England cricket teamUK cricket fans face India v England blackout with TV deal still to be agreedEngland’s five-Test tour starts on 25 January2021 series was shown on Channel 4 after late dealCricket fans face a possible blackout with England’s Test series against India yet to find a home on UK television, less than three weeks before the first ball is due to be bowled.
The five-match tour, between the teams ranked second and third in the world, is a marquee event in the Test calendar but no deal has been agreed with the opening game in Hyderabad starting on 25 January. Read More...
World news'Scars show Iraqi captors raped Jessica Lynch'Jessica Lynch, the American soldier held for eight days during the Iraq war, was raped by her captors, according to an authorised biography due for publication next week.
The book, I Am a Soldier, Too, says that scars on her body and her medical records show that she was sodomised during her ordeal. It says she has no memory of the rape but that she is unable to account for the first three hours after being captured. Read More...
Food This article is more than 8 years oldBlack pudding praised as a 'superfood' alongside seaweed and kohlrabiThis article is more than 8 years oldMuscleFood claims black pudding – low in carbohydrates, high in protein – has become a ‘buzzword in clean eating’
“Some smart-arse scientist has just realised what we’ve known for god knows how many years,” Tony Chadwick told a customer on his black pudding stall in Bury market in Greater Manchester on Wednesday. Read More...