Shrewsbury hospice raises funds through art created by patients
BBC Wendy Brookfield’s art therapy work and sketches were displayed at the Severn Hospice in Bicton Heath After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Wendy Brookfield…
Senedd backs U-turn on election gender quotas
Getty Images Political parties would have had to select at least 50% women or more under the plans Senedd members have voted to withdraw plans…
Motion boss says club closure would be a “huge loss” to Bristol’s identity
KoLAB Studios Motion may close in July 2025 when its lease comes to an end The boss of a popular Bristol nightclub has said it…
Nigeria’s richest man Aliko Dangote takes on the ‘oil mafia’
Getty Images Aliko Dangote made his money through sugar and cement Petrol production at Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote’s $20bn (£15.5bn) state-of-the-art oil refinery ought…
Dacorum female councillors resign over harassment complaints
Dacorum Borough Council Claire Hobson announced the group resignations at a full council meeting on Wednesday Eight female councillors have left an authority’s Liberal Democrat…
Wynne Evans hits out at media ‘lies’
Opera singer Wynne Evans has said he is “disappointed” about what he claims were “lies” told about him in the media during his time on…
Ashley Storrie won Scottish Bafta ‘for my mum’ Janey Godley
BBC Ashley Storrie said it would “mean an awful lot” for her mum to see her winning the awards Ashley Storrie has paid tribute to…
Police have no legal framework for gender ID
PA Media Jo Farrell told BBC Scotland that victims would always take priority The chief constable of Police Scotland has criticised the Scottish and UK…
King Crimson, Bucks Fizz and Father Christmas lyricist Peter Sinfield dies
Andrew Woodger/BBC Peter Sinfield said he had “no expectations” of having a hit record with I Believe In Father Christmas The King Crimson and Bucks…
US election workers brace for threats
BBC / Mike Wendling Melissa Komo, a town clerk who trains election workers in Wisconsin, says the prospect of threats against volunteers is worrying Kris…