Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Mount Kelly College “I think the biggest challenge for me is trying to stay positive, especially when things are hard,” said Megan After months of training, thousands of young people will be heading to Dartmoor to take part in the 63rd annual Ten Tors Challenge. The event, organised by...
The SPFL has confirmed a record prize pot and a new format for next season’s Challenge Cup. Scotland’s third cup competition, which does not include teams from the top flight, will have an estimated £1.25m to share between clubs, up more than 50% from this term. Rebranded as the KDM Evolution Trophy, the winning team...
This story was originally published by Prism. A growing coalition of activists, civil rights groups, and concerned citizens is pushing back against anti-boycott laws in the Midwest, which they say are eroding fundamental freedoms. Organizers are starting with efforts to repeal such legislation in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. These states have come under scrutiny for...
The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal challenge over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while in the UK. Prince Harry had been seeking to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with the Duchess of...
Norris, who won the season-opening race in Australia, said: “There are just certain things that don’t allow me to feel what I need to feel and those things are what allow me to drive to the level I can drive at, to get pole positions and drive at the highest level in racing. “We’re talking...
Avalon Victoria McCloud, pictured in 2010 when she was sworn in as a Queen’s Bench Master, stood down from High Court work last year The UK’s only ever judge to publicly reveal they are transgender is planning to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights over the Supreme Court’s ground-breaking ruling on...
Kathy Kettler Kathy Kettler (R) is the campaign manager for local liberal candidate Kilikvak Kabloona Nunavut is Canada’s largest federal district. The entire territory – all 1.8 million sq km (695,000 sq miles) and its 40,000 people – will be represented by one person in parliament. “Nunavut is at least three times the size of...
Bompastor called on her players to show a reaction to Sunday’s defeat and they will head into the second leg full of confidence after defeating Crystal Palace 4-0 in midweek. But for former Arsenal player Anita Asante, overturning Barcelona’s lead is “one step too far”. “[Chelsea] have got leaders in that group and experienced players...
Curious indeed. The Trump administration had petitioned the Supreme Court for stays in three different challenges on Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The easiest action to take would have been to ignore the requests and let the cases play out, likely well into the next Supreme Court term. Instead, the court decided to...
Stiliyan Petrov is urging Celtic to back Brendan Rodgers and invest more to make an impact in Europe. Rodgers spoke on Friday of adding “freshness” to his squad over the summer in order to take the club forward. “It was really clever from a strong manager asking for players,” said Petrov, who played for Celtic...
Everton’s “challenge” for next season in the Premier League should be to try to finish in a position to qualify for Europe, says manager David Moyes. The Scot, 61, left West Ham in the summer and returned to take charge of the Toffees for a second spell in January. Moyes also led the Hammers twice...
Parents who said their councils had illegally reduced services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have lost their High Court battle. The claim was brought against Devon County Council and Bristol City Council’s involvement in multimillion-pound rescue packages from the government – known as Safety Valve agreements. Parents claimed the deal involved...
Campaigners fighting plans to bring an electricity cable from a floating wind farm onshore at a beach in Devon say they have crowdfunded £10,000 to pay for a legal challenge. Developers White Cross are planning to build the wind farm about 30 miles (52km) off the north Devon coast and bring the electricity cable onshore...
In a statement, Ineos said “The agreement that had been reached with Athena would have allowed both parties to compete in the next Cup, but it depended on a rapid resolution. “Ineos Britannia had agreed the substantive terms very quickly, but Athena failed to bring the agreement to a timely conclusion. “Ineos Britannia is of...
Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell has challenged Reece Cole to return to his very best after an injury-stricken season. The 27-year-old scored seven times in 42 appearances last season after joining the Grecians on a free from non-league Hayes, having almost dropped out of the game. However, a series of injury absences has limited the...