Day: June 20, 2023
Billie Jean King recalls the meeting that launched the WTA women’s tennis tour 50 years ago
June 20, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A half-century later, Billie Jean King thinks back on the landmark gathering of female tennis players at a London hotel shortly before they competed at Wimbledon and acknowledges […]
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Children to be given single HPV jab instead of two
June 20, 2023Children will be given a single jab of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination instead of two doses. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the change in England follows advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and World Health Organisation scientists. It added that a single dose “delivers robust protection” against HPV […]
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‘Larger than life’: Tina Turner outfits to star in V&A’s Diva exhibition
June 20, 2023“Tina Turner was larger than life right up to the end,” her friend Bob Mackie, the fashion designer and collaborator on her most famous looks, said this week before the launch of Diva, a blockbuster fashion exhibition at the V&A in London, which features the late singer in a starring role. Asked to assess how […]
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London’s Ulez expansion faces High Court showdown
June 20, 2023Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) to tackle London’s air pollution may be struck down in a High Court battle. Five Conservative councils claim the Mayor had acted unlawfully in his proposal to widen the zone into Greater London on August 29, the Evening Standard reports. They hope the hearing […]
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