
Cinderella, the introvert and Warren’s split loyalties
Frank Warren writes in his BBC Sport column about how hard it is to promote both Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois for their heavyweight world title fight.
FRIDAY, 08 MAY 2026, 14:02

Frank Warren writes in his BBC Sport column about how hard it is to promote both Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois for their heavyweight world title fight.

St Helena residents told risk of hantavirus low as infection requires prolonged contact

The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was “overjoyed” to be “blessed with five at once”.

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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a ‘longstanding pattern’ of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between...

The patient is on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, which was visited by the cruise ship in April.

So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.

The World Health Organisation said that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.

England all-rounder Freya Kemp says she did not consider retirement or continuing her career solely as a batter during her recent injury woes.

Natalie Brook, 37, says she has stopped selling cakes from her garden over street trading rules.

Results are expected to be announced across the country from early on Friday afternoon.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney says it is “mind-boggling” that Trent Alexander-Arnold was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s final squad before the World Cup.

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More of a cinematic meditation than your typical popcorn flick, this beautiful new film from directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar has already garnered major international recognition and will be screened in South Africa for one week only, from 8 May.

US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.