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Are We (Finally) About to See a US-Ukraine Minerals Deal?

Plus, President Trump receives bad economic numbers - but blames President Biden. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yDg9Nuv

English FA 'carefully reviewing' transgender policy

The English Football Association is "carefully reviewing" the decision made just weeks ago to allow transgender women to continue playing in women's football. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HBbwZRz

Exeter suspend coaches Hunter and Hepher after record loss

Exeter Chiefs suspend head coach Rob Hunter and attack coach Ali Hepher following their record Premiership loss at Gloucester. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Iq2GfR9

UN's top court begins hearings on Israel's legal duties towards Palestinians

Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus". from BBC News https://ift.tt/Pu8FfRH

'No-one expected this' - how Slot guided Liverpool to the title

As Liverpool are crowned Premier League champions, BBC Sport explores the impact made by Arne Slot this season. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Skw6RXF

Slot thanks Klopp moments after Liverpool win title

Liverpool manager Arne Slot pays tribute to his predecessor Jurgen Klopp moments after the club clinched the Premier League title. from BBC News https://ift.tt/E2zvadI

Highlights: Palace beat Villa to reach FA Cup final

Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final in spectacular style as Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr drive them to a fully deserved victory against Aston Villa at Wembley. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mkVJoCM

Cyclists who kill could face life sentence

The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Es7U89N

Gang members trafficked women to UK as sex workers

Women were trafficked to the UK from Romania and lived with their "controllers" at rented properties. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rMVYvgm

'One of my favourite wins' - Norrie battles illness to beat Landaluce

Britain's Cameron Norrie describes his first-round victory at the Madrid Open as one of his favourite wins in his career after overcoming illness to defeat Martin Landaluce. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t5Dnk1T

An inner drive mistaken for laziness: The makings of Van Dijk

As Virgil van Dijk prepares to lift his second Premier League title with Liverpool, we look at how the 33-year-old centre-back learned from early setbacks to become one of the best in the world. from BBC News https://ift.tt/S32taUM

Rangers confirm takeover talks with US investors

Reports of interest first surfaced earlier this year but the Ibrox club has now confirmed "productive conversations" are ongoing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FGHL7E2

What Happens After the Death of a Pope?

And, Adam and Chris answer listeners political questions on Radio 2. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dma8ryE

Van driver admits causing girl's death in crash

Rawal Rehman took "at least 20 lines of cocaine" in the hours before he hit Louisa Palmisano. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X7Txhf2

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gwH6fPM

West Brom sack head coach Mowbray

Championship club West Bromwich Albion sack head coach Tony Mowbray after defeat by Derby County. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vu8I2Pe

'A club at a crossroads' - relegated Leicester in need of rebuild

The banner flown over the King Power Stadium made its point before a second relegation in three seasons, and instant return to the Championship, was confirmed soon afterwards for Leicester City. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XfUzY8w

Piastri wins in Saudi Arabia and takes title lead

McLaren's Oscar Piastri wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from Max Verstappen and takes the lead in the drivers' championship. from BBC News https://ift.tt/51bW6oa

'If we don't score, nothing matters' - Man Utd lack 'a lot of things'

Manchester United's worst ever Premier League season hits another low as they fail to score in defeat by Wolves at Old Trafford. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pbjqYyz

US Supreme Court halts deportation of detained Venezuelans

The accused gang members are being sent to a notorious jail in El Salvador under a 19th-Century law. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bwuJE4o

Home-made Hawk-Eye? Sabalenka takes pic of ball mark to dispute call

Aryna Sabalenka takes a photograph on court of a disputed ball mark during her quarter-final victory over Elise Mertens at the Stuttgart Open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IoLZPtb

Wendy's clarifies 'little spice' in Katy Perry tweets after space trip

Following criticism from followers, the company put out a statement this week saying it had no ill-will for Perry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8ELcksh

Flintoff 'didn't leave house for six months' after crash

The former England cricketer speaks about his recovery from the crash ahead of a new documentary. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nyV7OCU

Play Champions League Squares during Real Madrid v Arsenal

Welcome to Uefa Champions League Squares - the new BBC Sport game which you can play alongside the live match action. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MSb3qW7

Person who spat on Van der Poel during race fined

The person who spat on cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during last month's E3 Saxo Bank Classic is identified and fined by Belgian police. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1tfoRvY

Man murdered partner and neighbour on Christmas Day

Police describe 49-year-old Jazwell Brown's attack on the two women as "brutal". from BBC News https://ift.tt/iL1cjJv

El Salvador's leader will not return man deported from the US in error

Nayib Bukele has won praise from Donald Trump for imprisoning some "very bad people" deported from the US. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1DHiudN

Praised by Wolves - what happened when football manager joined happy fans in the pub?

Vitor Pereira lives up to the "first the points, then the pints" flag that appears at Molineux. from BBC News https://ift.tt/w8T0JxI

Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight

Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission from BBC News https://ift.tt/wxDy6tT

What's gone wrong for Man City in trophyless season?

Women's Champions League qualification hopes hanging by a thread, an interim manager in charge and no silverware - what has gone wrong at Manchester City this season? from BBC News https://ift.tt/r0RIgeM

Leaky Spurs leave Postecoglou facing date with destiny

It is now or never in the Europa League for Ange Postecoglou after Spurs capitulate again at Wolves, says chief football writer Phil McNulty. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fjJqdTh

Piastri takes Bahrain pole with Russell second

McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Mercedes' George Russell with the second McLaren of Lando Norris down in sixth. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Uj7O1Dg

Why Beijing is not backing down on tariffs

Amid a trade war with the US, our China correspondent explains why Beijing doesn't need to change tactics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fC2AonI

RFK Jr pledges to find the cause of autism by September

Autism researchers and experts call the effort, which is short on detail, misguided and unrealistic. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qwmsYyS

Greenpeace UK boss arrested over US embassy red dye protest

Five people are arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and conspiracy to cause criminal damage, police say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/osA2t4L

Ineos' Britannia abandons challenge for next America's Cup

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Britannia sailing team has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America's Cup. from BBC News https://ift.tt/e8oH1TE

Play BBC Sport's new Champions League game

Welcome to Uefa Champions League Squares - the new BBC Sport game which you can play alongside the live match action. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Pft7Com

Watch: The Monday Night Club

Mark Chapman and guests react to the weekend's football. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iUlEctB

Fans 'should be ashamed' of Foden chants - Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says derogatory chants about Phil Foden's mother from Manchester United fans showed "a lack of class". from BBC News https://ift.tt/PL6veNu

'The plan nearly worked' - will Maresca regret selection gamble?

Enzo Maresca stands by his decision to rotate his Chelsea team against Brentford - but will he come to rue the changes? from BBC News https://ift.tt/swCdhZp

'Raging' Ferguson 'not scared to make changes' after fifth Ibrox loss in row

Interim Rangers manager Barry Ferguson fulminates after his side suffered a fifth consecutive home defeat. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TR10oNK

An obsessive who has lived through tragedy: The man behind PSG's title

European football expert Guillem Balague takes a closer look at how manager Luis Enrique has transformed PSG - guiding them to successive Ligue 1 titles. from BBC News https://ift.tt/y7gxYJe

Freeman hat-trick as Northampton cruise past Clermont

Tommy Freeman scores an impressive hat-trick to further strengthen his claim for British and Irish Lions selection as Northampton Saints cruise past Clermont Auvergne in the Investec Champions Cup last 16. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mofHbJ0

UK sees hottest day of the year, with parts warmer than Ibiza

Temperatures go above 23C in parts of the south of England, which is hotter than Ibiza, Rhodes and Cyprus. from BBC News https://ift.tt/21cWmiw

Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US assets or face a ban. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qKbIQXo

Influencers 'new' threat to uncontacted tribes, warns group after US tourist arrest

North Sentinel is home to a tribe that does not have contact with the outside world. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qgoFIuZ

Girl, 13, killed in blaze as seven others escape

Police and firefighters say two adults and five children survived the fire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YqSf1uJ

Jagtar Singh Johal 'moved to solitary' after acquittal

The Scottish activist from Dumbarton was detained on a trip to Punjab after his wedding in 2017. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yHjVv2L

Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack

Around a quarter of the country's brown bears will be culled after a man was attacked in a forest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7wtukHy

Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia

A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mkzNcjY

Trevor Lock, hero of Iranian embassy siege, dies aged 85

PC Lock was awarded for his bravery after it emerged he had tackled a gunman and saved the life of an SAS soldier. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3c0FLok