Day: September 1, 2024

The halls of the US Congress were, for many years, a man’s world. The first woman elected to Congress, the Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana, joined the House in 1917, three years before the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote and decades before the civil rights movement enabled ballot access for women of … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 46th over: Sri Lanka 114-3 (Karunaratne 55, Matthews 27) Bashir is varying his pace well to keep the Sri Lanka batters on their toes. All the while he chews his gum like a young Sam Allardyce and looks completely unfazed. Share … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Peeeeeeeeeeep! The Old Firm derby is underway. Share You’ll Never Walk Alone plays out. It is a spectacular rendition. Share The teams are out! The atmosphere is electric at Parkhead, even with an absence of away supporters. Share An email from … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jacks doesn’t last long. Only the three balls before being done by a spinning jaffa from Patterson-White. So it’s two in an over for LPW and maybe, just maybe, there’s a twist in this Trent Bridge tale? Share Ryan Patel is … Read more

Family handout Catherine Finnegan – known by her family as Kathleen – died after being hit by a double-decker bus Three weeks after the death of Kathleen Finnegan, who was hit by a bus at Victoria bus station in January, Transport for London (TfL) had still not contacted her family. Many people had been in … Read more

In 2008, Philip Heath, a technical manager for the insulation manufacturers Kingspan, circulated an email about some contractors who had questioned the safety of their product. They, he said to a friend, “are getting me confused with someone who gives a dam [sic]”. In 2017, Kingspan’s insulation panels contributed to the Grenfell Tower fire in west … Read more