Women’s Euro 2017: England’s Steph Houghton ‘devastated’ for injured Jane Ross
England’s crushing victory over Scotland was a record winning margin in a major tournament for the Lionesses and underlined their status as one of the teams tipped to win Euro 2017. Six of the squad – Lucy Bronze, Toni Duggan, Jordan Nobbs, Jade Moore and Izzy Christiansen – won the Under-19 European Championship in 2009, […]
Rory Best and Steven Davis on the NI honours list
BBC Ireland rugby captain Rory Best has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ireland rugby captain Rory Best and Northern Ireland football captain Steven Davis are among 100 people in Northern Ireland honoured by the Queen in her birthday honours list. Mr Best from Poytnzpass in County Armagh has been […]
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AFP PM Narendra Modi remains his party’s main vote-getter Tens of millions of people will vote on Thursday in the first phase of India’s giant general election. Polls to elect a new Lok Sabha, or lower house of parliament, will be held from 11 April to 19 May. Votes will be counted on 23 May. […]
England women awarded freedom of City of London
Reuters England edged past Germany to secure their first major trophy Women’s Euros champions England are to be awarded the freedom of the City of London. The 23 players plus coach Serena Wiegman will be invited to attend a ceremony later this year. The Lionesses won the first senior trophy for England’s men or women […]
More transport delays and Arsenal’s heroic defending
More delays for travellers despite temperatures easing PA Media If you’ve been wilting in the heat all week, the good news is that temperatures will range from a mere 23C to 25C (73F to 77F) in most areas on Friday. The bad news is transport companies are warning passengers to expect further delays. Sagging overhead […]
The seaweed farmers with high hopes for their harvest
Kelp grown off the coast of the Isle of Skye could be used in food, packaging and cosmetic products. As it emerges from the water, it doesn’t look how you might expect it to. Not dark green, slimy and smelly, but golden, lush and translucent. The kelp being farmed off the east coast of Skye […]
Do the Olympics have a gender gap?
Getty Images There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were “not cut out to sustain certain shocks”. More than 100 years later, Reality Check finds that women’s participation in the Summer Olympics has grown, but across the Olympic movement, the gender […]
Met Police makes 130 arrests during drugs operation
Met Police More than 130 arrests were made during the three-day operation More than 130 arrests were made during a three-day operation targeting drug crime on London’s roads and rail networks, the Met has revealed. Between 11 and 13 January, officers worked at hot spots in London to catch criminals transporting drugs, weapons and cash […]
Did life hitch a ride to Earth?
Getty Images The cigar-shaped ‘Oumuamua was the first officially confirmed interstellar object to be seen in our solar system (Credit: Getty Images) Long distance space travel is still beyond human reach. But other forms of life may already be hitching a ride from one planetary system to another. By the time we realised that there […]
Women’s Premiership: Linfield Ladies beat Reds to maintain perfect start
Women’s Premiership leaders Linfield Ladies made it four wins from their opening four games by hammering Cliftonville Ladies. All the goals came in the first half with Kirsty McGuinness bagging a double while Louise McDaniel, Casey Howe and Caitlyn McGuinness also netted. Glentoran Women also won 5-0 in their game against Crusaders Strikers. Sion Swifts […]