Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night. Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures done off the table. It...
The far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has lost an appeal against his 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court. Yaxley-Lennon was jailed last October after he ignored a court order not to repeat lies about a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. The 42-year-old appealed against the...
Melissa Calhoun, a public school teacher in Florida, has been informed that her contract will not be renewed after she used a student’s chosen name without parental consent. While several states have enacted similar anti-trans legislation, Calhoun’s case appears to be the first publicly reported instance where a teacher’s job has been directly impacted for...
World champion Luke Littler was knocked out of the 12th Players Championship event in the last 16 by Ritchie Edhouse. Littler, 18, trailed 4-1 but fought back to lead 5-4 before being taken to a deciding leg by world number 26 Edhouse in Leicester. But the current Premier League Darts champion hit double five rather...
A court has rejected businessman Sir Philip Green’s complaint about being named in Parliament in relation to misconduct allegations reported by a newspaper. The former Topshop boss launched the case after a Labour peer said in the House of Lords that the tycoon had used a court order to stop the Telegraph publishing a story...
A Belgian prince’s attempt to claim social security benefits on top of his six-figure royal allowance has been rejected by a court. Prince Laurent – the younger brother of King Philippe – received €388,000 (£295,850; $376,000) from state funds last year but said that his work entitles him and his family to social security. He...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Torridge District Council Len Ford stopped being a councillor after he was jailed for abuse against officials A former councillor who was jailed for a “tirade of abuse” against a senior official has been removed from his role with a by-election now being held. Len Ford represented Appledore on...
Raducanu found form in Miami with a more relaxed approach, which allowed her to play with greater freedom. Raducanu decided to abandon a trial partnership with Slovak coach Vladimir Platenik coming into the tournament, asking for guidance from some familiar faces instead. Mark Petchey, a well-known figure in British tennis who coached Raducanu in her...
Coming from a country with little tennis pedigree, Eala is already accustomed to being a trailblazer for the Philippines – even though she is still a teenager. In 2021, she became the first Filipino to win a WTA Tour match and first to win a junior Grand Slam crown with the 2022 US Open title....