What’s the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert?
Merlyn Thomas and Vibeke Venema BBC News Neom.com A Neom ad promises the city will be like a playground Glow-in-the dark beaches. Billions of trees planted in a country dominated by the desert. Levitating trains. A fake moon. A car-free, carbon-free city built in a straight line over 100 miles long in the desert. These […]
Barry Hearn: Snooker’s elite can ‘go or pass’ on Saudi Arabia tournament
Hearn says it is a chance to bring about change, and offers as a sign of progress, the fact that female referees will be used. “We are all aware of the situation, but sport knows no boundaries in our view and we are there to spread the gospel of sport, and in this case the […]
Strict new curbs on life in UK announced by PM
Boris Johnson: “You must stay at home” Strict new curbs on life in the UK to tackle the spread of coronavirus have been announced by the prime minister. People may only leave home to exercise once a day, travel to and from work when it is “absolutely necessary”, shop for essential items and fulfil any […]
Women’s Challenge Cup: Wembley dream inspires us – St Helens’ Jodie Cunningham
The chance to make history as the first women to play in a Wembley Challenge Cup final is a massive inspiration for the 2023 semi-finalists, says St Helens skipper Jodie Cunningham. Cunningham’s Saints, holders of the trophy having beaten fellow last-four side Leeds at Elland Road last season, play league leaders York on Saturday. Leeds, […]
Why your new work colleague could be a robot
Ben Morris Technology of Business editor Automata Welcome to the future of the workplace – this is robot EVA at work You hear EVA before you see it. A whirring and whizzing noise greets you as you enter the offices of Automata, a start-up robotics company based in London. To one side a robotic arm […]
Leon Smith handed expanded role in LTA performance team
He would work alongside Rusedski, Martin Weston, Magnus Tideman, Julien Hoferlin, Colin Beecher, Nick Weal and James Davidson. Smith takes over as head of women’s tennis at the LTA following Nigel Sears’ recent departure to become coach of Serbian former world number one, Ana Ivanovic. “I am confident we have a world-class team in place,” […]
London to move into tier 3 as infections rise
Matt Hancock confirms that Greater London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire are being moved into Tier 3 restrictions. London, most of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire will move into England’s highest tier of Covid restrictions, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. The areas join tier three at 00:01 GMT on Wednesday, meaning some 34 […]
Rugby League World Cup: Southern hemisphere to host in 2026 after France withdrawal
The Rugby League World Cup will be held in the southern hemisphere in 2026. The Ashes Test series has also been reinstated with England’s men and women set to tour Australia in 2025. Those are two highlights of a new International Rugby League calendar that has been announced after a meeting in Singapore. Significantly, the […]
Cornwall cafe boss tells customers to not be rude to staff
BBC The South West saw a very busy bank holiday weekend A business owner in Cornwall has told customers with “self entitlement” to stop being rude to her staff. Tania Daniel, from the Brown Sugar Cafe in Fowey, said the hospitality industry was “struggling” because of a lack of staff but they were doing their […]
British tennis told to drive up numbers or lose funding
“The mission they’ve recently created and the level of engagement from David Gregson and the board is very impressive,” said Smith. “It is certainly more impressive than I’ve ever seen before in tennis. What I’ve seen since December has been a dedicated and concerted effort to fix the problem.” Although the number of people playing […]