Young Broughshane actress stars in Irish film
Banjoman Films, supported by Screen Ireland Claudia plays the role of Grainne Rafferty in King Frankie A young aspiring actress with Down’s syndrome has achieved…
‘Come on Scotland’ and lockdown easing delay
Anticipation of the national squad’s first Euro 2020 match dominates the front pages in Scotland. The Daily Record says “football is really coming home” as…
Starling Bank boss hopes banking is becoming less sexist
The woman behind the £2bn bank nobody believed in The boss of Starling Bank has said she hopes the sexism she overcame has made it…
Escaped capybara Cinnamon stars in new children’s book
Hoo Zoo Cinnamon escaped her zoo enclosure in September A capybara who became world famous after escaping from a zoo is set to be the…
How fans are supporting their favourite idols
AFP It’s thought that global fans of Korean popular culture number some 89 million in 113 countries If you walk through Piccadilly Circus station, you…
Former teachers get honorary degree at Brunel University
Jan Ball Ian and Jan Ball said it was a “very special day” when they received their honorary degrees A couple who met and married…
NHS Covid-19 app pings rise by over 70,000 to new record
Christopher Furlong The number of self-isolation alerts sent by the NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales has risen to a new record of 689,313…
SNP MP Ian Blackford brands Boris Johnson ‘racist’ at PMQs
Ian Blackford was asked by the Speaker to withdraw claims of racism about Boris Johnson The SNP’s leader at Westminster leader has branded Boris Johnson…
Testimony in rugby sexism report ‘harrowing’
Catherine Ivill A damning report into the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) shows the body allowed a culture that brought the game into disrepute, a senior…
Why one study is tracking homeless people around Sutton
PA Media Rough sleepers were tracked in Sutton A study which tracked the movements of homeless people over six months in south London has become…