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  • 7 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Clive Lindsay

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Leinster's Jamie Osborne (centre) scored two triesUnited Rugby Championship semi-final: Leinster v Glasgow WarriorsTries: Sheehan 2, Osborne 2, Clarkson, Frawley Con: Prendergast 2 Pen: PrendergastTries: Horne, Dobie, Tuipulotu Con: Jordan 2 Six-try Leinster overpowered Glasgow Warriors to oust the reigning champions and ease into the United Rugby Championship final.

  • 17 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Green |David Braine

    Image source, Heather Hamilton/@cornwallunderwaterImage caption, The mauve stinger likes to feed on other small jellyfish and oceanic sea squirts, according to the Cornwall Wildlife TrustBBC South West senior broadcast meteorologist Beneath the surface of the ocean is a world filled with a vast array of fauna and flora but scientists say "somewhat unusual" changes are taking place.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Timothy Abraham

    Welcome...published at 18:00 British Summer Time18:00 BST Harry Brook's tenure as England limited-overs skipper has got off to a flying start after a thumping 3-0 series win over West Indies in their one-dayers. Can his side carry that momentum into the shorter white-ball format? The tourists are ranked ninth in the world for ODIs but fifth for T20s so this should be a sterner test of Brook's captaincy credentials you would have thought.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Natalia Forero

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Motocross of Nations was held at the site in 2024, which police described as "lawless"Local Democracy Reporting ServiceAlcohol will not be sold at this year's British Motocross Grand Prix after police hit out at a "lawless" previous event. The event, a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, is due to take place on the weekend of 21 June at the Matterley Basin in Winchester, Hampshire.

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Paul Battison

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kayla Harrison joined the UFC in January 2024Warning: This article contains an account of sexual abuse. Kayla Harrison never holds back when telling her story of sexual abuse because she wants to give young victims hope. "There is a shiny gold medal at the end of the tunnel. There is a UFC belt at the end of the tunnel - but you have to say something and we have to keep talking about it," says Harrison. As a child, Harrison was abused by her judo coach.