D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday from UK election campaigning to commemorations for D-Day, after clashing in the campaign's first TV debate. Both leaders vying to be prime minister after next month's poll will be in Portsmouth, on England's south coast, marking the 80th anniversary of Allied landing in northern France in World War II. Campaigning for the July […]

June 5, 2024 9

Sport

England centurion Care retires from Test rugby

Scrum-half Danny Care said on Monday playing for England "meant an awful lot" to him after announcing his retirement from Test rugby. Harlequins' Care, 37, played his 101st and final England game in this month's Six Nations loss against France - 16 years after making his debut in 2008. "Playing for England has meant the world," Care said on social media. "It's meant an awful lot for me to […]

March 26, 2024 5

Business / Economics

Morning Biznews update – 22 March 2024

With South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation increasing to 5.6% in February, exceeding economists' expectations, and rising closer to the top of the central bank's 3% to 6% target range, all hopes of an interest rate cut before the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in July have fallen. A number of economists are in fact now looking at September as the first opportunity for any easing of the country’s 8.25% repurchase rate. […]

March 22, 2024 7

Sport

Invigorated England eye unlikely Six Nations title with France trip

England head to an equally resurgent France on Saturday holding an outside chance of pipping Ireland to a Six Nations title not many would have predicted at the start of the campaign. Steve Borthwick's side need a bonus point victory in Lyon, with Paris' Stade de France out of use due to it being prepared for this summer's Olympic Games, and must hope Ireland lose to Scotland by […]

March 15, 2024 3

Sport

India ready for turner in fourth Test after Stokes questions pitch

India said Thursday they are primed for whatever the pitch has in store for the fourth Test but expect it to favour spinners, after England captain Ben Stokes said he "had never seen anything like" the Ranchi wicket. Rohit Sharma's hosts are looking to seal the series in the Test beginning on Friday after hammering England by 434 runs to lead 2-1 with two matches to play. England […]

February 22, 2024 4

Videos

Food security ‘vital part of national security’, Sunak tells farmers

Rishi Sunak has told farmers that food security is a vital part of national security as he set out support for the sector. Speaking at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) annual conference, the Prime Minister outlined a doubling of the amount going to technology and innovation schemes such as robotics, roof-top solar and agricultural research, to £220 million, helping farmers to increase productivity. The money is part of the Government’s […]

February 21, 2024 7

Sport

England back under-fire Root, Bairstow to keep India series alive

England are blocking out all "external noise" to help Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit form and keep the series alive against India in Friday's fourth Test in Ranchi. After England slumped to their second-worst defeat since 1934, in terms of runs, in the third Test, Ben Stokes' side are 2-1 down and must win or draw to avoid losing the series with a game to spare. England's […]

February 21, 2024 4

Sport

India crush England with record win to lead Test series 2-1

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten double century to help India to its biggest-ever win Sunday, crushing England by 434 runs in the third Test to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Chasing 557 for victory, England's batting fell like a pack of cards with the loss of eight wickets in the final session to be dismissed for 122 on day four in Rajkot. "In Test cricket... when […]

February 19, 2024 3

Sport

India get five-run penalty for Ashwin mid-pitch running

India were penalised five runs after the umpire charged batsman Ravichandran Ashwin for running in the middle of the pitch in the third Test against England on Friday. Ashwin was reprimanded by on-field umpire Joel Wilson on the morning of day two in Rajkot and England will start their innings with five for no loss as a result of the offence. Ashwin attempted to argue his case with Wilson, […]

February 16, 2024 3