A former neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted of racially harassing Jewish former Labour MP Luciana Berger in 2016, while already serving a separate jail sentence for sh
More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said. The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French maritime prefecture of the Channel and North Sea.
The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support for him amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens legal action over the proposals and Wales publicly wit
Andy Burnham has pledged his government will be "relentless" in curbing the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats. The prime minister said progress had been made and the government was "changing the whole approach", with enforcement officers tackling people-smuggling gangs doubled on bo
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Gianni Infantino has been the president of Fifa since February 2016 By Amy Lofthouse BBC Sport senior journalist Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies. On
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the French president offered to help Spain. Ceuta, on Morocco's northern coast, is separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar and has long been a focal point for migrants attempting to reach Europe. Local officials had appealed to Madrid for help afte
In a statement released after the meeting, which was held virtually and chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa said it and its 55 member associations "stand as one". "We unanimously and unequivocally reject Fifa's proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other Fifa compet
The combination of low rainfall and prolonged high temperatures - meaning greater evaporation of moisture - has quickly depleted water reserves in soils, vegetation and rivers. These conditions have led to a "flash drought", the EA has said. This is where drought begins suddenly rather than over man
A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing aft
These extreme and unpredictable conditions make the fires all the more difficult to stop. To combat them, French firefighters have been using planes loaded with fire retardant, as well as planes like the Canadair, which can scoop 6,000 litres of water from lakes or the sea in 12 seconds and drop it
Figure caption, Watch: At the scene of Berlin Pride attack as manhunt continues One woman has been killed and at least 29 others injured after a van was driven into a crowd at a Berlin Pride event on Saturday night, in what officials say was likely an "Islamist terror attack". Police have launched a
Tourists tell BBC how their holiday turned into race to escape fires Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Evacuation efforts are under way in south-west France Families have relived how their tranquil holidays in France turned into a race to escape raging wildfires. Tourists told the BB
