Irish rally driver Breen dies in testing accident
Craig Breen had rejoined Hyundai for the 2023 WRC seasonIrish World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen has died in an accident at a pre-event test before this weekend's Croatia Rally.The 33-year-old's Hyundai Motorsport team confirmed that the Waterford man had been involved in the incident at about 11:00 BST on Thursday.Breen's co-driver James Fulton was unharmed in the accident."Hyundai Motorsport sends its sincerest condolences to Craig's family, friends and his many fans," the team said.Breen had rejoined Hyundai on a part-time basis for the new WRC season having spent a year with the M-Sport Ford World Rally team.The Waterford man finished second to Ott Tanak at Rally Sweden in February in his first WRC start of the season, in what was his sixth runner-up position in a WRC rally.Breen was alternating in Hyundai's third car with Spaniard Dani Sordo this year and was scheduled to make his second appearance of…
Mary Quant: The miniskirt and PVC pioneer
Mary Quant: The miniskirt and PVC pioneer - BBC News\u003c/iframe>","height":113,"width":200,"providerIndex":0,"authorName":"Victoria and Albert Museum","oembedType":"video"}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Photographer David Bailey, who captured much of the spirit of London in the 1960s, told the BBC that Quant \"was so nice about me\".","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"Photographer David Bailey, who captured much of the spirit of London in the 1960s, told the BBC that Quant \"was so nice about me\".","attributes":[]}}]}}]}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"\"She said I'd like my pictures to look like Bailey and I like to control them a bit, but she liked all those jumping pictures,\" he added.","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"\"She said I'd like my pictures to look like Bailey and I like to control them a bit, but she liked all those jumping pictures,\" he added.","attributes":[]}}]}}]}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Bailey, 85, also said he was \"sad\" about Dame Mary's death, saying: \"She was kind of wonderful, she was very positive.\"","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"Bailey, 85, also said he was \"sad\" about Dame Mary's death, saying: \"She was kind of wonderful, she was very…
Focus on GB team not absent Raducanu
Great Britain reached the semi-finals of last year's Billie Jean King Cup, their best performance since 1981Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Dates: Friday and Saturday 14 and 15 AprilCoverage: Watch live on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer, plus daily live text commentaries and reports on the website and app.Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong wants the focus to be on her "great team" rather than Emma Raducanu's absence when they play France for a Billie Jean King Cup Finals spot.British number one Raducanu, 20, is unavailable for the best-of-five qualifier in Coventry this week."I know she wants to be part of this team, it just wasn't the right timing for her," Keothavong said.Keothavong has named the same squad that reached the semi-finals last year.Raducanu decided to skip the women's team event on the hard court in Coventry to play in a WTA Tour event on clay in Stuttgart…
Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt
Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt - BBC News Source
Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows
Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows - BBC News Source
Drake Bell: Drake & Josh star found safe, police say
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Watch the arrest of the suspected leaker
National Guardsman Jack Teixeira was arrested by FBI agents in Massachusetts. Attorney General Merrick Garland shared a short statement saying only that Teixeira was arrested in connection with alleged "unauthorised removal, retention and transmission" of classified defence information. Source
FA to take no action following Robertson incident
Andy Robertson (second from left) was shown a yellow card for dissent after his clash with assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis (far right)No further action will be taken against assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis following an incident involving Liverpool's Andy Robertson, the Football Association has said.He made contact with Robertson's chin after the player approached him at the end of the first half at Anfield."I look forward to returning to officiating matches," Hatzidakis said."I fully assisted the FA with their investigation and have discussed the matter directly with Andy Robertson during an open and positive conversation," the match official added."It was certainly not my intention to make any contact with Andy as I pulled my arm away from him and for that I have apologised."The FA said it had reached its decision after thoroughly reviewing all of the evidence."Our comprehensive process involved reviewing detailed statements from Liverpool and PGMOL, as well as…
Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies aged 93
Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies aged 93 - BBC News Source
How Mary Quant’s miniskirts looked in the 1960s
Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant has died aged 93, her family has announced.Dame Mary was credited with popularising the miniskirts that helped define the Swinging '60s.Her family said she was "one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th Century and an outstanding innovator". Source
