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Gary Lineker row: The role of BBC director general has always been a tricky balancing act – and it’s not getting any easier

Surviving scandal has always been a central challenge for BBC bosses. Tim Davie, the director general at the heart of the Gary Lineker stand-off...

Gary Lineker row: The role of BBC director general has always been a tricky balancing act – and it’s not getting any easier

Surviving scandal has always been a central challenge for BBC bosses. Tim Davie, the director general at the heart of the Gary Lineker stand-off...

Environment

Woman reveals alleged domestic abuse and sexual violence by police officer ex-husband after David Carrick arrest

“He would make remarks about household objects making a good murder weapon, other comments to do with getting rid of me, getting what I...

Sports

Larson wins pole for Sunday’s Phoenix Cup race

4:13 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ United Rentals Work United 500...

Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after woman stabbed in Cheltenham on Thursday

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre in Cheltenham on Thursday,...

Technology

Investors implore the government to step in after Silicon Valley Bank failure

Big names in Silicon Valley and the finance sector are calling publicly for the federal government to push another bank to assume Silicon Valley...

Business

Silicon Valley Bank UK trouble won’t affect other British banks, according to finance ministry

The collapse of the UK branch of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is being mitigated by the Treasury and Bank of England, according to the...

Gary Lineker row: BBC director general ‘sorry’ about lost football programmes and ‘working very hard’ to resolve dispute

The BBC’s director general says the damage done to football programming following Gary Lineker’s suspension is a “real blow” but he will not be...

Politics

Gary Lineker-BBC row: PM hopes dispute ‘can be resolved’ as he reiterates government’s stance on ‘stopping the boats’

Rishi Sunak has said he hopes the BBC can resolve its row with Gary Lineker in a “timely manner” but the dispute is not...

World

Ukraine war: Ukrainian ‘boy on the bridge’ turned army cook dreams of becoming professional chef

We’d been worrying about Serhiy Petrushenko, a 21-year-old boy we met guarding a bridge in central Kyiv completely on his own on the second...

Technology

Founders swarmed SVB’s Bay Area branches looking for answers after bank’s historic failure

A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California....

California floods: Atmospheric river brings snow, strong winds and flooding to state

Nearly 10,000 Californians have been forced to flee their homes after widespread flooding and snow was triggered by an atmospheric river across the state....

Technology

Amazon’s drone business can’t get off the ground as regulations, weak demand stymie progress

David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air at Amazon.com Inc., speaks during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in...

Sports

McShay’s updated NFL mock draft: How does the Panthers-Bears trade shake up the top 10?

7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This mock draft originally posted on March 7, but it was updated on March 11 following a Panthers-Bears trade...

Sports

McShay’s updated NFL draft rankings: Who is moving up the board after the combine?

Mar 7, 2023 Top 2023 NFL draft prospects have put together their final season college tape, participated in all-star events and worked out in...

Business

Thames Water braced for crunch talks over £14bn debt-pile

Thames Water is facing crunch talks over its finances amid mounting concerns about its ability to service a debt mountain which stands at more...

Business

Bank of London weighs rescue bid for UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank

A new clearing bank which launched just two years ago is among the suitors this weekend weighing bids to salvage the British arm of...

World

Ukraine must embrace the West’s ‘manoeuvre warfare’ instead of being dragged into traditional Russian-style combat

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been brutal and attritional, and has shocked most of the “civilised” world. Russia’s evident disregard for casualties and collateral...

World

Ukraine war: ‘I want Putin to die’ – Shock and anger after dozens of Russian missiles hit Kyiv

I met Larysa standing on broken glass outside her Kyiv apartment block trying to convince two council workmen to come up to her flat...

The BBC’s guidelines on impartiality explained – and do they apply to Gary Lineker?

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has been told to step back from his role on the BBC show due to views he...