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Hodgkinson has endured two injury-plagued seasons since winning Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, waiting for more than a year to race again after suffering a hamstring injury the following February. Impressing on her return in August 2025 with back-to-back Diamond League wins, she went on to set a new indoor 800m world record in February 2026 before winning gold at the World Indoor Championships a month later.However, she has been unable to replicate that form outdoors, suffering three defeats by Werro, including losing her European crown to the 22-year-old.Hodgkinson has since said she suffered a freak injury while jogging…

Nato chief Mark Rutte has said he is confident the UK government understands the need for a “credible path” to increase defence spending.The alliance’s secretary general told the BBC he was “absolutely confident” in the UK’s commitment to hit a Nato-wide spending target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035.Speaking after meetings in London, he said British ministers accepted the need to make yearly steps towards hitting the target.But he accepted that the exact “pathway” towards the goal would not be set out until next year.Since entering Downing Street, Andy Burnham has recommitted to the Nato 3.5% target, after predecessor Sir…

Chelsea announce that Clearlake will acquire the stakes of Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter.Published On 17 Sep 202617 Sep 2026Xabi Alonso said Chelsea’s ambition was “very clear” after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, ending Todd Boehly’s chairmanship.Chelsea announced late on Wednesday that Clearlake, led by co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano, would acquire the stakes of Boehly and director Mark Walter.US billionaires Boehly and Walter partnered with Clearlake to buy the London club from Roman Abramovich in May 2022 in a sale mandated by the British government.Prior to the new deal, private equity…

Three councillors who have resigned from Reform UK have “conned ” voters and “betrayed” those who helped get them elected, the party has said. Lyndsey Fox, Nicole Brown and Paul Sexton have had their party affiliation changed to independent on the Durham County Council website, external, although none has given precise reasons for their shift.It leaves Reform with a small majority, with 51 councillors, on an authority the party emphatically won control of when grabbing 65 seats at last year’s election. Council leader Andrew Husband told the BBC the three former members “have let their residents down” but he offered…

In a statement on Thursday, South African police said the recent rise in serious and violent crimes against women remained a “matter of grave concern”, urging women in the country to remain vigilant about their personal safety.They advised women to avoid walking alone or using isolated routes, remain alert to strangers and suspicious vehicles, and share their location or travel plans with someone they trust. They also advised against walking with earphones or earbuds at high volume, warning this could reduce awareness of their surroundings.”Practising personal safety measures can save lives.”Authorities have offered a 400,000 rand ($24,000; £18,000) reward for…

Islamabad, Pakistan — More than 16 months after India and Pakistan fought a four-day air war, firing missiles and drones at each other, the South Asian neighbours came the closest since then to a military face-off — this time in the Arabian Sea.Indian and Pakistani naval vessels collided on Tuesday, setting off tit-for-tat accusations. Pakistan’s government summoned India’s top diplomat in Islamabad on Wednesday, mirroring action New Delhi had taken hours earlier when it summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires and lodged a protest of its own over the incident.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe collision is the first direct…

Reform is likely to appoint Helen Jenner to take over from Dan Thomas as the party’s Welsh leader, sources have told BBC Wales.It is understood she is the favourite to replace Thomas, who quit following an arrest on suspicion of assault, and that “very senior” Reform figures had backed her.Jenner, an MS for Bangor Conwy Môn, is the party’s interim Welsh leader and was Thomas’ deputy.Thomas stood down after he was arrested and bailed by police at the weekend on suspicion of assault and controlling coercive behaviour.He says he has done nothing wrong.Meanwhile, chief whip Llŷr Powell told BBC Wales…

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NEW YORK — Vice President JD Vance will hit a key hurdle in his fence-mending effort with Jewish Republicans on Thursday when he hosts a popular conservative radio host at the White House.77 WABC host Sid Rosenberg, a longtime friend and ardent ally of President Donald Trump, has publicly attacked Vance for maintaining a friendship with Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News personality accused of invoking antisemitic tropes in criticizing Israel.Rosenberg, who’s known for making inflammatory remarks, has also taken aim at Vance for what he sees as the vice president’s lack of commitment to a “strong” U.S. alliance with…

Rising energy prices are pushing inflation higher again, forcing major central banks to raise interest rates.For decades, central banks treated oil shocks as temporary, something to wait out, not hike rates over.And that’s because raising rates in this case can slow growth without bringing down the price of a single barrel of oil.But this time might be different.Oil surged past $100 a barrel last week.Six months into the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted and Houthi advances threaten Saudi oil supplies, too.Energy costs are feeding through into household and business bills.That is forcing policymakers to reconsider the old…