Brexit deal ‘crash’ and ‘momentous’ Remembrance
EPA A single, arresting, image fills the front page of The Sun on Sunday: the silhouette of a soldier standing, head bowed, in a field of blood-red poppies, stretching to the horizon. In its coverage of the centenary of the end of the First World War, the Sunday Express says the courage required by British […]
Sochi 2014: Dominant Netherlands claim team pursuit double
Netherlands’s women continued their speed-skating dominance by setting a new Olympic record in completing a team pursuit double in Sochi. Ireen Wust, who was winning a record fifth Sochi medal, Jorien Ter Mors and Marrit Leenstra clocked two minutes 58.05 seconds to beat Poland. Earlier, Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij won the men’s […]
‘Feminazi’ rants of lawyer who shot judge’s family
Reuters Police outside the home where the suspect, Roy Den Hollander, was found dead A lawyer who shot dead a female judge’s son before turning the gun on himself had ranted online about “Feminazi rule”. Roy Den Hollander gunned down Judge Esther Salas’ son in New Jersey on Sunday and badly wounded her husband. The […]
Jayne Ludlow and Becky James inducted into Hall of Fame
Wales football manager Jayne Ludlow has been inducted into the Welsh Sports hall of fame. Ludlow is one of four women among the 2018 inductees alongside Rio 2016 Olympics medal winning cyclist Becky James. Welsh cricketer and hockey player Lynne Thomas, Commonwealth Games badminton champion Kelly Morgan and rugby league legend Roy Francis were also […]
High-tech sensor firm Novosound boosted by £1m grant
Novosound The spin-out company was founded by Richard Cooper (left) and Dr Dave Hughes A Scottish sensor technology firm is to boost its research and development activity after receiving a £1m grant from Scottish Enterprise. Novosound, which has patented a technique to mass-manufacture printable ultrasound sensors, will focus on the industrial and medical markets. Novosound […]
Giselle Gorringe: Welsh teenager can reach Winter Olympics, says Chemmy Alcott
Although the 2020 season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gorringe is as determined as ever to continue racing and become full-time next year. She focuses mainly on slalom and giant slalom but has recently started super giant slalom racing, with the hope of doing downhill in the future. “Because Chem has been […]
Bryony Page: British Olympic medallist wins trampolining World Cup gold in Switzerland
Great Britain’s Bryony Page won gold at the Trampoline FIG World Cup in Arosa, Switzerland. The 31-year-old won the individual women category with a score of 57.095 at the last of four World Cup rounds this season. Japan’s Hikaru Mori was second with New Zealand’s Madaline Davidson taking bronze. Last month, Page won two golds […]
Twitter blocks Russian claims on hospital attack
Reuters Three people including a child died when Russia struck a hospital on Wednesday Twitter has removed two posts by the Russian embassy in London which claimed the bombing of a Ukrainian hospital by Russian forces had been faked. The Mariupol hospital was attacked on Wednesday, leaving three people dead. But the embassy’s tweets made […]
Jeremy Hunt cuts National Insurance but tax burden still rises
The chancellor is challenged on his claim economy has turned a corner Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a bigger than expected cut in National Insurance in his Autumn Statement. The main rate will go down from 12% to 10% from January – although previous tax changes mean many workers will not be much better off. […]
London 2012: Team GB can win gold, says Dutch captain Paumen
The Dutchwoman, who won the World Player of the Year prize, external in February, added: “It is always an advantage if you play at home. The crowds will be with you in the stadium. “But London is not far from home for us, so I am sure there will be lots of orange in the […]