World Women’s Matchplay: Rhian Griffiths to make darts history
“I played in local league, then it went to super league, county and then I was chosen to play for Wales, which was such a honour,” she said. “It just proves that anything is possible, I never thought I’d be doing anything with darts like this.” The PDC recently announced the Women’s Series will expand […]
Australian minister Greg Hunt accused of misogyny
Getty Images Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt has apologised for using “strong language” An Australian government minister has apologised for swearing repeatedly at the mayor of a Northern Territory town. Health Minister Greg Hunt said he was wrong to use “strong language” during a private conversation with Katherine Mayor Fay Miller in December. Ms Miller […]
Five charts about the fortunes of the Chinese family
BBC In the five years since President Xi Jinping moved to the helm, China has become richer and more powerful. But what has this growth meant for the fate and fortunes of the ordinary Chinese family? As China’s most powerful decision-makers meet to set the course of the nation for the next five years and […]
Politicians react to First Minister’s resignation
PA Media Mrs Foster served as first minister from January 2016 to January 2017 – when the NI Assembly collapsed – and again from January 2020. After she made her final speech in the role in the assembly as there were tributes from other NI politicians, as well as from further afield. Michelle O’Neill, Sinn […]
Nadine Dorries’ resignation letter in full
Reuters Nadine Dorries resigned as Conservative MP from her Mid Bedfordshire seat with a blistering attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Here is her resignation letter in full: It has been the greatest honour and privilege of my life to have served the good people of Mid Bedfordshire as their MP for 18 years and […]
How English school cricket rose from the Ashes in 2005
As the summer of 2005 approached, England prepared to face the Australians on home turf, tasked with trying to win an Ashes series for the first time since 1987. It was an ominous challenge against a side boasting legends like Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting. Equally ominous was the statistic showing that less […]
Arlene Foster urges NI parties to stick to language deal
Arlene Foster makes her final speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly as first minister Arlene Foster has urged Northern Ireland’s political parties to stick to a language and cultural deal they agreed to in January 2020. Speaking in the Stormont assembly ahead of her resignation as first minister on Monday, Mrs Foster said the deal […]
Cancer doctor turns full-time Ironman competitor at 34
“They are actually so similar,” she says. “A lot of the day-to-day stuff of what you do is fundamentally pretty boring. “You could be pipetting in a lab for four hours at a time or staring at cells down a microscope – and it’s the same with doing long interval sessions on an indoor bike […]
Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams
The men’s team features a number of players with Commonwealth experience, including captain Prosser who has 116 caps. Great Britain international Dan Kyriakides is joined by his brother James and there is also a spot for Hywel Jones on the back of his recent debut with the senior side. Wilkinson will be leading the women […]
‘Coronavirus is the biggest low in my career’
Nathan Pask @ Kayte Ellis Agency Roksanda Ilincic has dressed some of the world’s most famous women The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to UK-based Serbian fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic. I should be speaking to Roksanda at her east London studio, surrounded by […]