Putin apologises for Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed – but stopped short of saying Russia was responsible. In his first comments on the Christmas Day crash, Putin said the “tragic incident” had occurred when Russian […]
Euro 2022: FA targets record attendances at Women’s European Championship
The Football Association has announced plans to sell a record 700,000 tickets for next year’s Women’s European Championship in England. The event was postponed from this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament’s total attendance record is 240,045 from the last event in the Netherlands in 2017, when the hosts beat Denmark in the […]
Greater Manchester Police drop drug-testing probe over lack of funds
PA Media The GMP investigation was launched seven years ago A multi-million pound investigation into the suspected manipulation of data at two forensic science drug-testing companies has been dropped. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was taking no further action against seven people who worked at Randox Testing Services (RTS) and Trimega Laboratories before 2017. […]
Netflix film showered with critics’ awards as Oscars race heats up
Carlos Somonte/Netflix Roma will be available to stream on Netflix from Friday Roma, a Spanish-language black-and-white Netflix film, has been named the best film of the year in a string of US critics’ awards, confirming its place as one of the leading Oscar contenders. The family drama, set in Mexico in the 1970s, was written […]
Jersey deputies approve government budget
BBC Thirty-one States members voted for the amended budget and 13 voted against it Jersey politicians have approved the government’s budget, with £1.2bn earmarked to be spent on public services. Health will be a big area of spending, with £710m to be spent on new health facilities and £31m invested into health services. There will […]
Elon Musk in talks over Reform UK donation, says Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage says he “did discuss money” during Mar-a-Lago meeting with Elon Musk Reform UK is in “open negotiations” with US billionaire Elon Musk about him donating to the party, Nigel Farage has told the BBC. The Reform UK leader said the pair “did talk about money” during a meeting on Monday at Donald Trump’s […]
From pylons to solar farms, 2025 is all about the big stuff
PA Media The drive to build pylons and onshore wind farms is an emotive topic in rural England From pylons to solar farms, huge infrastructure projects are planned across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, despite strong local opposition. Environment correspondent Paul Murphy looks at what 2025 could bring. It is set to be the year of […]
Celebrating the Prince of Broadway
Matthew Murphy Scenes from Show Boat will feature in the new musical, Prince of Broadway It’s impossible to survey 20th Century American musical theatre without coming across one name over and over again: Harold “Hal” Prince. As a producer and a director, he has been attached to a greater range of critically and commercially successful […]
New evidence uncovered in Princes in Tower mystery
Getty Images Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, went missing after going to the Tower of London A university professor has uncovered fresh evidence to support claims Richard III was behind the murder of his nephews at the Tower of London. King Edward V was just 12 when he and his brother […]
Who’s performing and who’s going to win?
Getty Images Adele will give her first performance at the Brit Awards since 2016 The 2022 Brit Awards take place at the O2 Arena on Tuesday night, with Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Little Simz leading the nominations. All four artists are up for the night’s biggest prizes – artist and album of the year […]