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Trans ban in ladies’ pool events passed after ‘loads of complaints’ from players, sports chief says

Pool player Harriet Haynes has taken the English Blackball Pool Federation to court over its ban of transgender women from ladies’ competitions

The Independent UK

Kenny and Gabby Logan travel in tractor to Doddie Weir MND charity event

At the event, more than £100,000 was raised in an auction hosted by former England rugby international-turned-broadcaster Martin Bayfield.

Evening Standard

Best books about football: Novels, history and personal stories

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Evening Standard

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Australian rowers out to correct curious quirk of Olympic history at Paris Games

One of the sport’s most successful nations has never won gold in the eight but a selection gamble could help break the drought this year

The Guardian - AU

“They’d been to university, they had bank accounts; two of them were teachers; they had a car; they’d got a bank loan to buy a PA!”: Phil Manzanera always knew Roxy Music were going to make it

Guitarist who failed his first audition recalls making 1972 debut album for just £5,000

Louder

Australian rowers chase elusive Olympic gold in eight

Australia have made the men's eight the priority boat for the Olympics, including their best rowers as they chase the first gold medal in the prized race.

AAP

"I've always regarded myself as a rock drummer. I mean, John Bonham is my number one hero": What happened when Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson auditioned for AC/DC

AC/DC's Journey through the 1980s could have been very different if Brian Johnson had had his way

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More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5

Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment

The Independent UK

"We could have been bigger had we had an amazing manager. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves

They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves

Louder

Does the RNZ report stack up?

The independent review into changes made to wire stories at RNZ found they were the result of faulty decision making by a journalist and not a propaganda attempt. Mark Jennings looks at whether the panel came to the right conclusions.

Newsroom.co.nz

Drugs found in dead toddler's system matched those in carer's home, court told

An autopsy showed Jordan Thompson had high levels of antidepressant his blood.

Newcastle Herald

Firefighters tackle over 2,000 arson attacks this year - with Gateshead nature reserve targeted 11 times in a month

Wheelie bins, play parks and grassland have been targeted by the fire setters over the last six months

Chronicle Live

New Zealand’s RNZ apologises for ‘pro-Kremlin garbage’ on Ukraine

Public broadcaster undertaking an audit after stories on Ukraine published on its website found to have been edited.

Al Jazeera

Media shooting itself in the foot

Comment: RNZ is struggling to control the damage after a rogue journalist started changing international news agency copy without any oversight. Mark Jennings looks at the impact this and other recent misjudgments by news organisations will have on trust in the media.

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The Independent UK

New Zealand public broadcaster ‘gutted’ after Ukraine stories edited to include ‘pro-Kremlin garbage’

More than 16 ‘inappropriately edited’ stories found after hundreds reviewed

The Independent UK

New Zealand public radio apologizes for publishing 'pro-Kremlin garbage' after wire stories altered

The head of New Zealand’s public radio station has apologized for publishing “pro-Kremlin garbage” on its website after more than a dozen wire stories on the Ukraine war were found to have been altered

Axios

4-day school weeks are gaining steam, but students are suffering

The 4-day school trend is catching on despite mounting evidence of learning loss.

Daily Record

Scottish whisky chosen by Doddie Weir sells out in 20 minutes in MND fundraiser

Highland Single Malt AD/06:17, a whisky chosen specially by Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir before he died, sold out in just 20 minutes, and profits will go to motor neurone disease research.

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The National (Scotland)

Whisky chosen by Doddie Weir to raise funds for MND sells out in 20 minutes

A WHISKY specially selected by the late Doddie Weir sold out within 20 minutes of its release.

Newsroom.co.nz

Jackson’s Plan B for public media

Axing the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ saved the Government a significant amount of money but left it with the problems the merger was supposed to fix. Mark Jennings looks at Labour’s new slimmed down approach to public media.

The Independent UK

More than £2m raised for Doddie Weir charity in first six weeks of 2023

Stars including Lewis Capaldi and Ewan McGregor supported the Doddie Aid mass participation event, which began on January 1.

Chronicle Live

Warning as Gateshead home destroyed by raging fire sparked by wood burning stove

A woman was left with burns and saw her home burned down after using a wood burner to save on energy bills

Los Angeles Times

Former porn star Ron Jeremy to be declared incompetent to stand trial for rape

LOS ANGELES — Adult film legend Ron Jeremy is suffering from "severe dementia" and will be declared incompetent to stand trial on multiple charges of rape later this month, according to an e-mail obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The Independent UK

1 woman's story of rape convinced all Weinstein trial jurors

Only one accuser at the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein convinced jurors unanimously that she had been raped and sexually assaulted

Leeds Live

'Fit and healthy' Leeds dad collapsed and died as he ran errand hours after seeing first scan of his baby

Paul Thompson, 49, had just been to the hospital with his wife Lisa when he had a brain haemorrhage

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