Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa
Protesters at the weekend voiced their anger at Covid-19 measures in the Canadian capital After a week-long drive across Canada, a convoy of big rigs has arrived in the national capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures. Organisers insist it will be peaceful, but police say they’re prepared for trouble. It’s been dubbed the […]
Cheshire police and crime commissioner role ‘a Tory retirement home’
BBC Pictured left to right: Liberal Democrat Paul Duffy, Labour’s Dan Price and John Dywer of the Conservatives The office of Police and Crime Commissioner has been lambasted as a “Conservative retirement home for ex-chief constables” by the Liberal Democrat candidate for the role in Cheshire. Paul Duffy told a Politics North West debate he […]
Quiz: Can you name every female British Olympic champion since 2000?
Seeing as it’s International Women’s Day, we thought we would REALLY test your knowledge of British women in sport. Go and grab yourself a cuppa and see how many British female Olympic gold medallists from the 21st century you can name. It’s not easy as we have only given you five minutes to do it, […]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ‘may have lied to Congress’
Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos testified before the House Judiciary Committee last year Executives at Amazon, including founder Jeff Bezos, may have misled or lied to Congress about the firm’s business practices, top US lawmakers have said. The members of the House Judiciary Committee said they were considering referring the firm “for criminal investigation”. […]
Pubs and restaurants warn time running out to help
Getty Images The chancellor needs to “get his act together” and provide support for struggling hospitality businesses, the boss of two restaurant chains has said. David Page, chairman of the firm which runs the Real Greek and Franco Manca, said Rishi Sunak needed to provide financial help “in the next 24 hours”. It comes as […]
Tokyo Olympics: Who is EOR refugee athlete Kimia Alizadeh?
In January 2020, Kimia Alizadeh fled her home country, saying she felt she was just one of the “millions of oppressed women in Iran”. Eighteen months later, the 23-year-old stunned Britain’s two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones in Tokyo and came agonisingly close to becoming the first athlete from the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team […]
Volunteers needed in bid to save it
BBC Birtley Swimming Centre is closing on 21 July, but campaigners hope it will reopen Campaigners hoping to save an under-threat swimming pool say it could reopen next year if they can recruit skilled volunteers and raise £100,000. Birtley Swimming Centre is one of two Gateshead Council-run leisure centres due to shut on 21 July […]
Tokyo Olympics: WHO chief Dr Tedros backs Games as Chilean taekwondo athlete tests positive
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has backed the staging of the Tokyo Olympics. It comes as Chilean taekwondo athlete Fernanda Aguirre became the first Olympian to be ruled out of action. Dr Tedros told International Olympic Committee (IOC) members that the Games should go ahead to show what can […]
Cyber-crime profits reached $3.5bn in 2019, says FBI
Getty Images The crimes remain similar but the techniques are getting more sophisticated It received 467,361 complaints from individuals and businesses during the year and has had nearly five million since its inception in 2000. Phishing and extortion remain the most popular ways of scamming people. It says techniques are becoming more sophisticated, making it […]
Alcohol-only pubs reopen in Northern Ireland
Pacemaker The reopening date for pubs had been pushed back twice due to a rising number of coronavirus cases About 600 drink-only bars in Northern Ireland can reopen their doors for the first time since March. It had previously been the case that pubs could only sell alcohol if they also served food or if […]