DAZN, the UK-based sports streaming giant, is expanding its Hyderabad operations by establishing its first global sports tech center outside the UK. Telangana's IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu inaugurated the facility. HYDERABAD: Marking an expansion of its centre of excellence in Hyderabad, UK-based sports streaming player Dazn on Friday announced the setting up of its first global sports tech operations in India outside the United Kingdom.With the setting up of the new operations centre, which was inaugurated by Telangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Dazn will employ over 3,000 by the end of 2026 and invest Rs 500 crore over the next three years. Dazn already invested Rs 500 crore in the existing CoE that scaled up to over 1,500 employees over the past couple of years since it was set up in 2023.It employs highly skilled engineers, data scientists, and developers, making Hyderabad one of its key global tech and operations hubs, the company said.Inaugurating the new expansion, Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad is adding one new GCC every week, which is a testament to the city's skilled workforce, policy stability, and quality of life.

Industry group Water UK acknowledged that the performance of some companies had not been good enough. The industry was set a target to reduce pollution incidents by 40% by 2025 against 2016 levels. Just three companies were responsible for the vast majority of the most serious incidents - Thames Water (33), Southern Water (15) and Yorkshire Water (13). Serious pollution incidents are rising, sewage discharges remain rampant, and our rivers are spiralling toward ecological collapse. The company saw their levels of serious pollution double, and were the worst performer for reporting pollution events to the regulator.

The FT is defending the libel claim, claiming its reporting is accurate. Records from Companies House, the UK’s official register, showed that Mr Odey was reappointed a director of the firm in late September last year. Mr Odey was first sued by some of the women in 2023, and launched the libel claim in May 2024. Adam Speker KC, representing Mr Odey in the libel claim, said the allegations were of a “gravely defamatory nature” which had caused “very serious harm to his reputation” and “serious distress and embarrassment”. She said that having two trials could see Mr Odey’s alleged victims having to give evidence twice, which would be “highly undesirable”.

Kate Beckinsale is mourning the death of her mother, actor Judy Loe, seen here at a premiere after-party in the U.K. in 2004. Actor Kate Beckinsale is mourning the loss of her “dearest friend,” her mother British actor Judy Loe. Richard Beckinsale died at age 31 from a heart attack. Loe remarried in 1997 to television director Roy Battersby, who died in January 2024 after a brief illness. AdvertisementIn her announcement, Kate Beckinsale praised her mother for her legacy, “huge heart” and courage in the final year of her life.

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In a phone call with Taoiseach Micheal Martin, the Prime Minister had what Downing Street described as a “constructive discussion” on dealing with the legacy of the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland. Mr Martin himself echoed Downing Street’s comments, tweeting that he had had a “constructive discussion with British PM Keir Starmer today on a framework for dealing with legacy”. Downing Street and the Taoiseach described the conversation as ‘constructive’ (Peter Byrne/PA)The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act has been criticised by human rights campaigners for granting conditional immunity to suspects. A former Royal Marine and special forces officer, Mr Carns was reported by The Times to be considering resigning over plans to repeal the Legacy Act. But earlier in the week, Downing Street said the Government was “working in lockstep” on the issue.

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✕ Close England survive chaos to reach Euro 2025 semi-finalsSign up to Miguel Delaney's Reading the Game newsletter for exclusive analysis and the latest news Sign up to Miguel Delaney's weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel Delaney's weekly newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeAitana Bonmati broke Switzerland’s resistance as Spain reached the Euro 2025 semi-finals despite missing two penalties in their win over the hosts in Bern. Claudia Pina then doubled Spain’s lead a few moments later, finding the top corner with a curling strike from distance. Spain will play either France or Germany in the semi-finals on Wednesday, with England to meet Italy in the first semi-final the day before. Follow updates from Spain v Switzerland in our match blog below:

Live Events(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to the United Kingdom on July 23-24 that could see both sides formally ink the landmark India-UK free trade deal and discuss expanding bilateral security ties The deal could likely take about a year to become effective, sources said. In May India and the UK agreed to the landmark trade deal that is expected to benefit 99 per cent of Indian exports from tariffs and will make it easier for British firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, besides boosting the overall trade basket.Modi had described the two pacts as a "historic milestone" to catalyse trade, investment, growth and job creation in both economies and further deepen the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership.The trade deal, firmed up after three years of negotiations, is expected to ensure comprehensive market access for Indian goods across all sectors.From the UK, the PM will travel to Maldives on July 25-26 where he will be the Chief Guest on the occasion of National Day.

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Why do younger women need a special session away from older women?’10 hours agoA British gym has banned women aged over 24 from training there during peak hours, and people aren’t happy. ], the 36-year-old said she received a text from her gym saying that women over 24 could not train there from 4pm to 7pm. 93 per cent of voters on the Mumsnet AIBU poll said the original poster was not being unreasonable. One commenter even called the move “ridiculous”, saying: “That’s absolutely ridiculous! I’d feel furious.”Another also spoke out in agreement with the original poster, adding: “So a woman over 24 can’t go to the gym straight after work any more?

Following a successful cross-media application, the Family Court this week published the judgments of the Family Court concerning the children of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, the couple who were this week convicted of gross negligence manslaughter of their newborn baby while living “off grid” in a tent. The Court held that, firstly, there was a significant and legitimate public interest in the public understanding the background to the death of their baby daughter, Victoria. Secondly, the information about the Family Court proceedings which is currently in the public domain as a result of the criminal trial is partial and incomplete. If there is to be public debate about the decision-making process that took place in the Family Court, the court held, it is very much in the public interest that the debate should be fully informed. Sarah Palin instructed by David Marshall of the BBC, acted for the BBC, Times Media Group, Telegraph Media Group, and Associated Newspapers.

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany are burying lingering grievances. They are creating new defense partnerships. On Thursday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany signed a wide-ranging treaty for mutual defense, economic cooperation and other partnerships. Last week, Mr. Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France agreed to coordinate their nuclear arsenals. Next week, Mr. Macron will visit Mr. Merz in Berlin.