Women’s Super League: Bumper weekend shows league must grow to keep up
Things are heading in the right direction. WSL average attendance in August 2020 was 3,092; in November 2022 it is 5,099. The aim is for 6,000 by 2024. There are growing pains, however. Chelsea’s regular home, Kingsmeadow, only has a capacity of 4,850. Arsenal usually play at Meadow Park, which can hold 4,500 at most. […]
Hundreds lodge complaints over dynamic pricing
Fear PR Hundreds of Oasis fans have made official complaints about how tickets for the band’s reunion tour were advertised, as the government pledged to look into the use of “dynamic pricing”. The system led the prices for many tickets to shoot up by more than £200 during the day after they went on sale […]
US envoy vows climate fight will continue under Trump
Getty The US will still continue fighting climate change and curbing its emissions of planet-warming gases despite the election of Donald Trump, the US special envoy told the COP29 conference on its opening day. John Podesta, a Biden administration appointee, labelled the incoming president a climate denier and said he would dismantle environmental safeguards. But […]
Scottish Greens elect Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater as co-leaders
Scottish Greens Ms Slater and Mr Harvie were unveiled as co-leaders at an event in Edinburgh Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater have been elected as the new co-leaders of the Scottish Green Party. The party announced earlier this year it would elect leaders for the first time to replace its previous co-convener position. Mr Harvie […]
The women facing rape threats and abuses on Clubhouse
Getty Images Women are subject to massive online abuse in India In November Bhavini received screen recordings from her friends in a Clubhouse room with a title that mentioned her underwear. The live-audio app allows users to start a virtual room or join one in which other people are speaking. In these recordings, men were […]
Batter Sophia Dunkley handed first England central contract
England have awarded a central contract to South East Stars batter Sophia Dunkley for the first time. The 22-year-old has played in 15 Twenty20 internationals after making her debut at the 2018 World Cup in West Indies. Dunkley is one of 17 players, including captain Heather Knight and all-rounder Nat Sciver, to be handed a […]
New Hull hospital tech removes need for cancer patient tattoos
Getty Images Surface Guided Radiotherapy means some cancer patients will no longer need tattoos Cancer patients at Hull’s Castle Hill Hospital will no longer need permanent tattoo markings to guide their radiotherapy treatment thanks to new technology. Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) is being introduced at the Queen’s Centre at a cost of £1.4m. The NHS […]
‘Zero UK growth in 2023’ and ‘£100 to fill a car’
Getty Images A number of the papers lead on a speech to be delivered on Thursday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Lancashire. The Times reports he will announce a plan to help benefit claimants buy homes in England, which it says could put three million people on the housing ladder. The paper says the […]
Labour plans to teach British Empire injustice in schools
Getty Images Children will be taught about injustice and the role of the British Empire as part of the national curriculum under Labour, Jeremy Corbyn has said. At the launch of his race and faith manifesto on Tuesday, the Labour leader said a new trust will educate on how to address the legacy of slavery. […]
China surveillance of journalists to use ‘traffic-light’ system
BBC The Chinese province of Henan is building a surveillance system with face-scanning technology that can detect journalists and other “people of concern”. Documents seen by BBC News describe a system that classifies journalists into a “traffic-light” system – green, amber and red. Journalists in the “red” category would be “dealt with accordingly”, they say. […]