The International Olympic Committee will reportedly ban transgender women from competing in female events starting next year. A source reported to The Times that the findings applied to transgender athletes as well as those with differences in sexual development (DSD). The new policy aligns with moves from World Athletics, led by Seb CoeUntil now, the IOC permitted transgender women to compete in women’s categories if their testosterone levels met sport-specific requirements. Coventry described the new approach as a consensus-driven effort, stating, “There was overwhelming support that we should protect the female category. But it was fully agreed that as members that, as the IOC, we should make the effort to place emphasis on protection of the female category.”

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They are the latest acts announced to take the stage on Wednesday, May 20 at the Pepsi Presents Good Times Live 2026 festival. James Murden, festival director, said: "The Human League are legends of synth-pop, Marc Almond is unforgettable, and we have a special DJ announcement to follow. "Wednesday night is shaping up to be an epic start to our festival here in ‘little old’ Chipping Sodbury." The Human League rose to fame in the early 1980s, winning the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Good Times Live is a celebration of music, comedy, and unforgettable memories.

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The mild-mannered star and his fellow Faithful David Olusoga were shafted by Carr in the competition’s grand final. After the comedian revealed he was a Traitor, Mohammed doubled over in shock and exclaimed: “F***!”Speaking to The Times, the actor has now revealed: “There was a lot more they [producers] edited out. And then when Alan burst into tears I couldn’t bear it, but I also thought, ‘oh my God, this is going to be great television’. Hopefully, when people see how upset I was, they won’t feel so bad that I killed all those national treasures.”

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Taking to the skies in its unmistakable white and orange aircraft, EasyJet is celebrating 30 years since its first ever flight from Luton Airport to Glasgow. Since 1995, the budget airline has massively grown its business and brand – in part thanks to the TV documentary Airline. "Few recent moments in travel have been more important than the explosion of mass travel, brought about by the rise of budget airlines like EasyJet," said Cathy Adams, travel news features editor of the Times and Sunday Times. Former EasyJet pilot George Hibberd said although the company has "done some good by making flying a lot more accessible for the average person, unfortunately that has come at a cost" to the climate. So what are the airline's big milestones, and where is it heading in the coming decades?

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If enacted, plans for a “more focused volume of research, delivered with higher-quality, better cost recovery, and stronger alignment to short- and long-term national priorities” will have massive implications for how some £20 billion of public research funding is doled out across UK universities. Why would a university choose to forgo even modest research revenues and reputation boosts from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and other sources to “specialise in teaching”? For Womersley, the REF – currently paused until late December for a methodological rethink – is the obvious way to incentivise research specialisation given its central role in distributing £2 billion a year of “quality -related” research funding in England alone. Given that the lion’s share of UKRI’s £9 billion a year research funding (rising to £10 billion by the end of the decade) is awarded by its various research councils, tighter criteria on who could apply might also be introduced to reshape the research landscape, he continued. Already, “curiosity-driven research is often only done through the back door”, said Moriarty, whose own research specialises in nanoscience.

Despite hearing the plane safety demonstration about, ooh, 578 times before, there is panic as we grab our phones and shuffle to the exit, the adrenaline making us all titter nervously. Cathy Adams tries her hand at the cabin crew safety demonstrationWizz Air’s training centre is in a cavernous space on the ground floor of its headquarters in Budapest. Seats are laid out three by three, although there’s more legroom in here than the usual 28in pitch on a real Wizz Air jet. Zima, who has been cabin crew for 27 years, 21 of those years with Wizz Air, now runs the training. Cathy Adams was a guest of Wizz Air (wizzair.com)

Those removed at public expense or who used deception in their applications will face a 10-year exclusion. The Home Office will also continue to overlook overstaying that occurred during pandemic assurance periods and for certain Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders.The introductory section of the Immigration Rules has been revised for clarity. Only British citizens or settled persons may act as long-term carers.All applicants will now be subject to Part Suitability. Guardianship and living arrangements must involve a British or settled adult.Applications under family and private life categories will be assessed against Part Suitability. It allows five-year permission to stay, access to work and public funds, and settlement after five years.

The plans indicate that individuals will be limited to owning up to £20,000 in UK stablecoins that are considered systemically important. The Bank of England has been assessing the potential opportunities and risks linked to digital currencies over the past year. It said its proposed limits would include allowing stablecoin issuers to have as much as 60% of the backing assets in short-term government debt. The Bank said it is also considering central bank liquidity arrangements to “support systemic stablecoin issuers in times of stress”. “We’ve listened carefully to feedback and amended our proposals for achieving this, including on how stablecoin issuers interact with the Bank of England.

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New Delhi: India and Russia are expected to conclude a pact on mobility at the annual summit in New Delhi next month for protecting the rights of the growing number of Indian workers in Russia . The pact would help increase the number of Indians in Russia in coming years.Facing a declining population, Russia is keen to increase the number of Indians in their workforce. Indian workers are finding jobs in sectors like construction and textiles but there is a growing demand for skilled workers in machinery and electronics sectors in Russia, according to people familiar with the issue.A little more than 70,000 Indians will be employed in Russia by the end of 2025 as per a quota fixed by the Russian labour ministry. The ban was later extended to diamonds that were cut and polished in third countries but originated in Russia.In addition, the Indian diamond industry is facing challenges from a 50% tariff imposed by the US on cut and polished diamonds. This tariff includes a 25% punitive tariff for the country's Russian oil purchases.