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Jannik Sinner walks off court before Wimbledon defeat as Emma Raducanu slated
Dan Evans has scolded Emma Raducanu for failing to fulfil her commitment to play mixed doubles with Andy Murray at Wimbledon. In his column for the Daily Mail, Evans wrote: “It’s just unfortunate how it played out, with Emma pulling out a few hours before their match because she hadContinue Reading
Zoe Kravitz explains why Blink Twice film couldn’t use her original title: ‘Women were offended’
Zoë Kravitz has revealed the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wouldn’t advertise the original title of her original directorial debut, now titled Blink Twice. The suspense thriller stars Kravitz’s fiancé Channing Tatum as tech billionaire Slater King who invites Frida (Naomi Ackie) to party with him and his friendsContinue Reading
London markets slip as BP share slump drags on FTSE 100
The FTSE 100 slumped into the red on Tuesday as oil giant BP acted as a drag. Sentiment started positive in early trading but turned sour throughout the session, as housebuilders and retailers also weakened. BP was one of the day’s significant fallers after if it warned of an impairmentContinue Reading
Pressure grows on Wes Streeting to act after damning nursing watchdog review
Health secretary Wes Streeting is under pressure to launch an inquiry following a damning review into the UK’s nursing and midwifery watchdog. On Tuesday a review into the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), prompted by The Independent’s reporting of whistleblower concerns, found the safety of the public, nurses and midwivesContinue Reading
How to start weightlifting after 60
Weightlifting has many benefits. CCISUL/ Shutterstock A recent study has shown that lifting heavy weights three times weekly leads to sustained improvements in strength in older adults. This is good news because being strong as you age can help you maintain independence for longer, make you more resistant to injuriesContinue Reading
Junior doctors hail ‘positive meeting’ with Health Secretary
Junior doctors in England held “collaborative talks” with the Health and Social Care Secretary, medics have said as they hailed a “positive first step” towards ending their long-running dispute over pay. More talks are expected to take place next week, Dr Vivek Trivedi and Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chairmen of theContinue Reading
Labour voters wants Starmer to ditch his Brexit red lines and rejoin the single market
New polling shows that the vast majority of voters who went to the polls to vote for a Keir Starmer government want Labour to drop its Brexit “red lines” and reverse the Tory legacy on Europe. Asked about whether Labour should reconsider its stance on the single market, customs unionContinue Reading
Dyson to cut around 1,000 UK jobs
Dyson is planning to axe more than a quarter of its UK jobs as part of a major restructuring. The vacuum cleaner manufacturer is to cut around 1,000 of its roughly 3,500 jobs in the UK, it told staff in an email on Tuesday morning. The company, which also makesContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic storms out of BBC Wimbledon interview after snapping at reporter
Novak Djokovic stormed out of his interview with the BBC, with the Serb upset that several questions concerned the crowd that he hit out at during a fourth-round Wimbledon win over Holger Rune. The second seed complained that the Centre Court supporters were using Rune’s name to mock him, turningContinue Reading
NASA spots ‘surprise’ X shapes in Earth’s atmosphere | News
NASA has discovered “surprise” X and C shapes in the Earth’s atmosphere – and scientists are struggling to explain them. While these alphabetical shapes have been observed before, Nasa’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk mission sees them more clearly than other instruments have and is now finding themContinue Reading