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Straits Times
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Carter feared racist abuse for James after penalty miss in Euros shootout
England defender Jess Carter said she felt a sigh of relief when her non-black teammates missed penalties during their shootout win over Sweden in the Women's Euro 2025 quarter-finals, fearing Lauren James would suffer "astronomical" racist abuse if the forward had been the only player to miss her spot-kick. England overcame a two-goal deficit to force penalties in Zurich, eventually triumphing 3-2 in a dramatic shootout that featured 14 attempts. Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk saved four England penalties, including James' second effort. Beth Mead, Alex Greenwood and Grace Clinton, who are all white, also missed their spot-kicks for England. "It's horrible to say but it's almost like a sigh of relief when other players that weren't black missed a penalty, because the racism that would have come with LJ (James) being the only one that missed would have been astronomical," Carter told ITN on Monday. "It's not because we want them to fail — it's about knowing how it's going to be for us (England's black players) if we miss." Carter said in July that she had been the target of online racist abuse since Euro 2025 began in Switzerland and announced that she is stepping away from social media for the duration of the tournament. "It makes you feel really small. It makes you feel like you're not important, that you're not valuable," the 27-year-old said about the impact the abuse had on her. "It makes you second guess everything that you do — it's not a nice place to be. It doesn't make me feel confident going back on to the pitch. My family was so devastated by it as well and so sad." England, who traditionally take a knee before matches as a gesture against racism, opted not to do so ahead of their semi-final against Italy following Carter's revelations about the abuse she faced. She also admitted to feeling fear when England manager Sarina Wiegman informed her she would be playing in the final against Spain, which England won 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. "That's the first time I've ever been scared — too scared to play," Carter said. "I think it was a mixture of such a big game, but then on top of that (I was) scared of whatever abuse might come with it, whether it's football based or whether it was going to be the racial abuse that was going to come with it because I did something wrong." REUTERS
The Guardian
01-08-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Yellow weather warnings for July thunderstorms that failed to materialise
Living in central Bedfordshire on the edge of East Anglia, now subject to a long drought, repeated Met Office yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms in July were welcome. The gardeners with empty water butts were positively enthusiastic. In a 10-day period when there were repeated yellow warnings, a large area of southern and eastern England was subject to an amber threat, with Leighton Buzzard firmly in the middle of the danger zone. To be fair it did rain during the amber alert – there were a series of small showers and one clap of thunder. Altogether, though, it was barely enough water to wet the parched ground. Watching the weather forecasts on both the ITN and BBC late news during that period, the track of the storms repeatedly differed on the maps displayed by the two channels by 50 miles, and as much as 100, across Bedfordshire, Cambridge and eastwards. It is clear that the forecasters were using different computer models and their summaries sensibly came with the warning 'do not take the track of these showers literally' – just as their maps showed the storms drifting over Bedfordshire. Finally when the warnings ceased it rained hard in the middle of the night, when the 'odd rogue shower' had been mentioned in passing. Relief at last.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Channel 4 withdraws objection to new pub near Leeds studio
A new pub can open after concerns over revellers disrupting TV news broadcasts were owners of Brewery Wharf Tavern applied for a premises licence to serve drinks at its city centre bar at Brewery Place, which is also occupied by Channel 4 which runs the news service, was concerned over possible noise from inside the pub and from an outside area with space for 100 Leeds City Council said the licence would be allowed after the objection was withdrawn ahead of a meeting on Tuesday. "Agreements were reached between the applicant and objectors. As a result, the licence will now be issued," a council spokesperson saidChannel 4 moved its HQ to Leeds in 2021 and makes two daily news broadcasts from the Brewery Place site, which it has occupied since are delivered from the first floor directly above the planned its objection, ITN had said it would consider moving to a different location should the issue not be pub applied to serve alcohol until 02:00 on Monday to Saturday and midnight on to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, ITN had commissioned a noise assessment which suggested ceiling insulation to dampen noise from consultancy Nova Acoustics said its assessment "suggests that if external patron noise is appropriately controlled, then the likelihood for impact is low".The report said the playing of recorded music was expected in the outside said: "However, this should be limited to a background level to avoid actively encouraging patrons to raise their voices."In addition, good management of the external area will be required to avoid patrons shouting, particularly when directly outside the TV studio."Conditions already agreed with the council included no loudspeakers in use outside after 23:00 and customers being asked to keep quiet. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Politico
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Politico
UK's Farage calls Jamie Raskin ‘pig-headed' during London visit
'Absolutely disgusting,' Farage said on the U.K.'s ITN in response. 'It's completely below the belt.' Raskin said the outburst was the 'explosive reaction of one British politician who obviously didn't want any challenge to his view that he's a free speech victim,' a reference to Farage saying he'd been locked out of banking services and threatened online over his political speech. 'We thought there were some very good things in the Online Safety Act, and there might be some problematic things,' Raskin said. 'I think the intervention of Democrats who don't have a dog in that fight was maybe too much for [Farage] to handle, but we did want to make some general points about the freedom of speech.' The U.S. delegation is expected to meet with Kyle on Wednesday. Farage's back-and-forth came toward the end of a meeting set up by Republicans that featured a discussion of free speech issues around the world. The meeting took place following a private tour of Parliament, and it included representatives from groups like Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal firm behind several conservative legal causes that have made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Raskin had just begun his presentation on the history of free speech issues in the U.S. and ongoing risks posed by the Trump administration when Farage repeatedly interrupted, Crockett said. She said Raskin's comments at that point largely focused on the law and were not partisan. 'This manbaby was not feeling it. … He was gonna pigeonhole the conversation into only things that he wanted to discuss, and anything else was gonna be shut down, because that's what free speech, I guess, looks like to him,' Crockett said.
New York Post
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
News correspondent panics as wasp lands on her face during live broadcast
A British correspondent's live report received a lot of buzz. ITV news reporter Sara O'Kane fought off an invasive wasp that landed on her face during her live television broadcast on Wednesday night. O'Kane came face-to-face with the insect as she was finishing her report on a triple murder investigation for UK's ITV channel in Northern Ireland, according to a video on social media. 3 Sara O'Kane fought off an invasive wasp on live television Wednesday night. ITV News The wasp first landed on her white shirt before it flew up and sat right on her nose as she finished speaking to the network anchors as part of her sign-off. O'Kane broke her composure, blinked her eyes and used the paper in her hand to try and swat the wasp away. The journalist claimed she was unaware that the cameras were still rolling. 'I am now aware that ITN had not cut back to the studio,' O'Kane wrote on X Wednesday night, referring to the news provider for ITV. 'I held it for as long as I could but that wasp was coming for my face. Please don't let this moment take away from the devastating tragedy @UTVNews was reporting on today in Fermanagh.' 3 O'Kane thought she was off-air when she tried to swat at the wasp. ITV News O'Kane was reporting on a mother and her two kids being murdered in Northern Ireland when the untimely incident happened on live television, according to ITV. The clip went viral, receiving over 37,500 views on X as of Thursday morning. While the insect attack amused many viewers who saw it unfold live on television, some viewers also showed the reporter some grace. 3 The clip of O'Kane's unexpected incident went viral on social media. ITV News 'I don't think anyone with an ounce of compassion would think you did anything wrong,' one person wrote on X. 'You reported well on a very difficult piece.' 'Saw it live Sara, professional as always. Nature happens,' another person commented. 'Fair play, I would have totally lost it,' a third wrote. O'Kane is a reporter who covers Northern Ireland as part of Britain's ITV Network, according to the news organization's website. In recent months, other media personalities have found themselves becoming the story while cameras are rolling. Last month, an Australian news reporter Lauren Tomasi was reporting on live television when a bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer struck her in the leg during anti-ICE riots. Fox News Host Jonathan Hunt was anchoring 'Fox News @ Night' when his guest, former Trump administration official Camryn Kinsey, fainted during a live interview in May 2025. Kinsey blamed 'severe dehydration' for the shocking on-air emergency.
