Naked intruder and a mystery gun attack
Andersonstown News Strabane Chronicle Banbridge Chronicle Coleraine Times Fermanagh Herald Ulster Gazette A woman who woke up to find a stranger splashing about in her bathtub, and a cancer survivor who opened the door to a masked gunman are among the more dramatic tales in this week’s papers. The naked intruder struck at the home […]
Morrison’s coalition close to shock majority
Scott Morrison: “I said I was going to burn for you, and I am” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is close to securing a majority government as the election’s final results are being counted. His conservative coalition has defied polls and is leading with 77 seats, the Australian Electoral Commission says. Only 76 are needed […]
‘I built a million-pound company in my mum’s house’
GIANTX Jack Williams said his company, iTero, “almost failed” in the first six months In his late twenties, Jack Williams left a comfortable finance job in London and retreated to his mum’s cottage in west Wales to build an an AI-based start up. That company he started in Cardigan, Ceredigion, has now been sold for […]
John Lewis, Tesco, Amazon go for tear-jerkers, as others find festive fun
John Lewis A woman goes on a trip down memory lane in the John Lewis Christmas advert The festive season is getting under way again, and so too is the battle of the Christmas adverts. John Lewis has become the latest retailer to beam its festive message into UK homes. The advert, released on Thursday, […]
Government faces industry backlash on Brexit plans
Getty Images The government is facing an unprecedented backlash from five key industries over Boris Johnson’s plans for post-Brexit trading arrangements. The aerospace, automotive, chemicals, food and drink and pharmaceutical sectors warn they could pose “serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness”. Collectively, the sectors employ 1.1 million people, contributing £98bn to the UK economy each year. […]
Gilets Jaunes face big decision as Macron fights back
EPA Thousands of yellow-vest protesters joined forces with a left-wing union for the first time this week After almost three months of protests, France’s yellow-vest movement, which rejected any formal leadership or political affiliation, has split over the question of whether to enter electoral politics. This citizens’ movement has already forced President Emmanuel Macron’s first […]
‘We always knew we were different’
Mowatt family The twins were separated at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in a ground-breaking operation In December 2001, a perilous operation took place in Birmingham to separate three-month-old conjoined twins, Sanchia and Eman Mowatt. They started life in the full focus of the world’s media, such was the rarity of their predicament. What are the 19-year-old […]
Glasgow 2014: Jamaica’s triple jump star wants more medals
“My coach then, Patrick Johnson, he taught me how to triple jump and I loved it ever since.” Her talent was spotted by Florida State University after she won multiple junior championships and was awarded most outstanding high schoolgirl athlete at the 2007 Penn Relays. Williams would go on to become the most successful female […]
What could Asda and Morrisons move away from self-checkout mean?
Getty Images Some supermarket chains have said they are refocusing on staffed checkouts After years of encouraging shoppers to scan their own groceries, some supermarkets are checking out a move back to traditional tills. Asda said it would put more staff on checkouts, while Morrisons admitted it might have “gone too far” with self-scan. Northern […]
Stargazing singer is beating his own expectations
BBC Stargazing singer Myles Smith has won BBC Introducing Artist of the Year When Myles Smith reflects on his journey – from an 11-year-old kid playing guitar and piano to a charting artist – he feels he’s continuously exceeded his own expectations. This year, the 26-year-old from Luton has had a top five single, played […]