Tag: British
Government moves to ‘future proof’ British sport’s free-to-air crown jewels
Major sporting events such as the Olympics, the FA Cup, the World Cup, the Rugby World Cup final, the Grand National and Wimbledon will continue to be shown on free […]
British Columbia reaches 10-year health-care funding deal
British Columbia has reached a health-care funding deal with the federal government, weeks after the province’s Health Minister condemned what he called Ottawa’s “divide and conquer” approach to negotiating similar […]
British MPs take first step to starting Brexit
British MPs on Tuesday took a key step towards leaving the European Union, launching a debate on a bill that would empower Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit. Brexit […]
Meet the begging bowl barons: How YOU are helping to fund international charity chiefs whose eye-popping pay is bankrolled by BRITISH aid
Bosses of charities handed millions in British foreign aid to fight poverty in poor nations are creaming off huge six-figure salaries and hefty bonuses, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. […]
Twenty people die in West Virginia floods
At least 20 people, including an eight-year-old boy and a toddler, have died in flooding in West Virginia, according to state officials. Heavy storms and flooding have caused widespread damage […]
Brexit: British clubs could suffer in transfer window, warns sports expert
British football clubs could find it more difficult to buy summer targets after the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, an expert has warned. Transfer fees and wages may […]
British & Irish Lions: Warren Gatland & Eddie Jones should lead – Keith Wood
Wales coach Warren Gatland and England boss Eddie Jones should both be part of the British and Irish Lions coaching team in New Zealand next summer, says former Lion Keith […]
Johanna Konta: British number one reaches highest career ranking
Johanna Konta has reached her highest career ranking of 18, the first British woman to break into the top 20 since Jo Durie in 1983. The British number one moved […]
Johanna Konta: British number one starts with a win at Nottingham Open
British number one Johanna Konta beat American Victoria Duval 6-3 6-0 in the first round of the Nottingham Open. Konta was beaten by German Julia Goerges in the first round […]