Music education ‘thrown to the wolves’ in the UK
Lucy Todd BBC Music reporter David Harrison Trumpeter John Thirkell: “I could not have started this journey without free music lessons in school.” Musician John Thirkell has called on the government to support music lessons for children. “Music education has been thrown to the wolves in the UK,” said the trumpet player, who has worked […]
Olympics volleyball: Brazil women beat United States to retain gold
Earlier, Japan beat South Korea 25-22 26-24 25-21 to claim the bronze. The USA came into the match at the Wembley Arena unbeaten in 21 matches in the calendar year, as the number one ranked team in the world, and with the loss of just two sets at the Games. Their billing as pre-event favourites […]
Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians
Alice Cuddy & Jon Donnison BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters US President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza, which he described as a “demolition site”. Trump said he had told Jordan’s King Abdullah: “I’d love you to take on more, because I’m looking at the whole Gaza […]
The world’s first floating farm making waves in Rotterdam
Simon Fry Technology of Business reporter Lely The floating farm will start with about 40 cows milked by robots The world’s first offshore dairy farm opens in the Port of Rotterdam this year, with the aim of helping the city produce more of its own food sustainably. But will such farms ever be able to […]
Where have all the borrowers gone?
Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter, BBC News Reuters Katie was a student with a small maintenance loan, an occasional job, and a growing uneasiness about her finances. She went to a series of payday lenders – including the biggest, Wonga – to help her make ends meet. Instead, the high cost of this short-term credit […]
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2012
Voting for this award closed at 18:00 GMT on Saturday, 8 December 2012. The winner of BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2012 will be announced on Monday after a public vote between 10 of the country’s highest-achieving sportsmen and women. The award takes place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 10 […]
14 reported killed by Israeli forces after withdrawal deadline missed
Hugo Bachega BBC News, Beirut Reuters Israeli soldiers have killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 80 in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says, as the Israeli military remained in parts of the country after the deadline for their withdrawal, and the removal of Hezbollah fighters from the area, expired. On Sunday […]
Vegetarian meat substitutes ‘exceeding salt limits’
Getty Images More than a quarter of meat-free burgers, sausages and mince tested for a study exceed maximum recommended salt levels, a campaign group has warned. A total of 28% of the 157 meat substitute products studied by Action on Salt missed the voluntary salt targets set by Public Health England. The worst offenders were […]
Lia Thomas: Transgender athletes ‘not a threat’ to women’s sport
The heart of the debate on whether transgender women athletes should compete in women’s sport involves the complex balance of inclusion, sporting fairness and safety – essentially, whether trans women can compete in female categories without giving them an unfair advantage or presenting a threat of injury to competitors. Trans women have to adhere to […]
‘Birmingham feels like the city for the future’
Tony Cridland Restauranter Tony Cridland said he had never seen Birmingham so busy as Saturday 6 August when massive crowds poured into the city Birmingham has been highly praised for pulling off a memorable Commonwealth Games, with athletes and spectators packing out restaurants, cafés and hotels in the city and across the West Midlands. According […]