Replacements will be trialled in domestic first-class cricket for players who suffer a “serious injury” during a game. A player can be replaced by a “like-for-like” replacement any time during a match, which includes the warm-up period. The six-month trial by full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will start in October. ICC playing...
England spinner Sophie Ecclestone will take a break from domestic cricket as she manages a quad injury and to “prioritise her wellbeing”. Ecclestone, 26, was left out of England’s first squad under new coach Charlotte Edwards because she was recovering from a knee injury. She played for the UP Warriorz in India’s Women’s Premier League...
Louise Fewster & Sabbiyah Pervez BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations Bereaved mother says domestic abuse review was ‘torturous’ Just 1% of reviews into domestic abuse-related deaths are being completed in the recommended time, BBC research suggests. Home Office guidance says these reviews, which make recommendations to help prevent people being killed by partners or family...
This story was originally published by The 19th. Over the last four decades, the United States has built a web of federal policies and funding to address domestic and intimate partner violence, a pervasive health and safety crisis. In just 130 days, the Trump administration has put that safety net in jeopardy. Funding pauses, cuts,...
“Domestic Violent Extremists” is not a rhetorical flourish when employed by intelligence agencies. It has a very specific meaning and empowers US government intelligence and law enforcement officials to take enhanced steps to monitor and investigate you. What would be “unreasonable” searches under the Fourth Amendment suddenly become “reasonable,” based on your enhanced danger to...
A new era in women’s cricket in England begins this week with the opening top-tier fixtures of the One-Day Cup campaign on Wednesday. The domestic game has been in something of a state of flux in recent years, but the 2025 season will take on a new look which the ECB hope will last for...
The number of victims of domestic abuse who took their own lives in England and Wales surpassed the amount of people killed by their partner for the second year in a row, a report has found. The Domestic Homicide Project found 98 people were suspected to have killed themselves after experiencing domestic abuse in the...