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As the world warms, glacial ice is melting. Glaciers in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions are melting rapidly, creating more than 3,000 lakes, the the UN Development Programme told BBC News. Around 33 of these are at risk of sudden bursting, which could unleash millions of cubic meters ...

Nepal is not alone, countries across the region, such as India and Pakistan, are also struggling with soaring inflation. And the war in Ukraine has recently added further pressure, pushing oil prices higher. Nepal's state-run oil corporation has already increased its fuel prices four times since the beginning of ...

Labuschagne played for Sandwich Town in 2014There is a bench somewhere in Kent that has played a part in Australian Marnus Labuschagne's rise to Ashes winner and ranking as the number one Test batter in the world.external-linkIt was on this particular bench in 2014 that the 19-year-old Labuschagne would ...

Brentford boss Frank calls for Premier League postponementsA surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant has wreaked havoc on the weekend's sporting fixtures.In football, five Premier League games from this weekend's 10-match fixture list have been called off with nine in total postponed over the past week.Nineteen ...

1996 remains the only time Sri Lanka have won the 50-over World CupOn the eve of the 1996 final in Lahore, the players of Sri Lanka and Australia dined together in the company of a special guest - the World Cup trophy.As Australia's players posed for photos with the ...

Joe Root, having made two double centuries and a hundred in his previous three Tests, scored six and 33 in ChennaiThe more things change, the more they stay the same.England have the familiar feeling of being hammered in a Test in India, this time on a strip causing the ...

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford Date: 30 August Start time: 14:15 BSTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One from 13:45, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio 4 LW, BBC Sounds, and BBC Sport website ...

The second Test between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl will be remembered for one thing: the weather.Bad light and rain ruined the match. It was the shortest Test in England since 1987, with the stoppages making a positive result impossible.The issue of bad light forcing the players ...