Memorial service held at Grimsby Minster
BBC Austin Mitchell served as the Labour MP for Grimsby for 38 years A public memorial service has been held in Grimsby to remember the town’s former MP Austin Mitchell. Mr Mitchell, who was the Labour MP for Great Grimsby from 1977 to 2015, died in August aged 86. During the service at Grimsby Minster […]
School head applications drop sharply in Wales
Thinkstock There has been a steady rise in the proportion of female secondary school heads since 2004 but it is still 35% compared to 65% men There was a 66% drop in the number of applicants for head teacher posts in secondary schools over two years, new figures show. The Education Workforce Council (EWC) said […]
How coding is helping young Gazans find work
Many young Gazans are university graduates, and yet they face dire work prospects. Over a decade ago, a blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel and Egypt was tightened, when the militant group, Hamas, took full control. Today, the local economy is broken and it’s difficult to get a permit to travel. But Palestinians are […]
Triathlon: World half Ironman champion Lucy Charles-Barclay eyes 2024 Olympics
She may be used to longer triathlon distances, but Charles-Barclay has her sight set on the Olympics. “Paris is definitely one of my next aims. The Olympics has always been in my heart from when I was a young swimmer.” She knows it wont be easy; Tokyo 2020 highlighted the rich vein of form British […]
Presenter to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms
Gary Lineker seen after stepping down from Match of the Day He will also front the BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup 2025/2026. “The BBC and Gary Lineker have agreed in principle a contract extension through to the 2026 World Cup,” the BBC said, while confirming his Match of the Day tenure was ending. Lineker […]
UK plans to keep post-transition trade with EU flowing
Getty Images The way British businesses trade with the European Union is set to change fundamentally at the end of the year. The UK left the EU on 31 January but remains in the single market and customs union until 31 December, while the two sides try to hammer out a trade agreement. The end […]
Cost of living worries voters
Getty Images Australians go to the polls to vote on Saturday 21st May Across Australia household budgets are being tightly squeezed, with the cost of living soaring to an eye-watering 21 year high. Rising prices will be a pivotal concern for voters as they head to the polls on Saturday. Although not surging as high […]
Huawei accuses US of cyber-attacks and threats to staff
Getty Images Huawei has accused the US government of “using every tool at its disposal” to disrupt its business. In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US had launched cyber-attacks to infiltrate its networks and was threatening its employees. The firm, which was put on a US trade blacklist this […]
Non Stanford: ‘Close-knit group’ key to British Triathlon success
But the British trio are aiming to be not too far behind, with 2018 world champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Vicky Holland also pushing for the top 10. “[The standard of competition] has been absolutely fierce,” added Stanford. “I really feel over the last four years, or since the last Olympics, the dynamic of […]
Prison officer Hollie ‘felt like Hannah Montana’
Ministry of Justice Hollie Peabody has returned to work at a prison after making it to The Voice semi-finals Hollie Peabody’s first day back working at a category B men’s prison has been “a big crash down to reality”. For four months this year, Hollie swapped cells for singing as they took part in ITV’s […]