T. Rex, Whitney and The Notorious B.I.G. to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Paul Glynn Entertainment & arts reporter Getty Images Left-right: T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G. Whitney Houston and British acts T. Rex and Depeche Mode are to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They will be joined by The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails and The Doobie […]
Love Island breaks ITV2 record
ITV Dani Dyer teamed up with Jack Fincham on the opening episode The launch show of the new series of Love Island has given ITV2 its biggest-ever audience. It broke the record set by the finale of the 2017 season of the dating show. An average of 2.95 million viewers watched as the new islanders […]
US issues pause on foreign aid, leaked memo says
The US State Department has issued a halt to all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo sent to officials and US embassies abroad. The leaked notice follows President Trump’s executive order issued on Monday for a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending a review of efficiencies and consistency […]
Lauren Holiday: USA legend wants to change women’s sport ‘from the top down’
When asked to compare the Women’s Super League (WSL) with the elite level of the game in the USA, Holiday thinks the standard is higher in the NWSL, for now. “I think the NWSL [has the edge] right now because of how close all the teams are and how they compete,” she said. “There’s more […]
Tottenham: Who is new manager Robert Vilahamn?
According to Vilahamn, he was doing “fine” in Sweden. However, his track record suggests he was doing better than “fine”. When he began his coaching career in 2008 at Ytterby IS, he led the men’s side to back-to-back promotions, and he did the same at his next club, which was another men’s team, Qviding FIF, […]
Tokyo 2020: English Football Association plans to enter a British women’s team
England’s FA had put forward the idea of sending Great Britain teams to the 2016 Olympics, but Fifa said it would need the agreement of all the ruling bodies. Stewart Regan, the Scottish FA’s chief executive, was among those to voice concerns that a Great Britain team could impact the home nations at future international […]
Women’s Premiership: Glentoran’s bid to win title at Seaview live on BBC Sport NI
Glentoran will win the Women’s Premiership title if they beat Crusaders on Wednesday night and the game is live on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer. The big game will be the first Women’s Premiership match to be streamed live by BBC Sport NI. Nicola McCarthy will provide commentary for a 19:30 GMT kick-off […]
As the 8 billionth child is born, who were 5th, 6th and 7th?
Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Seven-billionth child Sadia Sultana Oishee and six-billionth Adnan Mevic, holding photos of them with officials at their births The UN says the world’s population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, […]
Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88
Getty Images International best-selling author Wilbur Smith has died at his home in Cape Town at the age of 88, his publisher has announced. He passed away on Saturday afternoon with his wife, Niso, by his side, a statement published on the Wilbur Smith Books website said. Smith’s 49 published books have sold more than […]
Lioness Lauren Hemp welcomed home in North Walsham
Duncan Baker Lauren Hemp was honoured with the Freedom of the Town on her return to North Walsham, Norfolk Hundreds of people turned out to welcome back one of England’s Lionesses as she returned to her home town for the first time since winning Euro 2022. Lauren Hemp was honoured with the Freedom of the […]