Female joint deputy leader plan ditched
PA Plans for a woman to be elected joint deputy leader of the Labour Party have been withdrawn over concerns it would undermine Jeremy Corbyn. Deputy leader Tom Watson said he was “very disappointed ” by the move, which he blamed on “hard left” activists. The plan was backed by the National Executive Committee and […]
Lebanese business people back protesters’ call for change
Getty Images There’s widespread anger among Lebanese protesters over economic mismanagement, corruption and a lack of jobs Lebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests, driven by widespread anger at corruption among the sectarian politicians who have governed the country for decades. The protesters are now demanding that they go. So what are the views […]
Abba sang Waterloo to Brighton driver in his taxi after win
Simon Dack Billy Stainthorpe remembers driving Abba in his taxi after Eurovision success in 1974 A taxi driver has been recollecting the private rendition Abba gave him of Waterloo after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 50 years ago. The Swedish supergroup stormed to victory at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974. Cab driver Billy Stainthorpe […]
£2.7m vocational expansion plans for SEND Nuneaton school
Google Two new units will be opened at the Bermuda Innovation Centre – two miles from Oak Wood School – to boost facilities for vocational students A school for children with special educational needs will relocate its post-16 education two miles away to boost capacity. Two units at the Bermuda Innovation Centre in Nuneaton are […]
Premium demand boosts Scottish single malt whisky exports
PA Single malts typically sell for more than twice the price of a standard bottle of blended whisky The growth in demand for single malt Scotch whisky boosted the value of exports in the first half of this year, according to new figures. However, the number of bottles exported between January and June was down. […]
How vending machines are making life better for Kenyans
Jeroen van Loon Shopkeeper Jackson Opati (right) has switched to a milk vending machine Shopkeeper, Jackson Opati, has stopped selling packaged milk from his store and instead switched to using a vending machine dispensing fresh milk. “This ATM is a more lucrative business,” he explains. Mr Opati runs a small grocery store in the crowded […]
Carole Cadwalladr ordered to pay £1.2m costs in Arron Banks libel trial
BBC The case centred on comments Ms Cadwalladr made in a talk broadcast online in April 2019 Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has been ordered to pay legal costs of around £1.2 million to Arron Banks after he partially won an appeal in a long-running libel dispute. Brexit campaigner Mr Banks originally lost his case against Ms […]
New restrictions announced in Derry and Strabane
Reuters Executive ministers confirmed that a circuit breaker lockdown across Northern Ireland is not being considered yet Pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels in the Derry and Strabane council area are to be placed under new restrictions to try and curb the spread of Covid-19. They will only be able to open for takeaway, delivery and […]
New dissidents hoping to exploit Brexit
Newsnight: Brexit, ‘new’ dissidents and the Irish border Veteran BBC journalist Peter Taylor talks to dissident republicans and NI’s top policeman about Brexit and what its consequences could mean for Northern Ireland. I’ve lost count of the number of Easter commemorations I’ve filmed in Belfast, marching two miles up the Falls Road to Milltown cemetery […]
Women’s World Cup final: England’s Lauren James ‘ready’ to play against Spain – Emma Hayes
Lauren James “would be ready” if she is recalled to England’s starting XI for Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final against Spain, says Emma Hayes. The 21-year-old Chelsea midfielder was banned for two games after being sent off in the last-16 win over Nigeria. Manchester United’s Ella Toone played in the quarter-final win over Colombia and […]