Chloe Kelly to be offered freedom of Ealing
PA Wire Ealing’s Chloe Kelly scored the winner in Sunday’s final England footballer Chloe Kelly is set to be offered the freedom of a London borough after winning Euro 2022. Kelly, who scored the winning goal against Germany in Sunday night’s final, is to be offered the freedom of Ealing in west London. The Manchester […]
Pig farm in Shropshire to close due to rise in feed price
David Gregory-Kumar Science, Environment & Rural Affairs, BBC News BBC Feed prices have gone “through the roof”, the farm said A pig farmer who has seen the cost of feed go up by about 50% has decided to close his farm. Peter Woodhall, from Warwick Farm, near Shrewsbury, has produced, along with son-in-law Nigel Lloyd, […]
‘I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal’
Marwa Elselehdar Marwa Elselehdar is Egypt’s first female ship’s captain Last month, Marwa Elselehdar noticed something strange. News had broken about a huge container ship, the Ever Given, that had become wedged across the Suez Canal, bringing one of world’s major shipping routes to a halt. But as she checked her phone, online rumours were […]
Navy ship arrives in Portsmouth
Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales arrived into Portsmouth for the first time The Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has been welcomed by thousands of people as it sailed into Portsmouth for the first time. Shipping lanes were closed and an air exclusion zone was put in place for the arrival […]
Bethany England: Tottenham sign Chelsea forward on three-and-a-half-year deal
Tottenham have signed forward Bethany England from Chelsea on a three-and-a-half-year deal until June 2026. England, 28, joined Chelsea from Doncaster Belles in 2016 and went on to score 74 goals in 164 appearances. The England international was part of the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 winning squad and has scored 11 goals in 21 games. In […]
I was expecting mediocrity … you blew me away
KATE – [Christmas music] Coming up… MAYSOON – Visibly disabled roles need to be played by actually disabled actors, because it’s cartoonish, offensive and inauthentic for nondisabled actors to play disabled on the TV. TILLY – Oh my goodness. Hi Tom. [laughs] TOM – Lovely song, thanks. TILLY – Thank you. I’m so overwhelmed, I’m […]
Cookstown crush tragedy on weekly front pages
Ballymena Guardian Newry Reporter Ulster Gazette Mid-Ulster Mail There’s one story dominating many of Northern Ireland’s local papers this week – the tragic deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a hotel in Cookstown. The front page of the Mid-Ulster Mail, which is based in the County Tyrone town, features images of the three […]
Three key Scottish questions for Rishi Sunak
Philip Sim BBC Scotland political correspondent New PM Rishi Sunak says he is looking forward to working with the Scottish government on the UK’s “shared challenges”. Rishi Sunak has signalled that Scotland is on his mind, with a phone call to Nicola Sturgeon on his first day in office. And in his first appearance in […]
US makes huge interest rate rise to tame soaring prices
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Getty Images Prices are rising across the US economy The US central bank has announced another unusually large interest rate hike as it battles to rein in soaring prices in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve said it would increase its key rate by 0.75 percentage points, targeting […]
Jamie Chadwick aims to ‘fight at front’ of Indy NXT grid in debut season
Britain’s Jamie Chadwick says she wants to be “fighting at the front” when she makes her debut in the Indy NXT series this year in the United States. The 24-year-old is racing with the Andretti Autosport team in the second tier of the United States’ open-wheel racing format IndyCar. Chadwick has also begun her fifth […]