BBC News Henry Pollock is set to demand a substantial increase on his current Northampton contract to stay at Franklin’s Gardens, with agent Eddie Hearn suggesting annual earnings of £1m are the going rate for the 21-year-old star. “He’s certainly a seven-figure player,” said Hearn, who met with Pollock on his yacht off Monaco last […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
