Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says “the time is right to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football”. The 73-year-old former England boss said: “The time is right to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football.” Hodgson has been
Matt Hancock is urging anyone who is unsure about having a Covid jab to “look at the situation in Bolton”. image copyrightGetty Images Ministers will step up calls for people to book a Covid vaccination as soon as they are offered one, amid increasing concern
Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel “should be deported”. image copyrightUK Pool Labour has suspended Unite’s assistant general secretary from the party after he tweeted that Home Secretary Priti Patel “should be deported”. Howard Beckett tweeted the comment after two
The country deploys additional tanks and troops as it mulls whether to launch a ground operation. Israel has deployed tanks and troops to its border with Gaza, as it mulls whether to launch a ground operation in the territory after days of violence. Conflict raged
Mothers in Israel and Gaza tell the BBC they are terrified for their families as fighting escalates. Since missiles began pounding close to her family’s home on the Gaza Strip this week, Najwa Sheikh-Ahmad has been too scared to sleep. “The nights are so scary
The world’s richest man will reportedly set sail next month on one of the largest superyachts ever built. image copyrightGetty Images News that Jeff Bezos has bought a “superyacht” has revived interest in the secretive world of the uber-rich globetrotters who enjoy these ultimate status
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent. A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent: image copyrightReuters image copyrightAFP image copyrightEPA image copyrightReuters image copyrightReuters image copyrightReuters image copyrightEPA image copyrightAFP image copyrightReuters image copyrightReuters image copyrightEPA image
A botched-up plan for procuring jabs has dried up stocks and sent prices soaring on the private market. image copyrightGetty Images It took 31-year-old Sneha Marathe half a day to book an appointment online for a Covid vaccine. “It was a game of ‘fastest finger