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Barry Hearn says it is inevitable that some of the major tournaments in the darts calendar will move away from the UK in the future as the PDC’s global expansion of the sport continues. The bulk of the majors take place in England, including the World Grand Prix which has recently moved to Leicester, first due to the pandemic and then because its traditional venue, Dublin’s Citywest Convention Centre, is housing Ukrainian refugees. The PDC have ambitious plans for the sport, which is looking to gain a foothold in America and held the US Darts Masters at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of the World Series in June. The objective of the invitational World Series is to grow the game worldwide, with its next three events taking place in Australia and New Zealand this month. READ MORE: Darts drama as player is disqualified after throwing a dart into the scorer’s leg PDC president Hearn, who remains heavily involved in the sport despite stepping down as chairman last … [Read more...] about Darts majors could leave UK and World Series replaced as Barry Hearn sets out PDC plan

COMMUTERS face more travel hell after a major train operator slashed its timetables and suspended ticket sales owing to staff shortages. Avanti West Coast will run as few as four trains an hour instead of its usual seven on the West Coast main line from Sunday. Services from London Euston to Manchester will be worst-hit — down from three to one. The news outraged passengers on the line which also serves Birmingham and Glasgow. Manchester commuter Ryan Sutherland, 28, who works in London, said: “It’s like the North West is being cut off for a month. "I feel abandoned.” READ MORE ON TRAIN DELAYS DELAY REPAY Can I get a refund for train delays? How to claim compensation GETAWAY CHAOS Travel chaos as roadworks threaten jams into Devon & Cornwall & train delays Ticket sales for travel from Sunday until September 11 are suspended while a new schedule is finalised. A limited timetable is in … [Read more...] about The North ‘cut off’ for ONE month as major train operator slashes services

Nadal has a chance encounter with Serena Williams in June SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Tennis legend Serena Williams has dropped a major retirement hint after winning her first singles match on the WTA Tour in 430 days. Williams defeated Spain’s Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-4, 6-3 at the National Bank Open in Canada to end her lengthy wait for a victory, which last came at the French Open in 2021. Related articles Venus Williams snubs top tennis stars with 'best friends' selection What Serena Williams told herself after spotting daughter at match Her outing in Canada was just her second tournament of the campaign, after making her return at Wimbledon last month. Speaking after her win on Monday … [Read more...] about Serena Williams drops major retirement hint after winning first match in 430 days

Duncansville, Pa. — Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years -- in hopes of better fighting the tick-borne threat. Lyme is a growing problem , with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat. While a vaccine for dogs has long been available, the only Lyme vaccine for humans was pulled off the U.S. market in 2002 from lack of demand, leaving people to rely on bug spray and tick checks. Now Pfizer and French biotech Valneva are aiming to avoid previous pitfalls in developing a new vaccine to protect both adults and kids as young as 5 from the most common Lyme strains on two continents. "There wasn't such a recognition, I think, of the severity of Lyme disease" and how many people it affects the last time around, Pfizer vaccine chief Annaliesa Anderson told The Associated Press. Robert Terwilliger, an avid hunter and hiker, was first in line Friday when … [Read more...] about Pfizer, French firm starting testing of major Lyme disease vaccine

Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), a party that left the coalition amid a political crisis in early summer, has submitted a constitutional bill on adequate financial security in old age to the parliament. The government promised to introduce the constitutional law that would concern the pension system and basic rules for its management in its programme declaration when it took power in 2020. The SaS and experts began to work on the bill last year, but the party curbed its efforts earlier this year following the promises of its then coalition partners, that the parliament would pass similar basic rules in the first reading together with a so-called parental pension before the summer. You have just exceeded the number of devices allowed. Your active subscription only allows a limited number of browsers to access locked content. To continue reading this article on this device/browser, please edit the list of registered devices in your profile settings here: manage devices … [Read more...] about Amid the coalition crisis, SaS submits a major constitutional bill

Nigel Farage: Article 50 reigns supreme over Benn Act SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mr Johnson is hoping to secure a Brexit deal before the EU Summit begins tomorrow, so he can avoid evoking the Benn Act and asking the EU for another extension. Negotiations hang on the edge of a knife – but Britain's future relationship with Brussels has been up for debate since former Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 – the 250-word clause in the 2007 Lisbon Treaty explaining how an EU country can leave the union unilaterally – in March 2017. It states that the departing nation must notify the European Council of its intention, negotiate a deal on its withdrawal and then establish a legal foundation which the future … [Read more...] about Article 50 written for REMAINERS? How it’s ‘stacked AGAINST’ any country wanting to leave

For the first time since records began, more babies were born out of wedlock in England and Wales in 2021. New statistics reveal the number born to mothers who were unmarried or not in a civil partnership has overtaken the number being born to mothers in such relationships. However, the count coincided with the COVID-19 lockdown, when weddings and civil partnership ceremonies were not allowed. There were 624,828 live births registered in England and Wales in 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. This includes 320,713 live births to women who were not married or in a civil partnership when they delivered - 51.3% of the total - compared to 304,115 live births to parents who were married or civilly partnered. Advertisement It is the first time since counting such statistics began in 1845. Dr James Tucker, head of health analysis at the ONS, said the figures followed a "long-term trend of declining marriage rates and increasing numbers … [Read more...] about Majority of babies born in England and Wales in 2021 were out of wedlock, new statistics reveal

The internet has backed a woman who is fed up with her neighbor being "obsessed" with her, looking through her bedroom window, criticizing her for waking up too late in the morning. In a post shared on Mumsnet last Sunday, the woman, who goes by the username Mississipi71, explained that since she only has blinds on her window and no curtains, her neighbor is able to see what times she wakes up and goes to bed, and doesn't seem too pleased. "I overheard my neighbor talking about what time I get up in the day," she said in her post, adding that she "even heard her saying "it is 11.30 am now, what time did she get up 11.15?" She explained that because of the side effects from anxiety medicines that takes she can't go into a deep sleep and never really has a full night's sleep, but since she's retired and has no children, what time she wakes up is only "down to [her]." She added: "It wasn't just one comment. She has alluded to it several times. Once when she talked about … [Read more...] about Internet blasts woman ‘obsessed’ with her neighbor’s daily sleeping routine

A fire has broken out on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent (Image: [email protected]) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dramatic pictures show thick plumes of black smoke billowing across the sky in Minster on Sea, a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey.  Four fire enginers were scrambled to a caravan alight in Greyhound Road. Related articles Met Office issues highest warning with 'exceptional' risk to southeast Met Office issues rare FOUR-DAY amber weather alert for 36C scorcher A crew spokesman said: "Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called to reports of a caravan alight in Greyhound Road, in Minster on Sea, Sheerness. "Four fire engines are in attendance and crews are using hose reel jets and … [Read more...] about Quiet Kent neighbourhood hit by massive fire as thick black smoke rips through countryside

Met Office forecasts more sunshine to come across UK SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The forecaster's Fire Severity Index (FSI) assesses fire risks up and down the country in accordance with the forecasts for individual areas. This week scientists have said the mercury will shoot up to around 36C inland, with high pressure building from the start of this week. And now many parts of the south, southeast and central England will also see the index pushed up to exceptional, the highest possible level. This means if wildfires are to break out in these particular areas, they are likely to be severe. Related articles Met Office gives verdict on thunderstorms ending BOILING 36C heatwave Hosepipe warning: Ban … [Read more...] about Met Office issues highest warning: ‘Exceptional’ risk to South East England from August 11