Queen Camilla visits RAF Leeming in Northallerton
PA Media The Queen was given a bunch of flowers from local nursery school children during her visit to RAF Leeming Queen Camilla spent a blustery afternoon learning how armed forces personnel and their families look after their mental health during a visit to a base in North Yorkshire. The Queen was presented with flowers […]
Chris Mason: Don’t go big, don’t do flash
Getty Images Labour’s conference was full of expectation about their prospects. But the backdrop was the horror in the Middle East. Labour was condemned as being anti-Jewish at the time Sir Keir Starmer served in former leader Jeremy Corbyn’s senior team. Senior members of his own team – shadow cabinet ministers Rachel Reeves, Yvette Cooper […]
The other 1,214 candidates running for president
Peter Ruprecht / Mark Charles / Michael Gillman (From left): Brock Pierce, Mark Charles and Jade Simmons are all running for the US presidency The US has had presidents for more than 230 years, but only the first – George Washington – has ever been elected as an independent candidate. The twin peaks of US […]
Welsh Fire relishing ‘special’ first Hundred before Trent Rockets double-header
Welsh Fire are hoping to prolong their “special” first taste of The Hundred as the group stage passes its halfway point with Friday’s double-header against Trent Rockets. The Fire’s men’s and women’s teams have both won two and lost two games so far. Trent Rockets Women are a place behind the Fire in fifth, while […]
Double amputee climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Sarah de Lagarde Sarah de Lagarde said reaching the summit was a “triumph over adversity” A woman who lost an arm and leg after being struck by two Tube trains has become the first female double prosthetic-wearing amputee to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Sarah de Lagarde, from Camden, north London, said: “Standing atop Kilimanjaro was a […]
Botswana to ban hunting over wildlife species decline
Furthermore, selling hunting licences to wealthy Westerners is an extremely lucrative business, he says. Hunting concessions currently exist in the northern Okavango Delta and the parks of the Kalahari region, famous for its upmarket safari lodges. According to the environment ministry’s official statement, the government will continue to issue special game licences “for traditional hunting […]
Why African millennials can’t get enough of Bitcoin
Getty Images Bitcoin’s eye-watering price surge over the past year is proving too tempting to resist despite fears that cryptocurrencies are a bubble floating towards an inevitable burst. One group for whom it holds particular appeal is African millennials, writes the BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga from Uganda. Thirty year-old Peace Akware in Kampala is a convert […]
Martin Boyle: From chasing pigeons to Hampden hat-tricks – the rise and rise of Hibs & Australia forward
Following Stubbs’ departure in June 2016, Boyle enjoyed further success as Neil Lennon’s side gained promotion before finishing fourth in their first season back in the top flight. Lennon resigned in early 2019 and was replaced by Paul Heckingbottom, but Boyle’s minutes were hampered as he suffered two worrying knee injuries that ruled him out […]
Yorkshire Water swap 1.3 million water meters for smart meters
A programme to replace more than one million water meters with “smart” meters will be rolled out in South Yorkshire. Yorkshire Water said that the technology would “reduce leakage” in homes and improve service. The meter exchange is expected to begin in 2025, subject to Ofwat’s final determination, which is due in December 2024. Smart […]
How the fall of the Berlin Wall inspired filmmakers
Starting on Friday the city of Berlin will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most momentous geopolitical events of the 20th century. Germany was forever changed, its national identity, its politics and its culture. From Berlin, the BBC’s Talking Movies host Tom Brook has been looking […]