Argyll and Bute Council has shortlisted four options for the location of the new school.

A mother sits in between her two daughters, she is wearing a blue jumper and a yellow scarf. Her daughter on the right has her hair in a ponytail and is wearing a grey jumper, the one on the left is wearing a checked shirt.

The island split over where to build a new high school

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are among the sides looking for a new striker in the summer. BBC Sport takes a look at who could head to the Premier League.

'We lacked spark' - strikers who could be 'final piece of Arsenal jigsaw'

It has been a rocky few months for the Lionesses but victory over Spain proves they are still up there with the world's best. 

'A proper English performance' against Spain 

Liverpool's march to the Premier League title seems inevitable. When could they be confirmed as champions?

Alexis Mac Allister celebrates for Liverpool

When could Liverpool seal Premier League title?

The Camanachd Association said in early 2023 it planned to introduce the testing.

The legs of two shinty players - one of them in blue and white kit and the other in yellow - compete for a ball.

Shinty drops plan for random drugs testing

Abu Agila Masud Al-Marimi's trial was due to begin in Washington on 12 May.


Police mugshot of Abu Agila Masud Al-Marimi - he has a white beard.

Lawyers bid to postpone Lockerbie bombing trial

This week seven planets will be briefly visible in the evening sky as part of a rare phenomenon. 

Four planets were spotted over the UK night skies on Wednesday

Four planets spotted shining bright on Wednesday

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says his side's 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United was a "great squad performance".

Slot praises 'great squad performance' from Liverpool

BBC Wales' Matthew Bassett spent six hours on the floor of a toilet after the alarm cord broke.

Matthew Bassett who has short brown hair, glasses and a beard and is wearing a long-sleeved green t shirt and blue jeans. He is sat in his wheelchair, in front of a bookcase full of brown books.

Accessible toilets 'out of order, dirty and unsafe'

BBC reporter Matthew Bassett was left stranded in 2014, and finds his story is far from unique.

Reporter Matthew Bassett smiles into the camera. He has short, cropped dark hair and a beard and is wearing lime green jumper.

BBC reporter spent six hours on floor of accessible toilet

Sonia James, who lives on the third floor, cannot use the stairs and is stranded in her flat.

A woman with short grey hair, wearing a blue t-shirt, looking at the camera while sat on a seat in her living room. There is a crutch to the right of her.

Broken lift leaves woman stuck in flat for six days

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says their 1-1 draw against Everton "in a way" feels like two points lost, but mistakes from his side means the draw is "probably fair".

Brentford mistakes means draw 'probably fair' - Frank

The prime minister's upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump dominate the front pages on Thursday.

'Putin will strike again' and Starmer heads to DC

The first minister is calling on civic Scotland to come together and tackle populist politics.

John Swinney in dark suit and white shirt with a burgundy tie in front of a Saltire flag

Can John Swinney lead a united front against Reform?

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says he is "disappointed" with both the goals his side conceded against Liverpool in their 2-0 Premier League defeat.

Howe disappointed with goals conceded at Liverpool

Everton boss David Moyes says his side is showing "confidence" and "resilience" after extending their unbeaten Premier League run with a 1-1 draw against Brentford.

Everton 'dressing room confidence has risen' - Moyes

The school allows pupils to take less subjects in exchange for sports coaching during school hours.

Michelle Junnor has long dark brown hair and smiles at the camera. She is wearing a green top with a black puffa jacket on top. Next to her is her son Charlie. He is taller than her and wears a black hoodie. Behind them a sign reads "Glasgow & North Strathclyde Badminton Group".

Pupils fear being 'abandoned' if sport school closes

Wrexham scored an injury time winner to pip Swansea City to a top four finish after phase one of the Adran Premier.

Keren Allen celebrates the winning goals with Wrexham team-mates

Late winner sees Wrexham pip Swansea to top four finish

CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara speaks to the BBC about the future of the world's most valuable media franchise.

Two characters from Pokémon, one in yellow and one in blue, with both of them open mouthed smiling.

Pokémon boss believes series can last another 50 to 100 years

Locals say the memorial to Hugo The West End Cat would bring the community together and increase visitor numbers.

Hugo the cat is sitting on a table. He is brown with a stripy brown and black tail.

Statue plan for Edinburgh's famous west end cat

The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.

An alleged victim of a scam centre shows a cut above their eye

'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded

It was running in January 2023 following £25m of repairs before it was closed again due to snagging issues.

A tram-like carriage moves along a metal rail on a mountainside. The vehicle is blue and aqua coloured and has the word "hare" and "Cairngorm" on the exterior.

Cairngorm funicular reopens after lengthy closure

Tamil Nadu’s iron artefacts may predate Turkey's Anatolia, reshaping early Iron Age history.

Did Iron Age 'begin' in India? Tamil Nadu dig sparks debate

The PM stresses the importance of US help but Trump suggests responsibility lies with Europe.

US needs role in Ukraine to deter Putin, says PM

The actress, best known for her roles in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died aged 39.

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg poses at the party wearing a black dress and necklace.

Watch: Michelle Trachtenberg on the red carpet over the years

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna says he is "frustrated" and that his side "weren't able to handle" Manchester United in their 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford.

Ipswich 'need to do better' and couldn't handle Man Utd - McKenna

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo praises the club's fans for giving "extra legs to the players" in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal.

'Our fans are amazing for us' - Nuno after Forest draw

Rolling out the red carpet for the Oscars

Great Britain's Jodie Burrage suffers a defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic as she is knocked out of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas at the last 16 stage.

Briton Burrage suffers Tomljanovic loss at ATX Open

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou says his side were "just missing a goal" in their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.

Ange Postecoglou has his hands on his head

Spurs performance just missing a goal - Postecoglou

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side's 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League was "really important".

Pep Guardiola waves to the Manchester City fans

Win at Spurs 'really important' - Guardiola

Darwin Nunez among Atletico Madrid's summer targets, Joao Pedro on Liverpool's radar, and Vinicius Jr could make summer Saudi move.

BBC Gossip image featuring Liverpool's Darwin Nunez

Nunez among Atletico targets - Thursday's gossip

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim praises his side for staying in control after going down to 10 men to beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at Old Trafford.

Not perfect or pretty but Man Utd stayed in control - Amorim

Cardiff Devils claim a convincing 6-2 win against title hopefuls Sheffield Steelers in the Elite League.

Cardiff Devils celebrate a Joey Martin goal against Sheffield Steelers

Devils fire six past title hopefuls Steelers

Justices appeared sympathetic to a woman who claims she was denied jobs because she is heterosexual. 

Marlean Ames ints in a chair weraring a red blazer and black pants with her hair falling over her shoulders

US Supreme Court hears arguments in 'straight discrimination' case

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side lacked "that spark, that final pass" in a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest as they suffered another setback in the Premier League title race.

Forest draw 'doesn't feel good' for Arteta

The Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, spoke to flood victims on Wednesday.

William and Catherine spoke to cafe owner Enrico Orsi and barber Josh Downes

William and Kate meet Storm Bert flood victims

London's West End has been lit up with thousands of lights to mark the holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan lights are switched on in Piccadilly Circus

Ramadan lights switched on in London's Piccadilly Circus

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Ñublense vs Boston River in the CONMEBOL Libertadores

Ñublense v Boston River

Champions Larne are up to fifth in the Irish Premiership after a 4-1 victory over Loughgall at Lakeview Park.

Highlights: Larne hit Loughgall for four

Britain's James Barnes-Miller claims his first Para-snowboard World Cup podium of the season in Colorado.

Para-snowboarder James Barnes-Miller competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

Barnes-Miller earns Para-snowboard World Cup podium spot

Trump covered a wide range of topics, ranging from efforts to cut government spending to immigration, the economy and Ukraine.

Elon Musk attends the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, February 26, 2025.

Musk, tariffs and tensions - takeaways from Trump's first cabinet meeting

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service says the issue was temporary and its coverage was not affected.

A patch attached to the right arm of a firefighter's jacket reading Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The fire service's logo is to the left of the words

Fire station out of action twice over staff issues

Replacing Jos Buttler as captain could rejuvenate him as a player and is the sensible thing for England to do after Champions Trophy exit, says Jonathan Agnew.

Jos Buttler looks to the heavens in desperation

Replacing Buttler the sensible thing to do - Agnew

President Trump says the pair are poised to sign a "very big agreement", which Zelensky described as a "framework".

A composite image of US President Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal

The robber fled on a bicycle with cash from the till, say police.

Close up of the back of a police officer standing beside a police car wearing a yellow high visibility jacket with police on it 

Shop worker threatened with machete during robbery

Real Madrid's match against Real Sociedad was halted after chants directed at defender Raul Asencio. 

Real Madrid game paused as chants aimed at Asencio

The royal couple were in Pontypridd to see how the community was coping following recent floods.

The royal couple were in Pontypridd to see how the community was coping following floods

Royal bake-off as William and Kate make Welsh cakes

Celebrations for this year's Ramadan began on Wednesday with Ramadan Illuminations and a royal visit.

Festive lighting hung in central London with the wording Happy Ramadan.

London's West End lit up ahead of Ramadan

The hospice welcomes the government funding, but warned of a “funding gap” due to rising costs.

St Wilfrid's Hospice in Bosham, Chichester. There is a blue car parked outside the building, as well as some pink flowers in front. 

Hospice to receive government funding boost

The council says the project will save it an estimated £117m in maintenance and energy costs.

A large office building with a car park in front

Council to spend £24m on 64,000 LED street lamps

Dodik's trial had been widely seen as a test for the Balkan nation's weak central government.

Milorad Dodik in front of the Serbian flag

Bosnian-Serb leader sentenced to jail in landmark trial

"The EU was formed to screw the United States," Trump says.


U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (2nd-L) speaks as President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. 

Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon

Stray banned dog breeds must be destroyed if their owners are not found within seven days.

Jane Galliford has long blonde hair and is wearing a black coat with a purple scarf. She is wearing a serious expression on her face. She stands next to a pen with a black dog inside, the dog is looking to the side and it's hard to tell what breed it is.

Dog rules target 'wrong end of the lead' - charity

Two Cambridgeshire councils approve council tax plans for the next financial year.

A big beige building is on the left side of the picture, with a glass building adjoined on the right. A Badge with writing underneath says South Cambridgeshire District Council. 

Authorities agree plans for council tax and rent

Real Madrid's match against Real Sociedad on Wednesday was briefly halted after chants were directed at the hosts' defender Raul Asencio.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister score as Liverpool continue their march towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Newcastle.

Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates his goal for Liverpool with a finger-pointing gesture

Liverpool fend off Newcastle to go 13 points clear

Trump say wealthy investors will buy the visas and create jobs in the US, while helping pay off US debt. 

Trump in blue suit sitting in yellow chair looking to side

Trump says $5m 'gold card' immigration visas will 'sell like crazy'

A fourth person is charged with the murder of Jason Romeo, a 20-year-old who was attacked in east London.

Renaldo Roberts, who has cornrows and is looking directly into the camera. He is standing in front of a white background.

Fourth man charged over Hackney fatal stabbing 

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Stade Briochin vs PSG in the Coupe de France

Stade Briochin v PSG

The 15-year-old, from Northumberland, was arrested last week, police say.

Teenage boy charged with planning terrorist attack

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Juventus vs Empoli in the Coppa Italia

Juventus v Empoli

Barry Ferguson rides an emotional rollercoaster as Rangers recover from two goals down against Kilmarnock to deliver victory in his first game as interim manager.

Ferguson's Rangers beat Kilmarnock with thrilling fightback

In Gloucestershire, Princess Anne praises the community's "quite extraordinary" response to flooding.

Princess Anne, wearing a long green jacket, brown gloves and black boots, walks down Lydney high street in between a row of red barriers. She is joined by a number of other people. 

Princess Anne 'shocked' by flood devastation

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg in the DFB Pokal

RB Leipzig v Wolfsburg

Defender Dan Casey scores twice as Motherwell win for the first time in eight matches to beat freefalling Dundee on new boss Michael Wimmer's home debut.

Watch Motherwell beat free-falling Dundee for first win in eight

St Johnstone's Scottish Premiership survival hopes are give a significant boost after a deserved 1-0 victory over Ross County.

Watch St Johnstone spark fresh survival hopes with County win

Late goals from substitutes Kieron Bowie and Junior Hoilett give Hibernian a dramatic and controversial late victory over Dundee United.

Watch Hibs strike late to edge out Dundee Utd amid VAR controversy

Hearts leapfrog St Mirren to move into the Scottish Premiership top six for the first time since August as they come from behind to win at Tynecastle.

Watch Hearts move into top six after comeback win over St Mirren

David Lammy says the UK "a shared military and intelligence interest" with the US in the territory.

Chagos deal will not go ahead if Trump rejects it - Lammy

Gary Lineker, Anita Rani, Riz Ahmed and Miriam Margolyes are among the signatories on the open letter.

Abdullah Al-Yazouri walking in front of a demolished building

BBC criticised by 500 media figures for pulling Gaza documentary

The crew inside the Barneveld Fire Department managed to escape before the building came down.

Firehouse collapses due to amount of snow on roof.

Watch: Moment firehouse roof caves in under heavy snow

Back-to-back Irish Premiership champions Larne are up to fifth in the table after goals from Shaun Want, Tiarnan O'Connor, Paul O'Neill and Andy Ryan see them to a 4-1 win at Lakeview Park.

Larne get back to winning ways against Loughgall

Arsenal's slim title hopes fade further after a frustrating stalemate at Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal's title hopes fade further after Forest draw

Everton fight back to hold Brentford to a draw and extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.

Everton's Jake O'Brien celebrates scoring with team-mate Beto.

O'Brien header rescues point for Everton at Brentford

Manchester City hang on for victory at Tottenham Hotspur to boost their hopes of a top-four finish, as Erling Haaland scores the game's only goal.

Haaland scores as Man City hang on to beat Tottenham

Ten-man Manchester United recover from gifting Ipswich a fourth-minute opener at Old Trafford to come out on top in a five-goal thriller thanks to Harry Maguire's header.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire celebrates his winner against Ipswich at Old Trafford

Maguire header gives 10-man Man Utd win over Ipswich

Peterborough United book their place in the EFL Trophy final with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Wrexham.

Malik Mothersille (L) of Peterborough United celebrates

Peterborough beat Wrexham on penalties to reach EFL Trophy final

The application says it would make it one of the most sustainable healthcare sites in the country.

26 February 2025