Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Taylor Swift was finally on the receiving end of an NFL joke she could enjoy at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (4 February). During the live...
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India vs England second test LIVE: Live updates as tourists struggle
Charlie Allison on England’s Super sixes defeat to Australia England faltered in their bid to chase down what would have been the highest-ever successful fourth-innings run chase in India, as the hosts levelled the series with an 106-run victory. Zak Crawley got England off to a strong start at the top of the order after...
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Britain’s warships have gym where land attack missiles should be
Last month, Carlos Del Toro, the US navy secretary, warned that “given the near-term threats to the UK and US”, investments in the Royal Navy were “significantly important”. Tobias Ellwood, former chairman of the defence select committee, said: “When advances in missile technology saw the phasing out of battleships with those mighty 16in guns that...
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Government finally publishes £775bn infrastructure pipeline | Construction News
The government expects up to £775bn to be spent on infrastructure and construction across the public and private sectors in the next decade. The long-awaited National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline from Whitehall’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) outlines 660 projects over the next 10 years. The document was released this week, having been anticipated throughout...
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Brianna Ghey: Scarlett Jenkinson’s childhood – from teacher’s daughter to killer
Outwardly described by detectives as appearing to be “a normal kid from a normal family”, Jenkinson kept secret notes on her dark fantasies of death, torture, murder and serial killers in notebooks in her bedroom at the family home she shared with her parents, both teachers, and three older brothers. Detectives say her “thirst for...
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Kistos Holdings plc Acquires EDF Energy (Gas Storage) Limited, Securing UK Ownership of Critical UK Energy Infrastructure
Kistos Holdings plc, a low-carbon-intensity hydrocarbon producer, has acquired EDF Energy (Gas Storage) Limited from EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited. Orrick advised Kistos Holdings plc (LSE: KIST). Kistos will operate two gas storage facilities that EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited owned – Hill Top Farm and Hole House Farm, Kistos said in a statement. The...
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The 17 best protein powders in 2024 to gain muscle and boost fitness, tried and tested
What are the different types of protein powder? Whey concentrate is the most common form and is often the cheapest, according to Rachel Butcher, head nutritionist at Natural Fitness Food. “It typically has low fat and cholesterol content but the protein levels can vary from 40 to 90% depending on the brand,” she says....
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ScottishPower plans £5.4bn investment in green UK energy infrastructure
SCOTTISHPOWER has unveiled £5.4bn (US$6.8bn) worth of contract opportunities covering the next ten years that will support electricity network ambitions and a net zero future. The contracts offered by the integrated energy company include transmission projects across central and southern Scotland and will involve adding new high voltage substations, overhead line construction, as well as...
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UK Golf Federation launches GolfBIC roadshows
The UK Golf Federation is to host a series of one-day GolfBIC Roadshow events across the UK this spring. From Scotland to London, the roadshows will be held at four venues, each offering a one-day GolfBIC Sustainability Golf Conference supported by the R&A Sustainability Team and the GEO Foundation. The focus is to explore...
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India v England: Jack Leach doubtful for second Test in Visakhapatnam
Bashir was a surprise call-up to the England squad for this series. The right-armer only made his first-class debut last summer and has taken 10 wickets in six matches. But like left-arm spinner Tom Hartley, another left-field selection who took 7-62 in the second innings in Hyderabad, England believe the tall Bashir has the attributes...
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Frasers Group snaps up performance brand WIT Fitness
Performance brand WIT Fitness describes itself as a brand for the training-obsessed. Credit: Skynesher – Getty Images. Frasers Group‘s head of acquisitions James France told Just Style: “We are pleased to have acquired the assets and IP of WIT Fitness, a globally recognised CrossFit and fitness performance brand.” He added the acquisition brings another elevated...
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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert accused of ‘turning backs on women’ by Saudi ambassador
Navratilova, 67, and Evert, 69, each won 18 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1991. Their opinion column in The Washington Post last week was headlined: ‘We did not help build women’s tennis for it to be exploited by Saudi Arabia’. In it they said moving the “crown jewel” women’s event to Saudi Arabia...