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Rebecca Welch first woman to referee in English men's league

An English men's professional league game will have a female referee for the first time when Rebecca Welch takes charge of the fourth tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale on Monday. Initially I wasn't really aware of it being appointed as the first female referee, Welch said on Tuesday. I was just given the appointment and I was over the moon but when you kind of reflect on it, you think, you're the first woman ever to do this, so I'm extremely proud and my family's extremely proud as well. The English Football League runs the three divisions below the Premier League, including League Two where Welch will officiate Monday's game. I'm really excited. This is what I've been working towards, and being given this opportunity to work in the EFL is amazing for me, Welch said. I do think it's important to show that women who are in the top 1% of their category can proceed to the next level so it definitely makes others look up and know that they can achieve the same. It shows th

Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of coronavirus lockdown

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to remain cautious and not to mix indoors

Injured Lewandowski out of England-Poland, doubt for Bayern

Robert Lewandowski will be out for up to 10 days with a knee injury sustained with the Polish national team, ruling him out of Wednesday's game against England

The case of the 'Parsee' killer

Book review of The Mystery of The Parsee Lawyer: Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji And The Case Of The Foreigner In The English Village

Very difficult to tell players not to play IPL: England coach Silverwood

England coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday admitted that it is "very difficult" to tell players "not to play IPL" even as his team's much-debated rotation policy in Test matches

Essar, Fulcrum BioEnergy announce 600 mn pound waste-to-fuel plant in UK

Essar Group and Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd on Monday announced a 600 million pounds waste-to-fuel plant in North West of England

Fifth day Chennai pitch the worst I've seen: Eng speedster Jofra Archer

The talk within the team had been on wearing the ball out for reverse swing to come in later in the day, but that he wanted to try something different to unsettle Ashwin

United Kingdom sets out new laws to protect historic statues, monuments

UK unveiled new laws to protect England's cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments

How India can be great again

Book review of Making India Great Again: Learning from our History

Old words with new meanings

One such is "woke", which Britain's political right denounces as a battering ram that will destroy the ramparts of social orthodoxy

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid yet to reach these places and might never

Tracking evolutionary process of new variants, 1 in 50 people in England infected last week, Grammys a victim of an unprecedented surge in Los Angeles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

England squad clears Covid test, set to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series

England is scheduled to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka in Galle from January 14-18 and January 22-26

Making a meal out of food and drink

Pubs and restaurants in Tier 3 - the highest level, including Manchester, Hull, Newcastle and Bristol - can now offer only takeaway meals. London pubs can serve drinks but only with "substantial meal"

Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai resigns from Labour Party over racism

The Labour Party has been plagued by allegations of antisemitism over the years, with its disastrous electoral defeat in the December 2019 election also linked to the crisis

England declares second coronavirus lockdown; Tamil Nadu minister dies

Worst week in Wall Street since March, major averages pulled back considerably in the week as investors worried that soaring Covid-19 infections could slow down economic recovery

Manchester at war as it is dragged into highest coronavirus Tier in UK

The region of Greater Manchester remained at war with the central government as Boris Johnson stepped in to forcibly place it within Tier 3 of the strictest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions

Italy eyes new coronavirus measures with London, Paris under curbs

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte may order bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m., ban some sporting activities and change the hours for high schools to prevent congestion

IPL 2020: Australia and England players arrive in UAE ahead of opening

Only KKR and and defending champions Mumbai Indians are based in Abu Dhabi while the remaining six franchises are in Dubai

Schools, colleges reopen after months of Covid-19 lockdown in England

The return of pupils this week follows the reopening of schools in Leicestershire last week, with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visiting to see first-hand the practical steps being taken

UK treasury officials pushing for tax hikes to offset Covid impact: Report

Such hikes will enable the exchequer to raise at least 20 billion pounds ($26.70 billion) a year, and some could be introduced in the November budget, the Sunday Telegraph said