Captain Ben Stokes said “it is a good job Test cricket is played over five days” following questions over his decision at the toss in England’s epic victory over India. Stokes opted to field despite ideal batting conditions on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley. India reached 430-3 in their first innings,...
Beth Alaw Williams BBC News Caitlin Morgan describes the emotions of an 18-month job hunting journey after graduating from Swansea University After applying for more than 600 jobs, university graduate Caitlin Morgan almost felt like giving up hope of finding employment. Just as she was becoming demotivated, the 23-year-old’s persistence was rewarded as she was...
Raducanu shot to worldwide fame when she won the US Open as an 18-year-old in 2021. She has previously been the victim of a stalker, with another man given a five-year restraining order in 2022 after he walked 23 miles to her home. The Englishwoman has often had a greater security detail with her at...
For British and Irish Lions boss Andy Farrell, building connections has always been as crucial to fostering a winning environment as tactics and systems. When he speaks to the media, he regularly outlines his desire to see players become the “best versions of themselves”. Not the best tacklers, or goal-kickers or scrummagers, but the best...
UK companies are holding back on hiring or are not replacing departing workers, sending job vacancies tumbling, official figures suggest. The number of available jobs fell by 63,000 between March and May while the unemployment rate ticked higher. “There continues to be a weakening in the labour market,” said Liz McKeown, director of econonic statistics...
Did the US economy deliver a dud in May? Not exactly, but the job creation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics definitely cannot be described as exciting or energetic. For the fifth straight month, the economy added only a maintenance level expansion of new jobs, although that number is tempered — slightly — by...
In a city where football is everything, escaping the spotlight is nigh-on impossible. Many Celtic and Rangers managers of the past have elected to live outside Glasgow – Souness stayed in Edinburgh – to try to escape what is commonly referred to as the goldfish bowl of a divided city. However, the likes of Brendan...
A reluctance to adapt is an accusation Postecoglou and Martin both share. But the latter’s former Norwich City team-mate, Angus Gunn, would dispute that. Gunn came up against Martin’s Southampton team in the English Championship en route to, what turned into, their unsuccessful return to the Premier League. “They were a tough team,” the Scotland...
Last week I wrote about Janique Sanders, the Assisstant Director of Leadership and Community Engagement at UNC-Charlotte. Sanders was caught on video by undercover journalists for Accuracy in Media explaining that UNC was still promoting DEI despite a vote by the Board of Governors last year that put an end to the practice. “We’ve renamed,...
David Cowan Home affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland BBC David Murray was Scotland’s first victim identification officer, and has the unenviable task of identifying abuse victims David Murray’s office has a warning on its door: “Please be aware: child sexual abuse material being viewed in this room.” The detective constable spends hours examining pictures and watching...
Donald Trump began his presidency with the shortest of honeymoons. To give you an idea of just how set people’s opinion of Trump really is, a “honeymoon” for him is an evenly divided country. He inched into positive territory on some polls, and given pollsters’ history of getting Trump’s support wrong, it’s not unfair to...
Celtic are tracking Moroccan forward Youssef El Kachati, the 25-year-old who found the net as Telstar beat Den Bosch on Friday in their promotion play-off to the Eredivisie, is out of contract this summer and is attracting interest from across Europe. (Mail), external Guincamp head coach Sylvain Ripoll has told Le Telegramme that their tricky...
Stuart Kettlewell is among a number of candidates being spoken to by Kilmarnock about the Scottish Premiership club’s managerial vacancy. Read full article at source...
Tottenham’s victory sparked emotional scenes among their fans, with the club set to have an open-top bus parade on Friday before their final Premier League game of the season at home to Brighton. By winning the Europa League, Spurs will also have a chance to win the Uefa Super Cup when they face the Champions...
A council is rolling out a new online tool that aims to help young people choose a career path. Devon County Council said “vocational profiling” supported those aged 12 and above in obtaining careers advice. It gives students an online profile to help identify job interests, work experience and achievements. The authority said the initiative...