Author Raynor Winn has been accused of fabricating or giving misleading information about some elements of her best-selling book The Salt Path. The 2018 book, and recent film adaptation, told the story of a couple who decide to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path after their home is repossessed. An investigation by the Observer…
For more than 100 years, the sign has been a Los Angeles landmark both in real life and on the silver screen. In 1978, Alice Cooper told the BBC why he was helping to restore the dilapidated icon. Perched high on Mount Lee overlooking Los Angeles, the Hollywood sign is one of America’s most instantly…
England have “got to” play Jofra Archer in the third Test against India at Lord’s, says James Anderson. The pace bowler is in line to play his first Test for more than four years after a string of injuries. The 30-year-old’s route back to fitness has been almost exclusively in white-ball cricket. He made his…
Two games, six points, 11 goals – Spain are making their mark at Euro 2025. After a convincing opening five-goal win over Portugal and a 6-2 thrashing of Belgium, La Roja are through to the knockout stage in Switzerland. As world champions and the top-ranked side in the tournament, Spain already had a target on their back – now…
In some ways the purest form of the Champions League starts this week. It is only 38 days since Paris St-Germain demolished Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in front of the eyes of the world – but the vibe is very different as the new campaign kicks off. The first qualifying round begins on Tuesday at…
Newcastle United have agreed a £55m fee with Nottingham Forest for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga. Sources have told BBC Sport the deal could be completed this week. Newcastle are seeking to strengthen their attacking options as they prepare for their return to the Champions League following a fifth-placed Premier League finish last season. The 23-year-old…
I’m led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era vibe, and it seems an unlikely location for a high-tech lab working on a laser communication system. But that’s where you’ll find the headquarters of Astrolight, a six-year-old Lithuanian space-tech start-up that has just raised €2.8m ($2.3m; £2.4m)…
Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011, but modern scanning techniques have now revealed details showing that it belongs to a species new to science. The…
Some GPs say surgeries in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have cut down appointments as they deal with computer problems impacting the delivery of blood test results. Practices have complained of being “bombarded” with duplicate blood test results after new IT systems were introduced at hospital pathology labs in the city and county. The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire…
A Devon woman is one of the first adults in the UK to trial what medics call a groundbreaking drug for type 1 diabetes. The new drug, Teplizumab, works by reprogramming the immune system to stop it mistakenly attacking pancreatic cells which produce insulin. It is said to delay the need for insulin by up to three…
