Tel Aviv on Sunday. The move comes after Israel reopened its skies for commercial air travel following a ceasefire agreement that ended a 12-day conflict with Iran. After missile exchanges between the two
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US President Donald Trump has said he is cutting off trade talks with Canada “immediately” as the country looks to start enforcing a tax policy targeting big tech companies. The latest move, which he announced on social media, comes as the neighbouring nations had been working to agree a trade deal by mid-July. Both countries
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Manchester United have had an improved bid worth up to £62.5m for Bryan Mbeumo rejected by Brentford. United have bid £55m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the 25-year-old. They had a bid of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons for the Cameroon forward turned down earlier this month. United are looking to add goals
