Ipswich Basketball women ready to defend National Cup in final
A Suffolk basketball team has reached the final of the National Cup for a second season running. Endeavour Ipswich Basketball’s senior women beat WNBL Division One rivals Loughborough Riders 72-62 away from home in their semi-final. Ipswich will meet either Thames Valley Cavaliers, who they pipped to the trophy last time, or Brent Bulls in […]
Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal
Getty Images JY Lee stepping out of a car Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by a high court in South Korea. The bribery case is a retrial of an earlier one involving the country’s former President Park Geun-hye, who was also jailed for bribery […]
‘It’s pure beauty’ – Italy’s largest medieval mosaics restored
Reuters The Monreale cathedral was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2015, and has recently undergone extensive restoration On a hill overlooking the city of Palermo, in Sicily, sits a lesser-known gem of Italian art: the cathedral of Monreale. Built in the 12th century under Norman rule, it boasts Italy’s largest Byzantine-style mosaics, second […]
Shopping in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai straddles the southern spur of the Silk Road, but its commercial reputation flourishes today with markets selling local crafts, jewellery and other goods. The mist-shrouded mountains of the cultural Chiang Mai Province have long enticed visitors to explore this southern slice of the great Himalayan mountain range. Initially drawn north by tales of […]
A beer revolution in Sheffield, England
Greystones pub serves a large range of Thornbridge beers This northern English city is quietly forging a reputation as the UK’s beer capital. If there is a British version of Portland, Oregon – albeit without the cool factor – this is it. It is rather hard to leave the station in Sheffield, England after the […]
The bar where your cash is worthless
BBC Visitors to this pub can’t pay for their drinks or food with cash Cashless establishments may be safer and more convenient, but are they more popular with the public at large? After yet another break-in at south London pub the Crown and Anchor, Arber Rozhaja decided enough was enough. Burglars were after cash lying […]
Gavin & Stacey fans flock to Llanmaes church where wedding was filmed
Baby Cow Productions Gavin and Stacey’s wedding was filmed at a church in the village of Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan A church where two Gavin and Stacey scenes were filmed has seen a “flurry” of visitors ahead of the final episode. St Cattwg’s Church in Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, was where Gavin and Stacey got […]
The lesser-known concerns of the Southend West MP
STEPHEN HUNTLEY Sir David championed the bid to make Southend a city While his work on improving animal welfare standards and getting a fitting tribute installed in memory of Dame Vera Lynn are well known, Sir David Amess championed a myriad of other causes, too. According to Hansard, Sir David made more than 1,300 spoken […]
Birmingham man used 3D printer to make assault rifles
West Midlands Police David Biddell-Portman was jailed for five years for printing two guns A man who used a 3D printer to make assault rifles has been jailed for five years. The weapons were found during a search of David Biddell-Portman’s home in Birmingham in December 2020. The 30-year-old had used the technology to fashion […]
Bristol researchers study impact of singing on wellbeing
BBC People took part in the Sing For Happiness project in the run up to Christmas More than 300 people have taken part in an experiment to discover if singing can improve mental health and wellbeing. Researchers invited people to take part in Sing for Happiness which saw participants take part in choir sessions where […]