Players will need to take a test for the SRY gene, which helps to determine biological sex, the WTA says. Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026 Tennis players will be required to clear a one-time gene test to compete on the women’s tour, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said after updating its eligibility policy….
Andy Burnham will promise to give people “more breathing room” when he gives his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 on Monday. He is expected to say he is “acutely conscious” of the UK’s high turnover of prime ministers – and that politics needs to be more stable and responsible. And he is…
Dr Stuart Lavery, consultant of reproductive medicine at University College Hospital in London, said: “People are understandably using this technology to try to get a greater understanding, and to try and pick up things as early as possible because it has such a profound impact on your life if you’re planning a pregnancy.” However, “we…
Who is Ryan Fox? Meet unlikely New Zealand golfer that won British Open originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After a hectic British Open, Ryan Fox is officially the 2026 Champion Golfer of the Year. Advertisement Fox outlasted Cameron Young and Sam Burns to…
Twenty-three runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic’s geographic North Pole, organisers have said, in an event they dubbed as the “world’s coolest marathon”. The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le…
Criw Compostio picks up waste, as well as wood shavings from a carpentry business and used rabbit and guinea pig bedding from pet owners, twice a week. It is then taken to a processing site in Machynlleth “so we’re travelling a very short distance” where they have specialised composters. “They’re like hot, rat-proof hyper composters…
The former owner of British Steel has said it will pursue the British government for compensation after the loss-making firm was nationalised. The UK took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks a year ago after China’s Jingye Group said it planned to close the site because it was not financially viable, and fully nationalised the plant…
An operation nearly 20 years ago left Donna Davies in constant pain but she only felt believed by medics after her husband spoke up. Donna, 56, now requires her large bowel to be removed because of her vaginal mesh medical device, which was removed after she felt it cutting into her. It was fitted after…
Carla Cressy worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but kept collapsing on shoots. “It was really embarrassing and I couldn’t do it anymore,” she says. From the age of 13, when she started her periods, she was plagued by excruciating pain but she was only finally diagnosed with…
Andrew and his brother Tristan, both US-UK nationals, were arrested in the US on Saturday, and the UK is seeking their extradition. Published On 19 Jul 202619 Jul 2026 Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami, Florida, on Sunday on a sealed warrant, the United States Marshals Service said, and the United…
