A stalwart of the British game, Evans said last year he did not want to be “coming back to ask” for a Wimbledon wildcard. But the world number 199 has been rewarded by the All England Club after continuing to persevere on the lower-tier ATP Challenger Tour. Evans has insisted he believes he still has...
Emma Saunders Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Bernardine Evaristo pledged to put the prize money into a project to support other female writers Trailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has said she is “astonished” to have been honoured with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for...
Departing midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will receive a farewell from Manchester City after his final home game against Bournemouth on Tuesday. The Belgian announced last month he will leave City after 10 years when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has won 16 trophies since joining from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg...
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as a presidential plane, from the royal family of Qatar. According to US media reports, the plane will not be ready for use right away, as it will need to be retrofitted. The US government also plans to check the...
Zimbabwe’s government has announced an initial pay-out of $3m (£2.3m) to white farmers whose farms were seized under a controversial government programme more than two decades ago. It is the first payment to be made under the 2020 compensation agreement signed between the state and the local white farmers in which Zimbabwe committed to pay...
Spurs, who host bottom club Southampton on Sunday, are 14th in the Premier League table after 30 matches, 18 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Postecolgou’s position is under threat heading into the final weeks of the season as a consequence of a disappointing campaign. Winning the Europa League –...
Andy Reeves/PA Wire Conservationists hope the project will benefit threatened and endangered wildlife, such as water voles A £5m project to boost wildlife and tackle climate impacts has started on land cared for by the National Trust. The Garfield Weston Foundation has delivered £5m in funding to deliver the three year-long project called Turning The...