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“Against Samsonova, I didn’t give up until the very last point. I think from that moment on I just tried to be the biggest fighter that I can be,” Osaka said. “I felt really good when I played Svitolina. I think the match made things clear that I can rally …

BBC Sandie Peggie is claiming harassment and victimisation under the Equality Act A nurse who was suspended after an exchange with a trans doctor in a female changing room has raised a new legal claim against NHS Fife. Sandie Peggie’s action is separate from her ongoing case with the health …

An 11-year-old girl died after she was found unresponsive in a hotel pool in Fuerteventura, a coroner’s court has heard. Francesca Mae Blease, from Crewe, Cheshire, was found in the swimming pool on 7 August an inquest, opening on Wednesday, was told. Coroner’s officer Paul Downey said the girl was …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prince George was 7 years old when he first learned of his “destiny” — becoming king of England. “Prince William deliberately postponed the hefty conversation with his son, so Prince George could relax and enjoy school, sports and family life,” British royals …

Nicholas ThomasLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images Ten libraries in Caerphilly will close on 8 September Mr Morgan said the council would “robustly defend the judicial review challenge ahead” of the council, while it got its community hub model under way. The ten libraries set to close are in Aberbargoed, …

Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent Getty Images Valentine Low’s eminently readable, behind-the-scenes book about the royals has been making headlines, including how Queen Camilla fended off a sexual assault when she was a teenager. Power and the Palace, published next week and written by the former royal correspondent for The Times, explores …

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor BBC Listen to Alison read this article It took me some time to find the front door of the Safer Living Foundation. There was no nameplate, and the building was one of many anonymous red-brick Victorian terraced houses in Nottingham. It was January 2025, and I …

PA Media Sandie Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife following a row with Dr Beth Upton The “aggressive and confrontational” way a nurse spoke to a trans doctor in a dispute over access to changing rooms was behaviour not deserving of Equality Act protection, an employment tribunal has heard. Jane …

Dan WareingBBC News, Lancashire Family handout Valerie Kneale died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital days after suffering a stroke A stroke patient died as a result of being sexually assaulted after she was admitted to hospital, an inquest has heard. Retired clerical assistant Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital …

BBC Sandie Peggie has taken NHS Fife to an employment tribunal NHS Fife is “in the grip of delusion” over gender self-identification, an employment tribunal has heard. A lawyer for Sandie Peggie claimed this had led to “weird behaviour” in the health board’s case for suspending the nurse. Ms Peggie …

Andy LakeBBC News, Cambridgeshire and Katy PrickettBBC News, Cambridgeshire BBC Stonemason Ryan Logan said it was amazing to be part of the restoration of a building everyone in Cambridge knew The skilled work of 19th Century craftsmen who built a Grade I listed church is “mind-blowing”, according to a stone …

Walk down the cooking oil aisle and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Olive, avocado, canola, grapeseed, peanut — they all promise something different, and not every bottle works for every recipe. Use the wrong one and your dish can end up greasy, bitter or just plain off. The key is …

A fugitive who allegedly murdered two officers in a small rural town in Australia’s Victoria is being helped by some members of the community, police have said. Dezi Freeman has been on the run since last Tuesday, when police arrived at his Porepunkah property to execute a search warrant, reportedly …

Two men have been stabbed at a central London Tube station within 24 hours in attacks that police believe are connected. British Transport Police were called to Oxford Circus station at 03:40 BST on Saturday and just after 01:30 BST on Sunday to reports of serious assaults. A 23-year-old man …

Anita NkongeBBC News in Nairobi Carolyne Odour Elijah, aged nine, and Daniel, aged 12, went missing after leaving on a bus on 28 June Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of her two young sons who went missing two months ago with their father – …

One person has been taken to hospital following a collision between a motorbike and a car near Newtownards, County Down, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has said. The crash happened on the Portaferry Road on Sunday afternoon. It was reported to the NIAS at 13:35 BST. Police have said …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ron Howard and his wife want to share the love as they celebrate 50 years of marriage. The Academy Award-winning director recently revealed that to celebrate their anniversary, he and his wife, Cheryl Howard, donated a Victorian-style love seat to a Los …

I dream of a gadget that can do it all. Instead, when I leave for the office, I pack one or two phones, a portable battery bank, a laptop, a Kindle, a new product I’m testing, and at least one pair of earbuds. In my backpack, there’s a pouch full …

The fourth seed produced three aces and 10 winners in an opening set in which Azarenka committed four double faults and won just 36% of her first serves. Yet the 36-year-old two-time Grand Slam winner looked her old self in the second set, as she broke serve and then saved …

Tiffanie Turnbull and Ottilie MitchellBBC News, Sydney Getty Images A huge search is under way in Australia for a heavily armed fugitive who allegedly shot two police officers Even in Australia, Porepunkah is a town few would have heard of before this week. Fewer still could pronounce it. Nestled at …