Chelsea Ladies boss Emma Hayes: English clubs ‘no longer second class in Europe’
Chelsea and Manchester City are rivals for the Women’s Super League One title, with the Blues two points ahead of City in the table having played a game more, and the two clubs will also meet in the semi-finals of the FA Cup in April. Kirby believes the two clubs will push each other on […]
Power cut at Vegas tech show blamed on rain
WATCH: CES goes dark The giant consumer electronics show CES has suffered a power cut, plunging part of the event into darkness. The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC)’s central hall went dark at around 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT). Two hours passed before the organisers said that the electricity supply had been restored. They blamed […]
Business rescue package has ‘delayed the inevitable’
Getty Images Those working in the events industry face an uncertain future A wave of “zombie companies” kept afloat during lockdown are on a cliff-edge going into the autumn, experts say. Analysis by the BBC shows a surge of firms went bust in March, then the rate slowed in the first few months of lockdown […]
Why some people want the rising sun flag banned
Getty Images Just a flag – or a symbol of imperial terror? Fans cheering in a stadium and waving a flag is a staple sight at any international sports event. But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries it sparks a whole movement to get it banned? That is what’s happening with […]
Women’s Ashes 2023: Nat Sciver-Brunt says big crowds bring no extra pressure
Nat Sciver-Brunt says there is no extra pressure on England despite record ticket sales for the Women’s Ashes. With just under a month to go before the multi-format series against holders Australia, more than 70,000 tickets have been sold across seven venues. England’s women’s football and rugby union teams have tasted success before huge home […]
SpaceX astronaut capsule demo for Nasa lifts off
SpaceX has launched the Falcon 9 rocket and capsule The demonstration of a new US system to get astronauts into orbit is under way. The SpaceX company has launched a capsule designed to carry people from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is uncrewed for this flight, but if it goes well, the […]
Oxford United women’s Riva Casley says early season success is down to entire club’s work ethic
Oxford United defender Riva Casley believes the women’s side’s early season success is down to “hunger” and “hard graft” at the club. The side are top of the National League Southern Premier and undefeated in all competitions so far this season. “Every single one of us want the title,” Casley told BBC Radio Oxford. “I […]
Ross Perot, billionaire and ex-presidential candidate, dies at 89
Texas billionaire and political outsider Ross Perot said he had lived the American Dream Texan billionaire Ross Perot, who in the 1990s twice ran for US president against candidates from the two main parties, has died at the age of 89. Described as idiosyncratic and feisty, he pioneered the computer data industry by founding his […]
Basildon artist creates nails for Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Tolga Akmen/EPA Cynthia Erivo was cast as Elphaba in 2021 and called Shea Osei a year later to ask her to do her nails for the film A nail artist said she cried after seeing the nails she created for Cynthia Erivo for the Wicked movie on the big screen. Shei Osei, 33 from Basildon, […]
How much has the shutdown hit the US economy?
Getty Images President Trump says there is a border “crisis” Washington is at a standstill, as US President Donald Trump and Democrats feud over his demand to include $5.7bn (£4.5bn) for a border wall in a new spending bill. The fight has closed parts of federal agencies since 21 December and is on track to […]