Johanna Konta reached the Eastbourne semi-finals in 2016 and 2017 Eastbourne on the BBC Venue: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne Dates: 23-29 June Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, Connected TVs and BBC Sport website and app; follow live text commentary on selected matches. Full details. Britain’s Johanna Konta beat Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to […]
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Image copyright EPA Jeremy Hunt has added his voice to calls for Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson to answer questions about a row with his girlfriend which led to police being called to their address. Mr Hunt said someone who wants to be PM “should answer questions on everything”. Cabinet minister Liam Fox said it […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption Asdrit Kapaj, dubbed the “Wimbledon Prowler”, pleaded guilty to 26 offences after his crime spree was finally brought to a halt by detectives in February A serial burglar dubbed the “Wimbledon prowler” who tried to raid the home of tennis star Boris Becker has been jailed. Asdrit Kapaj made […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Christopher Austen claimed neither of them initially knew they were at the same school A teacher has been banned for having sex with an 18-year-old student. Christopher Austen began a relationship with the girl in 2016 after meeting her at a supermarket where she worked. He claimed it was a […]
Read moreImage copyright Getty Images Children whose parents are divorced are more likely to get fat than those whose parents stay together, say researchers. The weight gain is particularly marked in children whose parents divorce before they are six, the study found. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science analysed data on 7,574 […]
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Image copyright Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Image caption Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since April 2016 A British-Iranian mother detained in Iran has begun a new hunger strike. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, who is joining her in refusing […]
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Image copyright PA Another Caledonian Sleeper service has been cancelled after a train’s wheels were damaged earlier this week. Passengers who left London bound for Scotland on Tuesday night had to use a replacement bus service after their journey terminated in the West Midlands early on Wednesday morning. It meant that Wednesday night’s service back […]
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Image copyright Southern Image caption Southern Rail tweeted pictures of flooded tracks and advised people against travelling Heavy downpours across England are causing major disruption for road and rail users. Rail operator Southern has advised people to avoid travelling, delay journeys or use alternative routes. It tweeted “train services running across the whole network will […]
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Justin Edinburgh, who has died aged 49, managed sides in three Wembley finals Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 – five days after suffering a cardiac arrest. Edinburgh, who guided Orient back into the English Football League in 2018-19, had been taken to hospital on Monday. “We are completely […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLisa admits “it’s a risk” but says that for Bradleigh and their family, it could transform their lives “I’m really nervous about it. I’m not going to lie, I’m petrified.” Lisa Valentine’s son, Bradleigh, has a potentially fatal nut allergy, so the first time she watches him […]
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