Donald Trump picks Kash Patel for FBI and Chad Chronister to DEA
Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a former aide, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency Patel has often criticised. A former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration, Patel has been a steadfast supporter of the incoming Republican president. For Patel to take the […]
Ilona Maher, Luke Jerram and snowy scenes
PA Media Global rugby star Ilona Maher made her Bristol debut on Sunday, and delighted fans by taking time to sign autographs and take selfies afterwards Flights diverted, yellow and amber warnings, the sound of car windscreens being scraped at dawn – winter has definitely had its grip on Bristol this week. But away from […]
Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad would invest back home
Getty Images Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad are ready to invest here, says new study of diaspora More could to be done to encourage Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad to invest in their home country, according to an academic. Dr Sarah Louisa Birchley, a specialist in global diaspora entrepreneurship, said her study of 1,700 Welsh emigrants living […]
Reeves ‘to wage war on waste’ and ‘Nine-jobs Nigel’
There is a vast mix of stories across the front pages of the Sunday papers. The Sunday Telegraph leads on the news that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is “launching a war on waste” by seeking the advice of private experts to find savings across government. This comes, the paper reports, “amid growing disquiet” from the party […]
LA fires live: Death toll rises to 16 as firefighters brace for intense winds
‘Everything is gone’: Agony on a tight-knit LA street razed by infernopublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 08:09 GMT Max Matza & Christal HayesReporting from Altadena, Caifornia It all started on Tuesday night. The Santa Ana winds had been fierce much of the day. Professional chef Daron Anderson was in his front yard just after […]
The parents who insist home-education is the answer for their children
BBC “Toby was so tremendously unhappy in school,” says his father, Daniel. “We were standing outside the classroom door for an hour every morning and he just didn’t want to go in. “[It reached the point where] we thought ‘this doesn’t work.’” Daniel says he tried everything to settle him. Toby, who is now eight, […]
Give your body grace, says rugby star
Reuters Ilona Maher signed a three-month deal with the Bristol Bears in December Rugby player Ilona Maher has won fans and admirers with her sporting talent. But it’s her message of body positivity that’s attracted millions of followers on social media. The US-born athlete, 28, regularly jumps on TikTok and Instagram to talk about body […]
More people in late 20s still living with parents
Getty Images An impression – or possibly a fear – that 20-somethings are still hanging about in the family home is based on fact, an influential think-tank has concluded. The proportion of 25 to 34-year-olds still living with their parents has increased by more than a third in nearly two decades, according to the Institute […]
LA firefighters desperately try to contain monster Palisades fire
Watch: Palisades Fire spews ‘fire devil’ Firefighters are making an all-out assault to prevent the largest of the deadly wildfires that is threatening Los Angeles from spreading into one of the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. Aerial crews have been bombarding the flaming hills with water and fire retardant to hold back the Palisades fire, which […]
Canada’s immigration debate soured and helped seal Trudeau’s fate
BBC Immigration has long been a polarising issue in the West but Canada mostly avoided it – until now. With protests and campaign groups springing up in certain quarters, some argue that this – together with housing shortages and rising rents – contributed to Justin Trudeau’s resignation. But could Donald Trump’s arrival inflame it further? […]