Every day of silence on Azeem Rafiq’s experience was a missed chance to tackle a problem that has blighted English cricketOn Saturday morning the BBC broadcast an interview with the former England captain Michael Vaughan about accusations of racism, th…
Multiculturalism in the UK was rejected long ago | Letters
Bethan Benwell says it was actually New Labour that first turned its back on the findings of Lord Parekh’s report, while Martin Rose wonders if the phrase British Asian is itself a token of non-acceptanceIt is true that Lord Parekh’s report and its vis…
Yorkshire cricket whistleblowing hotline contacted by 36 people
Service launched in response to Azeem Rafiq’s allegationsAlex Hales keeps Sydney Thunder contract after talksA whistleblowing hotline launched by Yorkshire to allow people to safely report discrimination has been contacted by 36 individuals in its firs…
Man jailed for kidnapping boy who was said to have made money from bitcoin
Fourteen-year-old was bundled into car in Bradford by gang who wanted £10,000 ransom, court heardA schoolboy who was thought to have made money trading in bitcoin was kidnapped by a gang who demanded £10,000 for his safe return, a court heard.The 14-ye…
Liberty Steel owner GFG to restart Rotherham and Stocksbridge plants
‘Substantial majority’ of 1,000 jobs will be saved, with £50m pumped into the businessThe owner of Liberty Steel has pledged to restart its plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire this month, saving the “substantial majority” of 1,000 j…
Rafiq accuses Yorkshire of protecting abusers by refusing to publish names
County club admitted player was ‘victim of racial harassment’Yorkshire have yet to share full report publicly or with RafiqAzeem Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of protecting the people who abused him during his two spells at the club by refusing to publis…
2021 Masham sheep fair – in pictures
The annual Masham sheep fair was started 30 years ago to celebrate the North Yorkshire town’s rich heritage. It is held in one of the largest market squares in England, where in the past more than 70,000 sheep a year were traded Continue reading…
County cricket finale: Lancs v Hampshire, Warks v Somerset and Essex win Division Two title – live!
Updates from day two of the decisive final round of matchesDay one: Hampshire rally after Lancashire dismiss them cheaplyAnd you can contact Tanya by email, Twitter or comment BTL 11.35am BST Four, four, SIX!! Danny Briggs making whoppee puts Warwicksh…
County cricket finale: Lancashire v Hampshire and four-way title fight – live!
Warwickshire host Somerset, Notts face YorkshireJonathan Liew on the endless sprawl of cricketAnd you can email Tanya, tweet her or post BTL 10.35am BST As I type this, not a wicket has fallen round the country. 10.30am BST Division OneHampshire 58.5 C…
Art of neon: light flickers on old British craft, but new show aims to keep it alive
Major exhibition will reveal how neon went from the staple of brash advertising to an art formAcross two galleries in Wakefield sit more than half a dozen tubes of light at least two metres tall, revolving on the spot and creating ethereal shapes in th…