Beverley Knight to play rock’n’roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beverley Knight is to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a drama about the gospel singer and guitarist who became known as “the godmother of rock’n’roll”.
Drones flying into jails in England and Wales are national security threat, says prisons watchdog
Drones have become a “threat to national security”, the prisons watchdog has said, after a surge in the amount of weapons and drugs flown into
Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments
Schools, the NHS and local councils will be banned from making ransomware payments under government proposals to tackle hackers. In a crackdown on such cyber-attacks,
Ministers to appeal against river pollution ruling won by Yorkshire anglers
The UK environment secretary, Steve Reed, is pursuing legal action against a group of anglers who are trying to restore the ecosystem of a river.
Politically historic Kingsley Hall in Bristol awarded £4.7m for renovation
A 319-year-old Grade II-listed building in the heart of Bristol that was the headquarters of the precursor to the modern Labour party has been awarded
Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs
Nearly 10,000 images of balls have plunged up to 90% in value after Tennis Australia appears to have walked away from its non-fungible token (NFT)
Peru prosecutors pursue whiff of scandal over president’s secret nose job
The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, has appeared before prosecutors to explain a two-week absence for plastic surgery on her nose that she insists was medical,
Carrie Underwood to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration
The country singer Carrie Underwood is scheduled to perform at Donald Trump’s second inauguration this month. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that the star will
South Africa launches operation at illegal gold mine amid fears many dead
The South African government has launched a mission to bring to the surface potentially hundreds of people in an illegal mine who last year had
Former rivals trade fist pumps and whispers as Djokovic-Murray show begins
In a quiet corner of the player warm-up gym on Monday afternoon in Melbourne Park, one of the countless invasive cameras dotted around the tournament