Pepper X: Eating world’s hottest pepper was euphoric, says creator
After taste-testing peppers and hot sauces all day for his South Carolina company, PuckerButt Pepper Company, he will add peppers or hot sauce to his dinner. His favourite pepper to cook with, though not his own creation, is a chocolate scotch bonnet. Source: BBC News
Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike
The regional governor Oleh Syniehubov says a further 16 people have been taken to hospital with injuries. Source: BBC News
Vinicius Junior: Real Madrid star praises Sevilla after ejecting fan for racism
In a statement, the football club continued that it “condemns any racist and xenophobic behaviour, even if it is in isolation, as is the case, and shows its willingness and collaboration with the authorities to eradicate these attitudes, which do not represent a fan like that of Sevilla”. Source: BBC News
Flooding clean-up continues as Storm Babet passes
Residents in eastern Scotland and other parts of the UK endured more torrential downpours on Saturday. Source: BBC News
Pro-Palestinian protests take place in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast and Salford
The protests come as aid deliveries reach Gaza for the first time since the Hamas attack on Israel. Source: BBC News
‘England’s greatest ever player’ – football pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton
The world of football has united in tribute to Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton, who died on Saturday. Charlton, who “passed peacefully in the early hours of the morning” after being diagnosed with dementia in 2020, lifted three league titles, an FA Cup and a European Cup in a distinguished 17-year career […]
Manchester City 2-1 Brighton: Erling Haaland scores as City avoid third consecutive league defeat
Julian Alvarez has added four top-flight goals to Erling Haaland’s nine this season Manchester City avoided a third consecutive Premier League defeat as two first-half goals secured victory over Brighton at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side had lost their previous two top-flight matches – away to Wolves and Arsenal – and have never recorded three […]
Liverpool 2-0 Everton: Mohamed Salah nets twice as Reds win Merseyside derby
Mohamed Salah scored the 200th and 201st league goals of his career Mohamed Salah was the Merseyside derby match-winner with a second-half double as Liverpool defeated 10-man Everton in the Premier League. Salah’s confident penalty in front of the Kop End following Michael Keane’s handball ended a frustrating 75 minutes for the home side and […]
Leeds Bradford Airport reopens after plane skids off runway during Storm Babet
Leeds Bradford Airport warned passengers still face flight disruption. Source: BBC News
What’s in Vladimir Putin’s 2024 calendar… and what isn’t?
The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been looking through the Vladimir Putin 2024 calendar, complete with photos of the Russian president. It’s been published by the pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda, and what struck Steve most about it is was what was missing from the calendar. Source: BBC News