Pakistan cricketers are not being considered by Indian-owned sides for next month’s Hundred auction, sources have told BBC Sport.

Players from Pakistan have not featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2009 because of diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

Four of The Hundred’s eight franchises – Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds – are now at least part-owned by companies that control IPL teams.

In messages seen by the BBC, a senior official from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) indicated to an agent that interest in his Pakistan players would be limited to sides not linked to the IPL.

Another agent described the situation as “an unwritten rule” across T20 leagues with Indian investment.

ECB chief executive Richard Gould said last year he expected “players from all nations to be selected for all teams” in The Hundred and warned “clear anti-discrimination policies” were in place.

None of the four teams or ownership groups in question responded to requests for comment.

An ECB spokesperson said: “The Hundred welcomes men’s and women’s players from all over the world and we would expect the eight teams to reflect that.

“Almost 1,000 cricketers from 18 nations have registered for The Hundred auction, with representation on the longlist of over 50 players respectively from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies.”

In order to combat speeding on their roads, Siward and Godwin residents would like extra traffic calming measures put in place such as narrowing the road, installing planters, chicanes, road paint or having extra signs alerting motorists to the presence of elderly people and young children in the area.

The sweeper was carrying out a routine clean along a Cambridgeshire street

A street sweeper had to be “freed” after it got stuck in a cycle and footway. While trying to clean along Yarrow Road in Cherry Hinton earlier today (Thursday, February 19), the wheel on a street sweeper became stuck.

The wheel got stuck in a cycle and footway along the street. South Cambridgeshire Council, which runs the sweeper, had to free it from the footway.

A council spokesperson said: “A wheel on one of our small street sweepers unfortunately got stuck in a cycle and footway. This happened during a routine sweep of the cycleway and pavement along Yarrow Road.

“The sweeper has been freed, and we let Cambridgeshire County Council know – and they’ve told us their crews are already on the way to carry out repairs.”

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This quick and easy meal is not only cheap but has various health benefits

A popular British dish could help protect your heart and lower cholesterol. According to an expert, beans on toast is packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Writing for the British Heart Foundation (BHF), dietitian Dell Stanford explained why this cheap and easy meal could help reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease. While most tinned banked means would be considered “ultra-processed” due to added sugars, salt and ingredients like thickeners or preservatives, they can “still be part of a healthy diet”.

Firstly, baked beans, which are usually haricot or cannellini beans in a tomato sauce, are high in fibre. This can help lower cholesterol levels and keep your gut healthy.

Ms Stanford said: “Baked beans are low in fat and high in fibre. They have soluble fibre, which helps lower cholesterol levels, and insoluble fibre, which helps to keep your digestive system healthy.

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“In fact, a half-can portion of baked beans (207g), which many of us might typically eat, provides nearly a third of the 30g of fibre you need a day.” They are also a healthy source of protein.

She continued: “Baked beans are also high in plant proteins and packed with nutrients such as iron, zinc and B vitamins. And the tomato sauce is rich in lycopene, a protective antioxidant linked with a reduced risk of heart and circulatory diseases.

“Replacing some of the meat you eat with beans is a great way to eat less unhealthy saturated fat, manage your weight and reduce your risk of heart and circulatory diseases.”

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But there’s a catch

It is important to be aware of the salt and sugar content in baked beans, though. “However, look out for the salt and sugar content of baked beans,” Ms Stanford said.

“A typical half can portion (207g) of baked beans contains about 1.3g salt. That’s 21 per cent of the maximum recommended amount of salt you should have a day (6g). A half can also contain about 9g sugar – that’s 10 per cent of the maximum recommended amount of ‘total’ sugar you should have a day.

“Traffic light labels on food packaging show only total sugars. They do not tell you how much is naturally occurring (as in fruit or milk) and how much is ‘free’ or ‘added’ sugar (as in table sugar or syrup).

“In baked beans, most of the sugar is added, because beans themselves do not naturally contain much sugar. It’s mainly from the tomato sauce.”

It is therefore worth opting for baked beans that have reduced sugar and salt where possible. To further boost the health properties of your beans on toast you should also use wholegrain bread rather than white bread, to increase the amount of fibre in the meal.

To make your meal even healthier, Ms Stanford advised you:

• Choose baked beans with reduced sugar (or no added sugar) and reduced salt
• Swap white bread for wholegrain
• Skip the butter: the beans add enough moisture, or you can use small amounts of a lower-fat spread made from unsaturated vegetable oils
• For an extra boost of goodness, add vegetables to your beans (e.g. roasted red peppers, onions, or mushrooms)

For more information, visit the BHF website here.

The move follows O&H Vehicle Conversions Ltd of Goole entering administration earlier this month.

The company, which was founded in 1988, produced vehicles including rapid response vehicles for the police, NHS ambulance services and private ambulance operators.

A statement by administrators BDO LLP said O&H Vehicle Conversions had faced financial pressures affecting the wider vehicle conversion industry and had recently suffered from delivery delays which further impacted income and cashflow.

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As a result, the directors were left with no alternative but to place the company into Administration, they explained.

Following a marketing process prior to the appointment of Administrators, a solvent going concern sale was not possible.

As a result, all operations have now ceased and 157 employees have been made redundant with immediate effect.

Mark Thornton, one of the Joint Administrators said: “It is always a sad day when a longstanding business is forced to close.  Given the financial position and outlook for the Company, securing a sale of the business as a going concern was not possible.

“The priority of the Joint Administrators will now be to support employees impacted by the closure and realise assets in line with our duties in order to maximise the return for creditors.”

As the Press reported recently, company bosses said they did all they could to find a rescue deal for O&H Vehicle Conversions.

O&H managing director Mark Brickhill said: “In 2025, we delivered a record 227 NHS Emergency Double Crewed Ambulances (DCAs), up from 186 in 2024, whilst also growing and diversifying the business with a £19 million turnover.

 Mr Brickhill explained OHVC had suffered delays in the delivery of chassis, delaying £2.2million of planned and achievable sales in recent months.

The company switched towards Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) production for both the Ambulance and Police Services, but delayed production caused by retraining staff and the lower margins such vehicles deliver, did not bridge the financial gap caused by the chassis delay.

Unmarked police vehicles were seen arriving at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on Thursday, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been living.

He was arrested by Thames Valley Police – but while we know they are carrying out searches in Norfolk and Berkshire, it’s not clear where Andrew was arrested.

An Ealing Council spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service [LDRS]: “Several national and local construction contractors collapsed into administration following the pandemic, including Henry Construction, which was building new homes on our behalf. The sudden collapse of Henry Construction, in 2023, which was a private sector failure, meant that work on 60 sites stopped overnight, and this has had significant implications for Ealing Council and other councils too.

People who unknowingly make the mistake might be confused if their recycling gets left behind

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People have been warned that their recycling could be ignored by rubbish collectors if they find a specific item in their bins. People who attempt to sneak in items that could cause significant problems at recycling centres risk having to wait for the next weekly collection.

A binman has claimed online that a common material found in many everyday items, including takeaways, should always be disposed of in the rubbish bin. In a TikTok video viewed by over 2.4 million people, @Theno1.binman said: “When the binmen find polystyrene hiding in the recycling.”

Holding up a piece of polystyrene, he simply put: “Now I have to leave the bin.” Most local authorities won’t risk collecting polystyrene if it’s mixed with approved recycling materials.

Although the material can technically be recycled, it poses additional complications that make disposal challenging. Recycle Now, the national recycling campaign, said on its website that polystyrene is “a type of plastic which is not commonly recycled and should be placed in the waste bin”.

It further added that expanded polystyrene is often used for takeaway food containers and packaging white goods such as microwaves, reports the Mirror.

Explaining the reasons, a spokesperson for London Recycles added: “Polystyrene often isn’t recycled because it is difficult to sort from other types of plastic waste and easily breaks into small beads, which can clog up sorting machines and cause them to break down. Try and avoid buying food and drink which comes in polystyrene. If you can’t, put the containers in your rubbish bin.”

A statement on Wales Recycles reads: “Polystyrene is a type of plastic which is not commonly recycled and should be placed in your bag or bin for non-recyclable waste… Expanded polystyrene is sometimes used for take-away food containers and to package white goods like microwaves. Polystyrene is also sometimes used for other food packaging, like multi-pack yoghurts. Some local councils accept it in recycling collections, although it is unlikely to actually be recycled.”

What to think about when recycling

Recycling is an important process that requires everyone in the street to follow the same rules to ensure waste materials are given a second life. It often takes just one mistake to ruin an entire batch, contributing to landfill problems.

Contamination in recycling means anything that shouldn’t be there. In some instances, this might result from ‘wishcycling’ – when people have the right intentions but dispose of items without checking whether they’re recyclable.

Recycle Now explains: “It could be something that’s recyclable, but not collected by your particular local council, such as plastic wrapping. Or it could be something that is collected by your local council, but that has been tainted by a material or substance that isn’t, such as a grease-soaked cardboard takeaway pizza box or the food residue from a can of beans.”

Most packaging, including food and household products, frequently shows whether it can be recycled. Occasionally, full items can be placed in the recycling bin intact – such as toilet roll tubes and plastic bottles – though the rules differ slightly across different regions of the country.

Some items – like plastic film wrappers on some cartons of fresh fruit – cannot be recycled, despite the carton itself being safe to put in the recycling bin. These items generally cannot be included in curbside recycling because they tangle, jam, and damage sorting machinery, creating dangerous and costly maintenance issues.

For the most precise information, use the free Recycling Locator tool from Recycle Now to discover what you can place in your household recycling bins. It also directs people to their nearest recycling drop-off location if they don’t have a regular collection or have too much for one bin collection.

North Yorkshire Police investigating a crash in Sutton-in-Craven last month have confirmed that a pedestrian, who was seriously injured in the incident, has since died.

She has been named as Tricia (Patricia) Davies, née Curtin, aged 51.

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Officers have renewed their appeal for information about the crash that happened at around 3.14pm on Tuesday 27 January on Holme Lane, at the junction with Bridge Road. It involved a white Toyota Prius and a black BMW X5.

The drivers of the Toyota and BMW were uninjured and are assisting the investigation.

“Our thoughts remain with Tricia’s family who have asked for privacy at this time to allow them to grieve,” said a spokesperson for the force.

Anyone who saw either of the vehicles or the pedestrian before the collision or saw the actual collision happen, along with anyone who has relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact MCIT@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and pass information for the Major Collision Investigation Team.

Please quote reference 12260016384 when passing on information.