‘The greatest single broadcast in television history’
Getty Images Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin unfurl the US flag on the moon, 1969 The mesmerising television coverage of the Apollo 11 Moon landing 50 years ago brought previously unthinkable images and ideas into the homes of millions, leaving a profound impact on pop culture and the American psyche. When the Eagle spacecraft touched […]
Community reflects on living in a 21st Century Britain
Getty Images The UK celebrated its first Black History Month in 1987 and it is now celebrated every October. Natasha Mulenga Supplied Natasha Mulenga said representation for black people is important Natasha Mulenga, 33, is an entertainment news producer and author from Witham who has written for a wide range of magazines including Teen Vogue […]
Cameras behind famous hoax pictures analysed
PA Media Frances Griffiths was pictured with what purported to be a band of fairies in images which shocked the world Cameras which supposedly snapped a group of supernatural sprites playing with two young girls more than a century ago have been analysed by new scanning technology. The Cottingley Fairies photographs, taken between 1917 and […]
Living in Indian capital is like watching a dystopian film again and again
Getty Images Pollution has disrupted transport services in Delhi Winter has come to Delhi and with it, a familiar sense of gloom. The sky here is grey and there is a thick, visible blanket of smog. If you stay outdoors for more than a few minutes, you can almost taste ash. You will feel breathless […]
Farmers’ union criticises move to import Polish beef
Getty Images The Ulster Farmers’ Union has criticised a Northern Ireland meat processor for selling imported Polish beef to shops here during the coronavirus crisis. It said the decision by Ballymena-based Doherty and Gray was putting the livelihoods of local producers at risk. But the company refuted claims that it had “disregarded local farmers”. Beef […]
No major lockdown easing in Wales expected before July
BBC As cases rise, sources say there will not be big changes in the rules for the next four weeks Covid restrictions in Wales are unlikely to be significantly relaxed until July because of concern about the Delta variant, BBC Wales has been told. Welsh government sources are downplaying expectations ahead of a scheduled announcement […]
Norfolk prisoner mentoring scheme celebrates with podcast
CCN Community Chaplaincy Norfolk manager Melanie Wheeler, with charity patron Lady Pippa Dannatt. It has helped 150 ex-offenders in the past five years A charity that helps prisoners cope with life outside of jail through mentoring has recorded a podcast to celebrate its fifth anniversary. He said being mentored by former probation officer Dot, after […]
Mother launches music festival in memory of son
The mother of a man who died in a fall on Hastings seafront has organised a music festival in Bexhill-on-Sea in his memory. Jackson Peacock died at the age of 21 last September. His mother, Kate Flett, has organised JackoFest to raise money for child-bereavement charities. Ms Flett, who wrote about her son’s death in […]
Encirc faces energy costs rise of up to 150%
Getty Images High energy costs have been forcing manufacturers across the UK to warn of higher prices for their goods as they pass on increases to consumers A company which operates a glass bottle factory in County Fermanagh has said it faces a rise in energy costs of up to 150% this year. Encirc has […]
The Hundred: India’s Rodrigues signs for Northern Superchargers
Rodrigues made her international debut in 2018 and averages 21.22 in one-day-internationals and 26.37 in Twenty20s. England World Cup winner Lauren Winfield-Hill and Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy are also in the Superchargers squad. Also joining Superchargers are bowler Phoebe Graham and batter Ami Campbell. Trent Rockets have boosted their squad with the signings of all-rounders […]