Andy Birkett BBC News, South West BBC David Wetherill, who has multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, has entered the London Marathon A former Team GB Paralympian says he wants to “show people what’s possible” when he attempts to run the fastest marathon on crutches. David Wetherill, who played table tennis at three Paralympic Games, was born with...
Advocates of Basic Income have trotted out a lot of arguments for its benefits, but I never expected John Stossel (“Universal Basic Income Shows Why Giving People ‘Free Money’ Doesn’t Work,” Reason, October 9) to produce such a convincing one. When I was young, If I hadn’t needed to work to support myself, I wouldn’t...
Seven-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan will give himself “as much time as possible” to decide whether to compete at the World Snooker Championship. The Englishman, 49, has been an ever-present at the Crucible since turning professional in 1992 and would be going for a record eighth world title in the modern era. However, he has not...
Inside the decision to recognise the Australia players from the 1975 Asian Cup. Read full article at source...
“The association’s decision to have the foresight to create the role that I’m the custodian for just now, the head of elite game, is that we’ve already started that preparation. “It’s up to us to qualify for the tournament as well, if it’s not automatic, but it’s an inspiration to us all, myself, the full...
Tom Gerken Technology reporter BBC After months of speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the successor to its wildly popular Switch console will be released on 5 June, when it will cost £395.99 to buy in the UK. But it’s not so much of the price of the Switch 2 but its games that have been raising...
The United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after being the only valid bid received by Fifa, the organisation that runs international football. Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland put forward a joint bid in March. Fifa has already stated that the tournament must be in Europe or Africa. There was...
England manager Sarina Wiegman says the UK’s bid to host the 2035 World Cup is really “exciting news”. Read full article at source...
McIlroy, who has already won twice this season on the PGA Tour, led after each of the first three rounds at Augusta in 2011 but shot an 80 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 15th. American Mickelson, who won his first major after 13 years on tour and has been runner-up six times...
The United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the sole “valid” bidder for the tournament, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland submitted a joint expression of interest in March to hold the World Cup across the home nations. Under Fifa rotation rules, the tournament must...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said US tariffs on European Union imports are “wrong”, after US President Donald Trump announced he would begin charging a 20% rate on EU goods. Meloni is one of the many world leaders reacting to Trump’s “liberation day” announcements, which include a universal 10% baseline tariff on all imports...
Few of this morning’s papers avoid mentioning the global trade war Donald Trump kicked off on Wednesday, with many reporting a version of the banner used on the front of the Daily Mirror: “World faces economic war”. Under the headline “Trading blows” the paper reports universal 10% tariffs will be placed on all imports into...
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global trade. The plan sets a baseline tariff on all imports of at least 10%, consistent with a proposal Trump made on the campaign last year. Items from countries that the White House...
Woad was back in Scotland for last year’s Women’s Open, which was held over the Old Course in St Andrews. She had missed the cut at the US Women’s Open and Evian Championship but arrived in Fife in buoyant mood for her fourth major. Woad would be in contention all week and finish joint 10th...
World number two Rory McIlroy says he is dealing with an elbow issue in the run-up to next week’s Masters. The Northern Irishman finished joint fifth at the Houston Open on Sunday after an impressive six under par final round of 64 but said his elbow had been “bothering” him. The Masters, which is the...