Report claims football is number one sport in Wales
Football has overtaken rugby as the number one sport in Wales, according to a new study presented to the Football Association of Wales (FAW). The independent research claims football is both the most popular and sees more participants across the country than any other team game. Some 47% of respondents to a Wales-wide survey said […]
Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June
EPA Iran said last month that it would quadruple its production of low-enriched uranium Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Its atomic energy agency said it had quadrupled production of the material, which […]
Lawsuit alleges Jay-Z and Diddy raped 13-year-old girl
Getty Images US rapper Jay-Z has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges that he, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000. The anonymous accuser alleges she was assaulted at a house party after the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in New York and that an […]
Cornwall crab pots ‘deliberately’ damaged by French trawlers
Getty Images French fishermen have allegedly been “deliberately” damaging British crab pots. A fresh fishing row has broken out after claims that British crab pots are being damaged “deliberately” by French trawlers. The alleged incidents occurred between the six and 12-mile limit off the Cornwall coast. The Cornish Fish Producers Organisation is discussing the issue […]
Sexism in the tech industry ‘needs to be called out’
BBC The row about sexism in the tech industry has kicked off again. The male software engineer argued the lack of women in top tech jobs was due to biological differences between men and women. It’s led to widespread criticism from women – and men – who work in the industry. Newsbeat’s spoken to four […]
Call for NHS to fund £240,000 cancer treatment Optune
BBC Nancy Carter-Bradley said the treatment would be a game-changer A woman who has been given two years to live is campaigning for a £240,000 cancer treatment to be funded by the NHS. Nancy Carter-Bradley, from Penwood in Hampshire, has been battling a brain tumour on and off since 2005. The 46-year-old described a treatment […]
End of an era as ‘proud’ star finishes tour in Vancouver
Getty Images More than 10 million tickets were sold for the tour worldwide Taylor Swift thanked her fans for making the Eras Tour “the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging” experience of her life, as she played the closing show in Vancouver on Sunday. Prior to playing All Too Well, Swift told the audience […]
Jeep pushed to retire Cherokee name from SUVs
Jeep The Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using its name to sell the firm’s classic sports utility vehicles. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr said “it’s time” for companies and sports teams to retire Native American iconography from logos, mascots and other products. Jeep has sold vehicles under the name since the 1970s. […]
EU ‘unconvinced’ by Brexit plan and UK clashes with Facebook
PA Media EU ‘open but not convinced’ by PM’s Brexit plan With UK negotiators back in Brussels to resume Brexit talks, it appears they have some way to go to convince EU leaders that Boris Johnson’s latest plan can work. European Council President Donald Tusk says the EU is “open but not convinced”, while Irish […]
Warwick’s Jess Carter reflects on ‘incredible’ Euros win
Getty Images Jess Carter says the team hopes to inspire young footballers One of England’s Euro 2022 winning players said it had been an “incredible moment” to bring home the trophy. After starting playing for Warwick Juniors, she said she had “never really thought it would happen”. “It is incredible to see how the women’s […]