Women’s World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney
England’s wait to win a first Women’s World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney. The Lionesses, looking to…
Theresa May quits: PM’s most memorable moments
Getty Images/Thierry Monasse Friday 7 June sees the end of Theresa May’s leadership of the Conservative Party. During her three years in office, there have…
Drones help find missing walker with broken leg in Faversham woodland
Kent Fire and Rescue Service The woman was rescued thanks to drone pilots using infrared technology A woman who had been missing for eight hours…
Travel firms adopt the brace position
Richard Hoare/Geograph From airlines to coach holidays, the travel industry has been at the leading edge of the economic crisis, and it’s now moving into…
Female joint deputy leader plan ditched
PA Plans for a woman to be elected joint deputy leader of the Labour Party have been withdrawn over concerns it would undermine Jeremy Corbyn.…
Lebanese business people back protesters’ call for change
Getty Images There’s widespread anger among Lebanese protesters over economic mismanagement, corruption and a lack of jobs Lebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests,…
Abba sang Waterloo to Brighton driver in his taxi after win
Simon Dack Billy Stainthorpe remembers driving Abba in his taxi after Eurovision success in 1974 A taxi driver has been recollecting the private rendition Abba…
£2.7m vocational expansion plans for SEND Nuneaton school
Google Two new units will be opened at the Bermuda Innovation Centre – two miles from Oak Wood School – to boost facilities for vocational…
Premium demand boosts Scottish single malt whisky exports
PA Single malts typically sell for more than twice the price of a standard bottle of blended whisky The growth in demand for single malt…
How vending machines are making life better for Kenyans
Jeroen van Loon Shopkeeper Jackson Opati (right) has switched to a milk vending machine Shopkeeper, Jackson Opati, has stopped selling packaged milk from his store…