England’s Nicola Adams wins flyweight gold at Euro Championships
However, the more aggressive Adams took charge in the third and led 9-6 going into the fourth, before controlling a bruising closer. Adams had been the first English female boxer to win a medal at a major tournament when she won European silver in 2007, and has since collected two silvers at world level, but […]
Sheffield libraries at ‘heart of community’ a decade after cuts
When Sheffield City Council announced plans to cut the budget for its library service and shut more than a dozen sites there was a public outcry. More than 10,000 people signed a petition opposing the plan before, eventually, a plan was agreed for the council to retain 11 sites as well as the Central Library […]
Strictly’s Chris McCausland praised for ‘poignant’ dance imitating blindness
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Chris McCausland has been praised for performing a dance imitating his experience with blindness. McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell closed Saturday’s show with their couple’s choice to Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon. The performance saw the comedian place his hands over Buswell’s eyes as the […]
Morrisons brings back paper bags in latest fight against plastic
Theresa May has pledged to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in the UK by 2042 Morrisons has started selling fresh produce in old-style paper bags, rather than plastic ones, as it tries to cut the use of plastics. The supermarket chain, the UK’s fourth largest, says it will mean 150 million fewer plastic bags are […]
Guide to task facing the party
AFP Liberal Democrats are gathering in Bournemouth for their annual conference. Here’s a guide to the event which runs from Saturday to Tuesday. Setting the scene… Think back to 2015 when the Liberal Democrats took a hammering at the general election, punished for going into coalition with the Conservatives. From 57 MPs, they were reduced […]
Birmingham charity helps women stay away from crime
A woman who was forced to steal to feed her children, has said she would have ended up dead or in prison, if she had not been helped to escape from her violent and controlling partner. She is among hundreds of women in the West Midlands who have turned their backs on crime, thanks to […]
World Indoor Athletics Championships: Laura Muir takes silver as Doyle wins 400m bronze
Laura Muir produced a superb run to win her second medal of the World Indoor Athletics Championships, with silver in the women’s 1500m in Birmingham. The Briton, 24, chased home Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba, who took gold when Muir won bronze over 3,000m on Thursday. Muir clocked four minutes 06.23 seconds, behind Dibaba (4:05.27), with Netherlands’ […]
Hunt accuses Labour of cronyism over job for donor
Getty Images Jeremy Hunt challenged Rachel Reeves over the appointment of a Labour donor in the Commons Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour of “cronyism”, after a party donor was given a senior civil service role in the Treasury. Ian Corfield – who previously donated £20,000 to Labour MPs, including £5,000 to now-Chancellor Rachel […]
Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly ‘can’t talk’ about show’s future as Beth Dutton
Paramount Warning: contains some Yellowstone plot spoliers Cowboys, murderous revenge plots and family secrets have kept Yellowstone fans hooked since 2018. It is one of the most watched shows in the US and turned creator Taylor Sheridan into the king of prime time television. But last year, Paramount announced that the fifth season, which is […]
Anger grows at latest CalMac ferry disruption
CalMac Island communities have reacted with anger and dismay at fresh disruption to Scotland’s west coast ferry network. The state-owned CalMac has been forced into making alterations due to delays in routine overhauls of some ferries and technical issues affecting others. Islanders fear tourism and other businesses are being damaged, while one couple have seen […]