May’s final gamble and Jamie’s ‘kitchen nightmare’
EPA The reaction to Theresa May’s “new deal” on Brexit is the lead story for most papers. Confidence vote? Among the issues covered are online bullying, mental health, plastic waste and climate change. The paper’s leader writer says few will envy today’s teenagers, growing up in a world of fast-changing technology, social media pressures and […]
Canada Soccer: Women’s team ‘disrespected’ as governing body reveals details of proposed pay deal
Janine Beckie says Canada players feel “disrespected” after details of its proposed collective bargaining deal were made public by its governing body with no notice. The women’s national team has been embroiled in a dispute with Canada Soccer (CSA) over equal pay. Hours prior to the players appearing before Canada’s parliament on Thursday, CSA revealed […]
Digital memory boxes introduced for children in care
Dylan McKee/LDRS handout Dylan McKee is co-founder of Virtual Memory Box Digital memory boxes for children living in care have been introduced as research shows they help youngsters build a stronger identity as they grow up. The technology is being used to ensure young people in Blackpool can keep hold of memories linking them to […]
Comedian Conan O’Brien to host 2025 Academy Awards
Comedian Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscar awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. This is O’Brien’s first time hosting the biggest night on the US entertainment calendar, following two consecutive years of late-night television star Jimmy Kimmel in the role. “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s […]
Shopping in 10 minutes: The new supermarket battleground
Weezy Weezy was the first app-based rapid grocery delivery service to launch in the UK “I’m amazed it hasn’t been done earlier by some of the big supermarket chains,” says satisfied customer Kiran Wylie. “To be able to deliver supermarket-quality food within 10 minutes is very enticing.” The 28-year-old communications manager lives in Hackney, one […]
Afghanistan: Foreign Office chaotic during Kabul evacuation
MOD via PA Media The UK Foreign Office’s handling of the Afghan evacuation after the Taliban seized Kabul was dysfunctional and chaotic, a whistleblower has said. Raphael Marshall said the process of choosing who could get a flight out was arbitrary and thousands of emails with pleas for help went unread. The then Foreign Secretary […]
Deadly Toronto van ‘attack’ and royal baby name
Hello. Here’s your morning briefing: Toronto van incident ‘deliberate’ Getty Images The US and Europe have seen an increase in driving attacks in recent years – some of them known to be terror-related, like that on the Berlin Christmas market in 2016. Toronto police chief Mark Saunders said this incident appeared to be deliberate but […]
‘Every young guy wanted to do what he was doing’
Getty Images The sudden death of 31-year-old SBTV founder Jamal Edwards has sent waves of sadness though the music industry – and far beyond. His loss is felt as strongly by the stars whose careers he launched as the countless young people he inspired as a role model for cultural change. Jamal once tweeted: “We […]
Former Berkeley power station site sold for £6.5m
South Gloucestershire & Stroud College The new owners plan to establish a low-carbon energy “super cluster” The £6.5m sale of a former nuclear power station has officially gone through. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) first agreed to sell its 40-acre science park in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, to Chiltern Vital Group (CVG) in January. The owners […]
Grammy nominated star says ‘you can do anything’
Getty Images Jordan Adetunji said: “Having a song that I made in my bedroom in Belfast be up for a Grammy is crazy” “It’s great for music coming out of Belfast; it just shows you can do anything no matter where you’re from.” Northern Irish hip-hop artist Jordan Adetunji, who has been nominated for a […]