Government to shorten HGV driver testing process
Getty Images The government is expected to announce a shake-up of the HGV driver testing process as soon as Thursday. It wants to fast track…
Charlton Athletic: SE7 Partners complete takeover from Thomas Sandgaard
SE7 Partners has completed its takeover of League One club Charlton Athletic, buying the south-east London outfit from Thomas Sandgaard. Headed by former Sunderland director…
Pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985
Getty Images The pound has plummeted to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985. Sterling fell 0.64% to $1.145 on Wednesday afternoon –…
A WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan’s past
Getty Images Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda (centre) walks from the jungle in 1974 The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country’s defeat in World…
Zoe Saldana’s box office record (and 15 other Oscar facts)
Getty Images Tom Cruise, pictured at the Academy Awards luncheon, starred in the best picture-nominated Top Gun: Maverick Hollywood has had an eventful 12 months…
Devizes pupil wins national coding competition with racing game
Family handout Wilf pictured with his winning game behind him A Wiltshire school pupil says he is “proud” to have won a national coding competition.…
This ‘drawn-out’ and ‘self-important’ film proves the musical didn’t need to be split into two parts
Universal Pictures There are decent performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – but this flat opening instalment of The Wizard of Oz prequel may…
Amazon defeated Rekognition revolt by a large margin
Amazon A proposal to ban government use of the Rekognition system failed to attract mass support at Amazon’s annual general meeting An attempted shareholder revolt…
Chelsea named Women’s Super League champions, Liverpool relegated
Tom Garry, BBC Sport Of all the leagues required by Uefa to decide on a fair way to put forward teams for European competitions by…
Trowbridge man jailed for shining laser at police helicopter
The pilot – who was looking for a missing person – had to stop as a result of the laser beam A man has been…