Month: November 2019

By Shamoon Hafez BBC Sport at the York Barbican Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan ruthlessly dispatched China’s Tian Pengfei with his second successive 6-0 whitewash to reach the third round of the UK Championship in York.O’Sullivan eased past teenager Ross Bulman in 66 minutes in his opener on Thursday.The event’s record seven-time winner then achieved another…

Image copyright Police Scotland Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a man shot in a car in Glasgow.Kenny Reilly, 29, died after being targeted as he sat in the passenger seat of a silver BMW at a set of traffic lights the city’s Maryhill area in April last…

Image copyright Other One of the people stabbed to death in Friday’s attack at London Bridge has been named as University of Cambridge graduate Jack Merritt.He was one of two people killed when 28-year-old Usman Khan launched the attack at a Cambridge University conference on prisoner rehabilitation.Khan, who had been jailed over a terror plot,…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side do not need to change their approach despite relinquishing the lead twice in their 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.MATCH REPORT: Newcastle United 2-2 Manchester CityWatch highlights of all of Saturday’s Premier League fixtures on Match of the Day at 22:20 GMT on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Image copyright Clio Georgiadis Image caption The mammal was found motionless on the river banks under Battersea Bridge A dead whale has washed up in the River Thames for the second time in two months.The mammal, believed to be a minke whale which can grow up to 33ft (10m) long, was found motionless on the…

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce says his side matched Manchester City in the quality of their goals after Jonjo Shelvey’s long-range strike rescued a draw for the home team.MATCH REPORT: Newcastle United 2-2 Manchester CityWatch highlights of all of Saturday’s Premier League fixtures on Match of the Day at 22:20 GMT on BBC One and…

Police say Usman Khan, previously jailed for terrorism offences, carried out the attack. Show more The man who carried out the attack at London Bridge on Friday, has been named by police as Usman Khan who had previously been jailed for terrorism offences. Khan, 28, was wearing a GPS police tag and was out of…

Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Video Manifestos, apologies and trees – lots of trees .Here’s a round-up of the last last seven days of campaigning in the run up to the general election on 12 December. 30 Nov 2019 Go to next video: Key moments from the seven-way BBC election debate

Image copyright AFP Image caption Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel visited the scene at London Bridge The practice of cutting jail sentences in half and letting violent offenders out early “simply isn’t working”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.The PM was visiting London Bridge where two people were killed on Friday…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mrs Harley had demonstrated a “shocking disregard” for patient safety, the hearing was told An operating theatre nurse who went to work while “clearly intoxicated” has been suspended for 12 months. Dawn Harley smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel heard. The regulator…