England v Scotland abandoned after heavy rain: T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened
Cricket Delayed by Rain’ may be the most British sentence I’ve ever read.” Wait until Orkney v Shetland at the 2030 World Cup. Ireland’s win over England at the last World Cup.went ballistic against New Zealand in 2003. Jones is…
Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise join ranks of the Mr Men and Little Misses
Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise will become the latest characters to feature in the beloved Mr Men picture book series. More than 50 years since Mr Tickle, the first title in the series, was published, the books will join…
Internet addiction alters brain chemistry in young people, study finds
Young people with internet addiction experience changes in their brain chemistry which could lead to more addictive behaviours, research suggests. The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed previous research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how regions…
Northampton’s Alex Mitchell backs Fin Smith in duel with Bath’s Finn Russell
The England scrum-half Alex Mitchell is backing his teammate Fin Smith to win his looming fly-half duel with Finn Russell when Northampton face Bath in the Gallagher Premiership final this weekend. The battle of the two No 10s and goalkickers will…
Three boys left ‘completely speechless’ after finding T rex bone in North Dakota
Two young brothers and their cousin say they were “completely speechless” when they came across a Tyrannosaurus rex bone poking out of the ground while out for a jaunt in the North Dakota badlands. In July 2022, Liam and Jessin…
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification
The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research…
Bill Gates to tell his ‘origin story’ in memoir
Bill Gates has announced that he will be telling his “origin story” in a memoir due to be published next year. Source Code: My Beginnings will cover the businessman and philanthropist’s early years, from his childhood in Seattle to his…
As global heating cuts Australia’s snowfall ski season may go downhill, report warns
Bookings have been slow ahead of the ski season at the mountain lodge in Thredbo that Annalisa Koeman’s parents built in the 1960s and have run ever since. Last ski season started with some good snow falls “but it went…
Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster review – why did they drag three hours of TV out of this?
Programme-bloat is a common problem on streaming platforms. They have money, no taste and a lot of hours to fill. The BBC’s rigour and shaky funding structure as a public broadcaster generally mitigates against it following suit, but occasionally mistakes…
Where to start with: Rachel Cusk
To say that the work of Rachel Cusk has provoked strong reactions is an understatement. The author of 12 novels and three works of nonfiction as well as Coventry, an essay collection, her three-decade career has taken her from witty,…