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Great Britain's long wait to win the Billie Jean King Cup continues after Slovakia staged an impressive fightback to reach the final.

While the money and reduced workload will appeal to players, it's hard to know how it will land with consumers, especially if the games are staged in areas without a strong existing supporter base.

On Sunday an estimated 100 protesters from a group called Twelve O Five staged a demonstration at Wembley, with banners demanding "no men in women's sport" and "save women's sport".

Rather too much time is spent repeating staged close-ups of a left hand sketching in ink or applying paint, or else executing inscrutable mirror-writing on parchment — Leonardo’s secretive signature method — coupled with explanatory voice-over.

For a full week, Dr Tandon endured more 700 questions on her life and work, a staged trial, falsified court documents, and promises of a digital “bail” in exchange for her life savings.