Kent win Women’s County Championship title
Kent clinched the Women’s County Championship with a game to spare by winning all six of their matches to seal the title. Captained by England’s Tammy Beaumont, Kent beat Lancashire by six wickets in their penultimate game on Monday. It is Kent’s eighth title success and their first since 2016. This could be the last […]
Central London in facial recognition trial
Getty Images The Metropolitan Police Service is testing the technology around Soho on Monday and Tuesday Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial. The Met says it will invite people to take part in testing the technology rather than scanning people covertly. The trials […]
US firms seek changes to UK standards on beef and drugs
Getty Images US lobby groups for agriculture and pharmaceutical firms want UK standards changed to be closer to those of the US in a post-Brexit trade deal. The meat lobby wants the sale of growth hormone-fed beef, currently banned in the UK and EU, to be allowed in the UK. The drugs company lobby wants […]
Google HR ‘suggested medical leave’ for racism victims
Getty Images Google advised employees in the US who complained about racism and sexism to take medical leave and undergo mental health counselling, NBC News says. One current employee reportedly said going on medical leave is a “normalised” event after “unproductive” talks to human resources about racism. Two leading AI ethics researchers, who had campaigned […]
Celtic Women: New boss Eddie Wolecki Black wants to defy doubters after doctors
Wolecki Black had previously been vocal about what he perceived to be a half-hearted attitude by both Celtic and Rangers towards their women’s teams. He takes charge of a side who – during the five-year tenure of David Haley – reached two of the last three SWPL Cup finals, albeit suffering a crushing 9-0 defeat […]
Goonhilly satellite station marks 60th anniversary
BBC Some of the event has been taking place next to event Goonhilly’s first dish, Arthur, a Grade II listed structure Workshops and music are being hosted at Goonhilly Earth Station as part of celebrations of the Cornwall satellite dish site’s 60th anniversary. The site, on the Lizard, is the world’s only commercial deep space […]
Manx queen scallop fishermen encouraged to diversify
BBC There are 30 Manx registered queen scallop fishing boats Diversification grants for the island’s fishermen could improve the “resilience of the Manx fishing fleet”, the Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister said. Geoffrey Boot said the support would “lead to a more sustainable future” for the industry. Licenced queen scallop fishermen can apply for funding […]
The Hundred: Can you work out these player anagrams?
You’ve had a little bit of time to get yourself familiar with the players involved in the Hundred now. But do you know them well enough to work out some anagrams? We’ve picked 16 players – one men’s and one women’s players from each of the eight teams – and turned their name into a […]
US says ‘no value’ in UN security council meeting
The US B-1 bombers were joined by South Korean and Japanese planes The US says it will not call for a UN Security Council meeting over North Korea’s missile tests because it would produce “nothing of consequence”. Such a meeting would send a message to North Korea that the international community was unwilling to challenge […]
Gregg Wallace allegations indicate ‘culture of silence’: Minister
There are “too many cultures of silence”, Lisa Nandy has said, following the allegations against MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace. Speaking to MPs on Tuesday, Nandy said she was “prepared to take further action” if the media industry couldn’t address claims of misconduct. Wallace stepped aside from presenting MasterChef two weeks ago, after a BBC News […]