Belfast artist Jordan Adetunji receives Grammy nomination
Getty Jordan Adetunji has been nominated for a Grammy Northern Irish hip-hop artist Jordan Adetunji has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap…
Wagamama and Pret seek to reduce plastic straw usage
PA Pret a Manger and Wagamama have become the latest companies to announce an end to automatically providing plastic straws. Customers will be offered a…
Tech-savvy stamp collectors energise an old hobby
Anita Lo Anita’s holidays are often interrupted by stamps Finding the local stamp dealer may not be everyone’s priority on holiday but for 26-year-old Anita…
How have Britain’s postal uniforms changed over 250 years?
The Postal Museum The first known uniform issued by Royal Mail (l) compared to its most recent offering A new museum exhibition explores how uniforms…
UK ‘will support’ neonicotinoid pesticide ban
AFP An extended ban on controversial neonicotinoid pesticides will be supported by the UK, Environment Secretary Michael Gove says. The UK has previously resisted tighter…
How a ‘concrete floor’ could get more women into power
Getty Images Women are largely under-represented in governments and at the top of big businesses around the world. Could the answer be as simple as…
Quarter of mums made ‘uncomfortable’ breastfeeding in public
Getty Images Mothers are still being made uncomfortable about breastfeeding in public More than a quarter of new mums surveyed say they’ve been made to…
Newcastle’s women’s team feel ’empowered’ as they prepare for St James’ Park return
Staveley has spoken to the players about how she could not play football when she was growing up in the North East, and wants to…
Transport for London faces ‘ongoing cyber security incident’
Transport for London’s (TfL) computer systems have been targeted in an ongoing cyber attack. It said there was no evidence customer data had been compromised…
Burgled Oldham food bank ‘overwhelmed’ by donations
Oldham Foodbank Thieves “ransacked the office” during last weekend’s raid Donors from around the world have given more than £8,000 to a food bank after…