Neither Kartal nor Bouzkova began with fluency, with the Briton broken in the first service game of the match. Kartal could not convert a break back point in the next game and quickly found herself 4-0 down before she finally held serve. Bouzkova, a talented doubles player, dictated the action and a double fault from...
Kate Whannel Political reporter Reuters Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, was separated from Mauritius along with the rest of the Chagos Islands in 1965 and now houses a US military base The government has temporarily been banned from concluding talks on the Chagos Islands deal by a last-minute injunction by a High...
The auction house Sotheby’s has postponed its sale in Hong Kong of hundreds of sacred jewels linked to the Buddha’s remains, after a threat of legal action by the Indian government. The sale of the collection – described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era – had drawn criticism from...
Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News PA Media John Swinney moved the announcement forward ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament elections NHS Scotland will deliver an extra 100,000 appointments in GP surgeries over the next year in a bid to end the 08:00 “lottery”, First Minister John Swinney has pledged. The SNP leader made the announcement...
Reuters Singapore PM Lawrence Wong became the PAP party leader last year Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the country’s future economic stability. Led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first election since he became party leader...
A school leaders’ union says it is taking legal action against Ofsted over proposed changes to the way it inspects schools in England. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has asked for a judge to review plans for new school report cards, which are due to be introduced in the autumn after Ofsted got...
Getty Images Health organisations have urged the government to take immediate action to protect babies and children from nutritionally poor, sugar-laden food. The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) said children “face relentless exposure to unhealthy food” and called for stronger regulation of the baby food market. It follows an investigation by BBC Panorama which found baby...
Ong Ye Kung/TikTok Health minister Ong Ye Kung (centre, in purple shirt) is known for his social media savviness The TikTok video begins with Singapore’s health minister Ong Ye Kung smiling at the camera while sitting on a park bench. “So no-one told you life was gonna be this way,” the instantly recognisable theme song...
EPA Hundreds of people rallied in Westminster on Saturday afternoon for Just Stop Oil’s “last day of action” Hundreds of Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters have marched through London for the group’s “last day of action”. A mass of people wearing JSO’s signature orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday afternoon after the group claimed...
Jonathan Morris & John Danks BBC News, South West BBC British Lop pigs are down to 50-60 animals, said farmer Giles Eustice A Cornish pig farmer is pressing for more efforts to preserve rare breeds as a report raises concerns about their conservation in the UK. Giles Eustice from Trevaskis Farm near Hayle, highlighted the...
During her Miami run, Raducanu spoke regularly about showing “resilience” to win matches and needed to demonstrate that quality again in her first clay-court match in a year. Lamens, ranked 73rd in the world, is a combative player who has improved sharply over the past year and is more than comfortable on the surface. Earlier...
BBC Devon and Cornwall Police made the arrests as part of a day of targeted action against domestic abuse. More than 60 people have been arrested during a day of targeted action against domestic abuse. Devon and Cornwall Police said the operation on on 8 April saw 65 taken into custody as part of targeted...
Weeks after the Rutgers University Senate passed a resolution to form a “mutual defense compact” — aiming to band together with other universities to protect from the Trump administration’s attacks on academic freedom and free speech — university communities’ push for their schools to stand up to the White House is gaining momentum. Labor unions,...
Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko says she will “seek justice in court” after being subjected to “moral abuse” by the Women’s Tennis Association. The 35-year-old says she has suffered from panic attacks because of the tour’s decision to “protect” an unnamed senior official after their “conscious” attack on her. “I spoke about it openly and directly. I...
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