South Africa’s Aiden Markram (right) plays a shot as Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan (left) reacts during the fourth day of the second international cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on January 6, 2025. – AFP Pakistan were fined 25% of their match fee and penalized five ICC World … Read more
A committee of MPs has called for the government to be fined if it fails to provide redress quickly enough to victims of the Horizon software scandal, as its report says the Post Office spent at least £136m on legal costs. New legally enforceable deadlines for each stage of claims processing should be introduced, according … Read more
Indian star Virat Kohli faced backlash for a shoulder collision with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the opening session of the Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The former captain was fined 20% of the match fee and given one penalty point following the incident at the end of the 10th … Read more
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaassen (right) scores four goals during the second ODI match between Pakistan at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on December 19, 2024. – AFP Prolific South Africa spinner Heinrich Klaassen was fined 15% of his match fee for “kicking the stumps” for showing his disappointment after being dismissed by spinner Naseem … Read more
The mother of a young man crushed to death in a work accident said her son was “full of hopes and dreams” and her family had been “deprived” of sharing those with him. Laborer Liam MacDonald, 23, was using a hammer to shred dried concrete from a skip at the Shetland Islands wind farm site … Read more
The UK’s largest water company has been fined £18.2m for “unjustified” dividends which the regulator said broke shareholder payment rules. Thames water has been hit with a penalty by water regulator Ofwat over £195.8 million in dividends paid in October 2023 and March 2024. This is the first time Ofwat has used such enforcement powers … Read more
Royal Mail has been fined £10.5 million for missing postal delivery targets. Regulator Ofcom said 74.7% of first class mail and 92.7% of second class mail were delivered on time in 2023/24. The targets were 93% and 98.5%. It is the second time Ofcom has fined Royal Mail since the pandemic and it “needs to … Read more