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Women’s Super League: Have Man Utd lost faith in women’s team?
BBC News In April, Skinner faced questions about his future, insisting he had “no doubts” that he remained the best person for the job. There had been no internal discussions about his position going into the World Sevens tournament in May – and the club were satisfied with results. The expectation was to challenge for […]
Solheim Cup 2026: Mimi Rhodes and Leona Maguire earn wildcard picks
BBC News Britain’s Mimi Rhodes and Leona Maguire, of Ireland, have earned wildcard picks for Europe’s Solheim Cup team to take on the United States in the Netherlands next month. Captain Anna Nordqvist has selected Maguire despite missing four cuts in her last six tournaments, including last week’s AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham and […]
Visa to buy fraud-detection firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion
Business News Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Visa on Monday said it is acquiring fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, expanding the payment giant’s push into cybersecurity as banks confront a surge in artificial intelligence-powered scams and account takeovers. Under the deal, Visa will get BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics platform, which […]
Scottish islanders refused permission to stage annual guga hunt
BBC News Agnes Rennie, is chair of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, the local community land group for the north of Lewis. She said: “The guga hunt is a centuries-old tradition which reinforces our unique communal identity and helps families keep ancient Gaelic customs alive and relevant in the modern world.” Historian Donald S Murray said food […]
Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
BBC News Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness. Liddle’s children paid tribute to their father, who they described as their guide “on how to live an extraordinary life”, while CEO of News UK, Rebekah Brooks, described him as “an inimitable journalistic force.” Brooks added that “he challenged […]
‘It’s just a loss to Ireland’: Fans pay tribute to Glen Hansard at public wake
BBC News A public wake is being held in Dublin for the Irish singer and songwriter Glen Hansard ahead of his funeral tomorrow. The Oscar winning musician died in a single vehicle motorbike crash last week. The wake is taking place in the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Kilmainham, […]
Are Americans ready to embrace tiny ‘cars’? These companies think so
Business News California-based Chip Motors plans to produce a four- or six-seat low-speed vehicle, which it is calling a “life utility vehicle, named Chip. Courtesy image The next big idea in the U.S. automotive industry may be small. A growing number of companies, including auto giant Stellantis, are betting Americans are ready to embrace smaller, […]
Mumbai Indians: What takeover means for The Hundred’s MI London
BBC News Perhaps the biggest additions from the MI investment have come in the form of commercial expertise and global reach. “MI have got teams around the world and business around the world, so that’s something we’ve learned from them,” Elworthy said. “The Hundred previously was pretty local. Whereas now, I think we’ve actually got […]
Samsung’s risky move with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is paying off threefold
Digital Trends For a brand that’s stuck to safer updates for most of its annual updates, Samsung’s odd new passport-shaped foldable was a surprisingly risky move–and it seems like that gamble is paying off. Early demand suggests the company may have underestimated just how many buyers wanted something different. According to a BusinessPost report, the […]