A review of appointments to some Government jobs has been launched after accusations of cronyism. Labour has defended the appointment of three people to top civil service jobs who are also linked with donations to the party. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wLTiGz4
Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is set to make history as the first player to play for both teams in one Major League Baseball game. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mgZs0JN
Joe Root’s nerveless half-century helps England overcome some significant scares to defeat Sri Lanka on a tense fourth day of the first Test. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pnNUVEO
Jamie Smith will be a "world-class player over a long period of time", according to former England international and Sri Lanka batting coach Ian Bell. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BZA9NkC
The third-party candidate said he no longer has "a realistic path to victory in the face of systematic censorship". from BBC News https://ift.tt/8h9JYkD
Content creators get insider access - and the campaign's message is delivered unchallenged to hard-to-reach voters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZPrvinW
Chris Woakes is targeting a place on England’s winter tours after assuming the role of attack leader following the retirement of James Anderson. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NonHUQI
Britain's Heather Watson, Paul Jubb and Sonay Kartal make it through the first round of qualifying for the US Open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bUrt8T7
Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KE23ka9
Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jtqpErZ
The BBC's Jo Black reports from where a major incident was declared after the chemical affected a 12-mile stretch of canals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7Xj6dRa
The epicentre hit near Highland Park, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles County not far from the famous Hollywood sign. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EZoX3OG
Lin Yu-ting becomes the second boxer in 24 hours to win Olympic gold, despite the ongoing row over her gender eligibility. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Y1EkvmJ
Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe win Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming with silver in the duet. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PeaX8Kl
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says he intends to stand down after the end of his second term next year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F6Kozmi
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo claims a surprise 200m gold as American Noah Lyles is denied an Olympic sprint double at Paris 2024. from BBC News https://ift.tt/46aivwR
Video released by the CPS shows Spellow Library being set on fire and police in riot gear during violent disorder on Saturday 3 August. from BBC News https://ift.tt/A78oMgq
American Noah Lyles will have the chance to become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an Olympic sprint double after qualifying for the 200m final at Paris 2024. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jMuhkLv
Great Britain win silver in a pulsating men's team pursuit final before the women's quartet back that up with bronze in the Paris Olympic velodrome. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7BEhCpw
Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull continue Great Britain's medal-winning start at the Olympics with team sprint silver. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VTASx94
Team GB win gold in the women's team sprint as they beat New Zealand in the final and break the world record for the third time in a day at Paris 2024. from BBC News https://ift.tt/atScP0n
After their most successful opening week to a summer Olympics ever, Team GB showed no signs of slowing down on day eight with gold and bronze in the rowing from BBC News https://ift.tt/xg16HNU
Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde is loudly booed when playing for the Netherlands in their beach volleyball defeat by Norway at the Olympics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7If3AS1