Jack Draper has defended Emma Raducanu after she was singled out for criticism by Martina Navratilova. The tennis icon questioned Raducanu’s work ethic following her first-round exit in New York last week. Navratilova said: “She needs more matchplay. I still don’t think she is as fit as she should be.”Continue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Convicted con artist Anna Delvey has lashed out at the hosts of The View afterContinue Reading
The mysterious origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone has deepened as new research has found it did not come from Orkney. Last month, it was revealed that the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland, and not Wales, like theContinue Reading
The woman made Britain’s youngest peer by Boris Johnson has a plum new job at an environmental consultancy chaired by the former prime minister, The Independent can reveal. Charlotte Owen, now Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge after entering the House of Lords at the age of 30, has been appointedContinue Reading
The prison population in England and Wales has reached a new record high as a scheme to house UK prisoners in Estonia to solve Britain’s jail overcrowding crisis has been branded half-baked and unworkable. Official figures showed there were 88,521 people behind bars on Friday, 171 more than the previousContinue Reading
Chorus members of the Welsh National Opera (WNO) are to stage a series of strikes in a dispute over jobs and pay. Equity said the walkouts will hit a number of productions in the coming weeks. Strikes will be held on September 21 (the opening night of Rigoletto) and 29Continue Reading
Ben Stiller has addressed why audiences haven’t seen him in a lead role in seven years. The comedy legend, 58, best known for starring in early 2000s classics including Meet the Fockers, Zoolander and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, has spent the majority of his time recently working behind theContinue Reading
The world’s top stock indices continued on a downward trend on Friday as concerns over the US economy persist following the release of weaker-than-expected jobs data. London’s FTSE 100 dropped by 60.24 points, or 0.73%, to end the week at 8,181.47. It was dragged lower by losses for miners andContinue Reading
Ferrari have reportedly launched an ambitious bid to snatch Max Verstappen’s engineer away from Red Bull ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s arrival. There might be three months of the current season left to run, but anticipation surrounding Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is already picking up. After 12 successful years with Mercedes,Continue Reading
Ireland’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said it will look at Ticketmaster’s handling of the sale of tickets following “legitimate concerns over how consumers were treated”. Ticketmaster Ireland has said it does not set concert pricesContinue Reading
