hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the bye bye blues. the tick is removed, sending social media into meltdown. but what does it mean for the future of twitter. and our trust in it. for many of you the blue bird has flown the nest? well the blue tick anyway. if you are a twitter user, you might have had one of those ticks on your account, to authenticate who you are. but now they come at a cost, and yesterday by virtual tweezer, many of the ticks were being removed. the pope, beyonce, jk rowling, christiano ronaldo among many high profile users who ve been hit. the cost for annual subscription at least through android is £11 a month. but some are getting it free, lebronjames, william shatner the author stephen king. not that stephen king knew about it my twitter account says i ve subscribed to twitter blue. he said. there is, though, a serious side to all this. no longer will you have that certainty that the person you follow is who they
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including this one with the help of some nifty footwork. saints ran in ten in total in the united rugby championship ulster eased past edinburgh 28 points to 1a. blair kinghorn s slack pass allowed john cooney to run clear and score earlier stormers beat benetton, but their rise to second place was shortlived with ulster returning there after this win two games and read the s super league. a tricky start to the season frederick has a protagonist. showing why they have been flying high. they ran out 12 7 winners in this one of the night s of matches. they beat them 20 points to six. british cyclist tao geoghegan hart warmed up for the first grand tour of the year the giro d italia by winning the tour of the alps. british cyclists dominated the final day. simon carr achieved the biggest result of his career by winning the stage.
at the top of the super league, saints ran in eight tries in all, including this one from dan norman. they re going for a fourth consecutive super league title and will take some stopping after this 112 12 win. britain s jack draper is into his first atp semi final later today, and is the only brit left standing at eastbourne. draper beat fellow british player ryan peniston in straight sets and will face maxime cressy this afternoon after the american beat british number one and top seed, cameron norrie. the main draw for wimbledon takes place this morning. and some big names could be paired up in the first round. no one would want to be drawn against wild card serena williams. she will get to practise on centre court later. two of the favourites have already been getting a feel of centre court. this year is the first time players have been able to practice on the show courts