Brentwood couple who help sick children both appointed MBE
Jason O’Shea Jason and Gail O’Shea have raised £2m for seriously-ill children A husband and wife whose charity has helped more than a thousand children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses have both been appointed MBE. It is 18 years since Jason O’Shea and his wife Gail, both 58, from Brentwood, in Essex, founded Wipe Away […]
Women’s Six Nations: England win title as France fail to beat Scotland
England probably expected their title wait to go to the rearranged final weekend given Scotland, who have not beaten France in the Six Nations since 2010, trailed by 10 points in the second half. But Scotland struck back after France had to continue with 14 players after using all their replacements and then losing a […]
Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor to play ceramic artist Clarice Cliff
LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Phoebe Dynevor is now a major star thanks to Bridgerton’s success Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor is to follow her role in the Netflix hit by playing the late British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff in a film biopic. Dynevor, who portrayed Daphne Bassett nee Bridgerton in Netflix’s biggest-ever show, will play the Stoke-born Cliff […]
The Hundred: Meet Manchester Originals
Simply put, Sophie Ecclestone is the best bowler in the women’s game. The 23-year-old England left-arm spinner is the number one-ranked bowler in both Twenty20 and one-day international cricket and has every chance of staying there for years to come. Only five wickets in last year’s tournament was a disappointing return but was more to […]
Phil Neville: Why England Women boss has Bayern and Juventus on his radar
Should Zelem earn a Serie A title winners’ medal, she would follow in the footsteps of Birmingham City left-back Paige Williams, who achieved the feat with Brescia in 2015-16. “I spoke to Paige and got her perspective of being in Italy and she only had good views. That settled my nerves a little bit,” Zelem […]
Passengers can now keep liquids in luggage
New technology means passengers at Cardiff Airport will now be able to leave electronics and liquids under 100ml in their hand luggage as they pass through security. The Next Generation Security scanners are now fully operational at the site, the airport confirmed, following cost-related delays which saw it fail to meet the UK government’s initial […]
Can UK bookseller James Daunt revive Barnes & Noble?
BBC James Daunt says the strategy for turnaround at Barnes & Noble is relatively simple James Daunt, credited with a turnaround at Britain’s biggest book chain, Waterstones, is plotting a similar strategy to address the troubles at America’s Barnes & Noble. In the 1990s, the company was king of America’s bookshops, a fast-expanding corporate behemoth […]
Indian rocket blasts off for country’s first space-docking mission
An Indian-made rocket has blasted off from a site north of Chennai, carrying two satellites which will test space-docking. Docking is crucial for manned travel to the Moon or supporting a space station. Announcing “the successful accomplishment” of the launch, Indian Space Research Organisation chief Sreedhara Somanath said the rocket had “placed the satellites in […]
Izzy Christiansen: Everton midfielder signs new deal to remain with WSL club
Everton midfielder Izzy Christiansen has signed a new deal to remain with the Women’s Super League side for a further two-and-a-half years. The 29-year-old began her career at the Blues and went on to have spells with Birmingham City and Manchester City. After joining French giants Lyon, where she helped them to the Women’s Champions […]
‘I sound like a little kid!’
Jean Baptiste Mondino An outtake from the cover shoot for Raw Like Sushi, by Jean-Baptiste Mondino Rock critics of a certain age have written hundreds of articles (and in one case, an entire book) about the moment in 1972 when David Bowie draped his arm around guitarist Mick Ronson on Top of the Pops and […]