A Royal visit to Yorkshire as Murray carries nation’s hopes
Wimbledon starts today and the nation’s hopes will once again be riding on the shoulders of Andy Murray. It will be the 131st edition of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, which will go on until July 16. Andy Murray, who is defending his title, won £2m last year. This year’s prize money for both men and women’s singles winners has risen to £2.2m. League Festival. Children from seven Leeds primary schools will take part in seven-a-side games of touch rugby led by coaches from the Leeds Rhinos Foundation.
His time in West Yorkshire will end with a visit to the Haribo sweet factory in Castleford, where he will see how the products are made and meet staff.
Friday and Saturday will see some of the world’s most powerful people meet for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. The meeting will see US President Trump rub shoulders with Russia’s President Putin and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel. Turkey’s outspoken President Erdogan will also be there, as will Jean-Claude Juncker, representing the EU, oh... and Theresa May.
It will be the 12th such meeting of the G20 group, which was founded in 2008 following the financial crisis. Prior to that, global financial decisions were taken by the G8, which comprised the world’s richest nations. The G20 aimed to be more inclusive by including developing countries. hunting for things their little ones can do: well, in addition to , which came out on Friday,
will open on Wednesday, with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton providing the celebrity icing on the cake for the premiere. That’s two things for the list, at least.
Thursday will see the sale of a convertible Audi loaned to Diana, Princess of Wales. It will be 20 years since her death on August 31 this year. The 1994 green Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.3E is expected to fetch up to £80,000. It was last sold in 2013, when the guide price was a more modest £30,000. The car was photographed on a number of occasions in 1994 as she travelled in it with Princes William and Harry.