Stop – the crazy world
Petrus du Plessis signed a two-year contract as player-coach in JuneGlasgow Warriors’ Petrus du Plessis says he “wouldn’t have been happy to just sit at home” after returning to the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic.The player-coach, 38, registered as a respiratory physiotherapist during rugby’s suspension – a decade on from leaving the health service.The South…
Image copyright LFRS Image caption Firefighters tackle the blaze on Darwen Moor Firefighters are tackling a blaze in the Pennines that is burning across 5km of moorland, crews said.The fire started near Bolton Road, Darwen at about 18:45 BST on Saturday.Eight fire engines and an air support team are trying to control the blaze.Crews have…
Image copyright @London999 Image caption The Met Police was not able to say how many police officers attended Hundreds of people were at an unlicensed party in east London, breaching lockdown rules. Met Police officers were called to Springfield Estate in Clapton at about 21:00 BST where a large number of people had gathered.Footage shows…
Image copyright RLH Media Image caption A home was left partially suspended over the cliff edge A cliff fall that led to 20 homes being evacuated has worsened overnight with a large section of ground giving way. A house in Surf Crescent, Eastchurch, Kent, is partially suspended over the edge, while a car and garage…
Icardi is the 16th Argentine to play for PSGFrench champions Paris St-Germain have signed striker Mauro Icardi for 60m euros (£54m) from Inter Milan.The 27-year-old Argentina international joined PSG in September on a season-long loan with a buy-out option.The new deal means he will be at the French side until June 2024.Icardi scored 20 goals…
The 2020 SWPL season had only just begun when football was halted in ScotlandScottish women’s football may not restart in line with the men’s game on 1 August as coronavirus measures ease.Professional sport is in phase two; a “restricted number” of spectators are allowed in stage three – potentially mid-July; with crowd restrictions eased further…
Image copyright AFP Image caption The security forces are struggling to end violence in Burkina Faso At least 20 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso when gunmen stormed a cattle market, reports say.Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the crowded market in Kompienga town in the middle of the day on Saturday, eyewitnesses were…
BBC Scotland relives a dramatic 90 minutes as Scotland face Argentina at the 2019 Women’s World Cup for a place in the knockout stages.Watch here at 19:15 on Sunday 31 May.Please note, only available to users in the UK
