European Games: Ireland sevens beat Great Britain 26-12 in final to qualify for 2024 Olympic Games
Ireland beat Great Britain 26-12 in the final of the rugby sevens at the European Games to secure their place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. James Topping’s European gold medallists joined the Ireland women’s team in reaching next year’s Games. It will be the second Olympic appearance for the men’s team after their […]
Nine new cases in Wales brings total to 15
Swansea Bay University Health Board Testing times in Wales: This coronavirus drive-through station has been established in Swansea Nine more individuals in Wales have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials confirmed on Tuesday evening. Wales’ chief medical officer said seven of the new infections were identified following a resident in the Neath Port Talbot area […]
New Covid shutdown ‘would devastate’ pubs and restaurants
PA Media Bar and restaurant owners say they have gone to great lengths to make premises Covid-19 secure Hundreds of pubs, bars and restaurants in the north of England fear new Covid-19 restrictions could be fatal for their establishments. Angry bar and restaurant owners said they had worked hard to make their venues coronavirus-secure. Helen […]
NI Sports Personality of the Year: Record breaking goalscorer Rachel Furness wins award
The judging panel, led by Lady Mary Peters, selected Furness as the overall winner. Special mention was made of the achievements of Paralympic Gold medallists Bethany Firth and Jason Smyth, as well as the Tyrone’s Senior Football team’s remarkable All Ireland Football Championship success. “In a year packed full of sporting achievement, the remarkable success […]
East Kilbride call centre announces 470 new jobs
AGO A call centre company has announced it is creating almost 500 new jobs in East Kilbride. AGO Outsourcing said the jobs were part of a £40m five-year investment and demonstrated the Scottish jobs market remained in “good shape”. Ninety roles will be created in the company’s sales division from the end of the month. […]
Test-and-trace ‘revolution’ and MPs ‘fume’ on Zoom
HoC Boris Johnson appeared before MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s appearance before MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee on Wednesday did not impress the Guardian. And it describes his responses to repeated questions about his adviser, Dominic Cummings – and the row about whether or not he broke lockdown rules […]
Women’s Sports Week 2016: Susie Wolff on women in Formula 1
It was the middle of last year when I decided to call it a day because I couldn’t really progress from a test driver role. I wanted to give something back to the sport that had given me so much and, together with the Motor Sports Association [the governing body of UK motorsport], we came […]
Race to escape Kabul ‘carnage’ and ‘no way out’
BBC The Financial Times describes scenes of “absolute chaos” as the airport was “overrun” – with some people falling to their deaths after clinging to aircraft as they took off. “The flight from hell”, says the Metro. “Race to escape Kabul carnage” is the headline for the Times. The Sun calls him “Joke Biden” – […]
Fearne Cotton announces split from husband Jesse Wood
Fearne Cotton and her husband Jesse Wood have split after 10 years of marriage. In an Instagram post on Friday, the TV and radio host, 43, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage.” She added that their priority “will always be” […]
Canada has its first Michelin guide. Does it matter?
Getty Images A bartender at Alo restaurant in Toronto, consistenly ranked among the best restaurants in the world The Michelin guide – once heralded as the “Academy Awards” for restaurants – is coming to Canada for the first time. But should a centuries-old Parisian tradition be judge and jury for the country’s diverse and ever-changing […]