Franklin’s Gardens ‘can create legacy’ as host
Getty Images England’s women have played games at Northampton Saints’ Franklin’s Gardens twice in the last two years A club said its inclusion as a host for the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup could “create a lasting legacy” for a town. Northampton Saints’ 15,249-capacity Franklin’s Gardens is among eight English venues hosting the tournament. Saints’ […]
Tony Blair on Keir Starmer, AI and globalisation
BBC Sir Tony Blair and Amol Rajan also discussed the impact of globalisation Sir Tony Blair has been out of power in government for 17 years. Yet he thinks he’s learned almost as much after leaving Number 10 as when he was in it. One of the key insights from the revolutions in behavioural economics […]
US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant
Getty Images Health officials in Denver, Colorado, are trying to trace the infected person’s contacts The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado. The patient, a man in his 20s with no recent travel history, is currently in isolation. State […]
Labour’s Carwyn Jones bows out as Welsh first minister
‘I cannot thank you enough’, Carwyn Jones says as he signs off as first minister Carwyn Jones received a standing ovation from AMs as he bowed out as Wales’ first minister on Tuesday. Mr Jones said it had been an honour to lead his party for nine years. The AM for Alyn and Deeside Jack […]
Harmful and illegal content could evade new laws, MPs warn
Getty Images The draft online safety bill would not stop the sharing of “insidious” images of child abuse and violence against women and girls, MPs have said. The Commons culture committee warned the government its proposed legislation is not clear or robust enough. Content which is currently technically legal, such as deepfake pornography, still needs […]
Coroner opens inquest into death of Mike Lycnh’s colleague
Cambridgeshire Police Stephen Chamberlain was a former colleague of tech tycoon Mike Lynch A coroner has opened an inquest into the death of a former colleague of technology tycoon Mike Lynch. Stephen Chamberlain, 52, died in hospital after being hit by a car while running in Stretham, Cambridgeshire – near his home in Longstanton – […]
Gaza’s amputees offered easy-to-fit prosthetics using UK technology
BBC Diya al-Adini, 15, was a young and enthusiastic photographer before he lost his hands in an Israeli strike in August Standing between two bars erected at a mobile clinic in Rafah, southern Gaza, Rizeq Tafish concentrates as he takes his first tentative steps in four months. “My feelings before were sadness and despair. Now […]
Made in Chelsea’s Louise Thompson: I neglected my body
BBC Louise Thompson from Made In Chelsea was affectionately known on the E4 structured reality series as “Porg”. (Person of Restricted Growth.) But what the reality star lacks in height she more than makes up for in personality – a factor that has kept her popular with viewers since she joined the show for its […]
No further action over ‘whine like a girl’ remark
Liam McBurney UUP leader Doug Beattie landed himself in hot water with some of his comments No further action will be taken against UUP leader Doug Beattie after he accused the DUP of wanting to “whine like a girl from the sidelines”, outgoing Speaker Alex Maskey has said. Mr Maskey was asked whether the remarks […]
Olympic Gadirova twins ‘thrilled’ at school grades
Steve Parsons/PA Media The twins showed off their gymnastics skills outside school Olympic gymnasts Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova say they are “thrilled” with their school grades, just two weeks after winning bronze medals in Tokyo. The 16-year-old twins collected their results from Aylesbury Vale Academy. They both received passes, with Jessica getting a BTEC level […]