Netball Super League: England Netball to relaunch division in 2025 as part of push for professionalisation
England Netball has announced plans to relaunch the Netball Super League from 2025 as part of a push to professionalise the division. The sport’s governing body began an open tender process on Tuesday for expressions of interest in joining the newly reformed league. The Super League is the sport’s elite domestic competition in the UK. […]
Will travel be hit by more chaos this year?
Katy Austin Transport correspondent Getty Images Many people are setting off their travels during the great summer getaway as schools across England and Wales enjoy their six-week holidays. But last year’s summer season was marked by widespread travel disruption. So whether you’re travelling by plane, train, road or ferry, will things be smoother this time […]
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war. After last-minute calls with Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed […]
Marine economy £5.6m funding boost will ‘create jobs’
Mowi Scottish salmon are exported worldwide A £5.6m funding boost for Scotland’s “vital” marine economy will help firms create jobs, according to Rural Minister Mairi Gougeon. Sea fisheries and processing businesses will share £4.2m in the latest round of cash from the EU’s European and Maritime Fisheries Fund. The Scottish government confirmed it will contribute […]
Graham Murray: Ex-Leeds Rhinos coach Murray dies aged 58
He also led the Rhinos to the inaugural Super League Grand Final a year earlier and enjoyed a distinguished coaching career in Australia’s NRL. “It is devastating news and we are so sad to have lost Graham, who will be fondly remembered by all our fans, players and staff who knew him from his time […]
Is London’s stock market losing its lustre?
Reuters It’s over a year since UK hedge fund boss Sir Paul Marshall declared that London was becoming a financial “Jurassic Park” – full of beasts of a bygone era. Old-fashioned companies and old-fashioned investors who prized dividends over growth and who had therefore missed the greatest era of wealth creation in over a century […]
Netball: The sport which is seeing a big boom in England
And now Fletcher, the Hornets’ chairperson, witnesses hundreds of women playing each weekend, with Hornets contributing six teams to the league. “It’s so empowering to see all these women doing something they love,” she said. As a PE teacher, Fletcher knows perhaps more than most about the challenge of raising netball’s profile at grass roots […]
UK consumer spending growth ‘falls to record low’
NurPhoto July’s hot weather failed to boost consumer spending in the UK which fell to a new low amid Brexit uncertainty and slow real wage growth. Average retail sales over the year to July rose by 0.5% – a record low according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG. They said the “challenging retail environment” […]
Rachael Blackmore: Historic Grand National triumph for modest trailblazer
It might be too much to say Blackmore has ridden to racing’s rescue, but her feelgood story comes after a troubled start to the year where a trainer and jockey were banned after social media posts emerged of them posing with dead horses. The success of women, competing on a level playing field against men, […]
‘We’re delighted to have dates to work towards’
Simon Read Business reporter, BBC News Pure Lakes Skin Care Gareth and Claire McKeever of Pure Lakes Skin Care in Kendal A number of businesses will be able to reopen from 12 April if conditions are met, the Prime Minister has announced. The news has prompted relief across the business community, although many sectors warn […]