Coleen Rooney, GK Barry and Danny Jones in line-up
Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+ Coleen Rooney is appearing alongside McFly’s Danny Jones and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse in the latest series of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Other famous faces set to appear on the ITV reality TV show are former professional boxer Barry McGuigan, content creator GK […]
Plymouth divided by life expectancy
Alamy Plymouth has been named Britain’s Ocean City by its city council. The sign welcomes you to “Britain’s Ocean City” and features Smeaton’s Tower looking towards the Atlantic Ocean. But this picturesque image doesn’t tell the whole story of Plymouth, a city of contrasts. The deprived dockyard area in Stonehouse contrasts sharply with the Edwardian […]
Canada’s 2023 wildfires emitted more carbon than most countries
BC Wildfire Service/Reuters Canada’s 2023 wildfires, the worst on record, burned an area roughly the size of Florida Canada’s record wildfires last year produced more carbon emissions than the burning of fossil fuels in all but three major countries, according to a study released in the journal Nature. Only China, the US and India produced […]
Brexit threatens £80bn UK investment
Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover has warned that a “bad” Brexit deal would threaten £80bn worth of investment plans for the UK and may force it to close factories. The UK’s biggest carmaker, owned by India’s Tata Motors, said its “heart and soul is in the UK”. But without frictionless trade JLR said its UK […]
Telegram boss Pavel Durov banned from leaving France in criminal probe
Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. Mr Durov, 39, has not been remanded in custody, but placed under judicial supervision, and has to pay a €5m (£4.2m; $5.6m) deposit. The Russian-born billionaire, […]
British author Samantha Harvey wins with Orbital
British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with her novel Orbital, the first book set in space to win the prize. Orbital contemplates the world from a different viewpoint as it follows a team of astronauts in the International Space Station. It’s the biggest-selling book on the shortlist in the UK, […]
Cherry tomatoes could cost 10% more ‘within a week of Brexit’
Tomato prices may go up in the event of a no-deal Brexit The cost of cherry tomatoes could increase by more than 10% if there is a no deal Brexit, say growers in southern Spain. Earlier this week, I visited a vast site near Alicante, where 60 million kilograms of cherry tomatoes are grown, picked […]
UK’s first drone mail service in Orkney extended to at least 2026
Skyports/Royal Mail The drone service was launched last year The UK’s first commercial drone mail service, in Orkney, is to be extended to 2026, it has been announced. The Orkney I-Port operation was launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports in August last year. The electric drones take letters and parcels between islands, where […]
‘Extraordinary’ NME magazine collection sells for £2,590
An “extraordinary collection” of NME magazines has sold for more than £2,500 at auction. Tony Howard, 70, from Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, decided to sell his 3,000-strong haul to free up space in his loft and turn it into cash for concert tickets in a bid to travel the world and see his favourite bands. He started […]
HGV driver says 40% pay rise shows industry’s desperate situation
Tom Reddy Tom Reddy said a Twitter post about his salary had generated hundreds of comments An HGV driver says his 40% pay rise sums up the precarious position the industry is in. A survey by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is a shortage of about 100,000 drivers. Tom Reddy, a driver for […]