BBC News The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is to require all players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete on the WTA Tour. In the latest edition of its women’s eligibility policy, which will come into effect on Tuesday, players will be required to provide a cheek swab, blood or saliva sample to […]
BBC News The prisons minister has resigned from the government, the BBC has been told. Lord James Timpson was appointed to the role in July 2024 after leaving his job as CEO of the Timpson group, a business which provides key cutting and shoe repair services and employs hundreds of former prisoners. His arrival in […]
BBC News Suggestions around Rashford have been that he is relaxed about the prospect of returning to training at United. For a start, there is not the same confrontational relationship between the player and his coach. Ruben Amorim fell out with the forward within weeks of his arrival from Sporting Lisbon. Amorim eventually exiled him, […]
BBC News Arsenal may be the Premier League team affected most by the World Cup. The Gunners face an anxious wait over the fitness of William Saliba, who had been managing a back issue before his tournament was ended by the same problem. The centre-back has not yet been assessed by the club’s medical team, […]
BBC News US Vice-President JD Vance has announced the birth of his fourth child, a boy, with his wife Usha Vance. Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday morning, the vice-president said in a statement on social media. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little […]
BBC News Ryanair’s profits have fallen sharply as war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers reluctant to book flights. The Irish airline’s pre-tax profits dropped 34% to €593m (£503m) between April and June while sales were flat as the company was forced to cut fares to stimulate demand. Ryanair also […]
BBC News Donaldson’s time in politics began in 1985 when he was elected for the UUP to represent the South Down constituency in the 1980s iteration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Before his election, he had worked for South Down MP Enoch Powell who had joined the Ulster Unionists from the Conservatives in the 1970s. […]
BBC News Residents say they could face prosecution if they do not pay thousands of pounds to repair a water pipe outside their homes. The residents of five houses in Pontycymer, Bridgend county, said they were told by Welsh Water that a leak from the shared water pipe supplying their homes needs to be repaired […]
BBC News Kathryn Strain, who is a member of the Chunky Dunkers sea swimming group in Donaghadee, says it’s common to see tourists from cruise ships visiting Belfast making trips to the town. “You can hear them saying, ‘oh, that’s where the police station was, and oh, this is so and so’s house’,” so it […]
