Australian Open 2024 results: Novak Djokovic battles past Alexei Popyrin to reach third round
Djokovic came through the longest first-round Grand Slam match of his career against teenage qualifier Dino Prizmic on Sunday, playing for four hours and one minute. The early stages of his second match of the tournament suggested it would be a much quicker encounter for the Serb. Dominant on serve, Djokovic took 38 minutes to […]
IRA shooting victim's daughter turned down by Troubles payment scheme
Jeanitta McCabe’s mother was approved, but she was turned down as it was deemed not Troubles-related. Source: BBC News
Poland's journalists caught up in battle for airwaves
Public TV and radio are entangled in a political battle as Poland shifts away from the right. Source: BBC News
Tobacco prices fuel surprise UK inflation rise
Inflation has fallen sharply recently, but rose to 4% in the year to December, official figures show. Source: BBC News
Rishi Sunak faces key Rwanda vote after Tory deputy chairmen resign
“These resignations show that even senior Tories think that the Conservatives have failed and is yet more evidence of the total Tory chaos over their failing Rwanda gimmick – yet they are still making the taxpayer pay the extortionate price,” the party’s national campaign coordinator, Pat McFadden, said. Source: BBC News
Karim Benzema files defamation suit against French interior minister
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused the football star of being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. Source: BBC News
FBI investigate after ex-Abercrombie boss sex claims
Special agents are now interviewing and issuing subpoenas to potential witnesses, the BBC understands. Source: BBC News
Lee Anderson resigns as deputy Tory chair to rebel over Rwanda bill
“These resignations show that even senior Tories think that the Conservatives have failed and is yet more evidence of the total Tory chaos over their failing Rwanda gimmick – yet they are still making the taxpayer pay the extortionate price,” the party’s national campaign coordinator, Pat McFadden said. Source: BBC News
Emma Stone: Sex scenes in Poor Things are 'honest'
The star says her character in the Oscar-tipped film is “without shame about her body”. Source: BBC News
Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy
Husam Zomlot says the UK’s policies towards Israel has caused it “reputational damage”. Source: BBC News