Man City react cautiously after London court clears defender Mendy of nine counts of rape
Manchester City have released a statement after Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of five rape charges, one count of attempted rape and a separate accusation of sexual assault. The French defender is facing a retrial on June 26 after the jury failed to reach verdicts on one count of...
How ‘Other Backward Classes’ tag derived from caste system stalls diversity in science in India
Samadhan is an outlier in his home village in western India. Last year, he became the first person from there to start a science PhD. Samadhan, a student in Maharashtra state, is an Adivasi or indigenous person – a member of one of the most marginalised and poorest communities in...
Britain’s Office for National Statistics says pubs, restaurant spurred economic growth in November
The UK economy unexpectedly grew in November, helped by a boost from the World Cup, official figures show. The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) – a key economic measure of services, construction and manufacturing output – rose by 0.1 per cent. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said pubs and...
Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal lures World Cup winner Lionel Messi with porky $300 million per year
Lionel Messi is being eyed up by Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal in a deal worth £245 million ($300 million) per year, according to reports. And the Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabian club’s interest in Messi may not all be smoke and mirrors after reports emerged on Thursday suggesting that the...
