Alec Baldwin returns to SNL for first time since Rust shooting trial
Alec Baldwin has returned to US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time since his trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust was dismissed. Baldwin said his career might be over after a prop gun he was holding during rehearsals fired a live round killing Halyna Hutchins […]
Moldova votes ‘no’ against pro-EU constitution change
Polls have closed in Moldova, where people have been voting in the country’s presidential election and in a referendum on whether to enshrine the goal of joining the European Union in the constitution. With over half of the referendum votes counted, the No vote was ahead with 56%, according to data shared by Moldova’s electoral […]
Ilkley: Proposed water bill can go further
An environmental campaigner has welcomed government plans to introduce new laws to combat water pollution but called on ministers to make full use of existing regulations. Proposed new legislation would give increased powers to regulators to tackle companies who pollute and make it easier for them to be fined. Prof Becky Malby of the Ilkley […]
TV station in Norway run by people with learning disabilities, autism and ADHD (easy English version))
BBC This is an easy English version of the story about TV BRA. For the standard English version, click here. In Norway, there is a TV station where all the reporters have learning disabilities or are autistic. The TV station is called TV BRA, which means “TV Good”. They make a programme every week which […]
Sanctioned oligarchs take stake in largest UK oil firm
Two sanctioned Russian oligarchs have become part-owners of the UK’s largest oil producer after it completed a deal to buy a German firm. LetterOne, the investment company part-owned by oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, now owns nearly 15% of Harbour Energy. LetterOne itself is not sanctioned, and the two Russians have no contact with […]
Winchester school sees benefits of smartphone ban
BBC Pupils at St Swithun’s School in Winchester are no longer allowed to use their phones during the school day A school which banned the use of smartphones has become “more sociable”, the head teacher has said. At the beginning of this academic year, St Swithun’s School in Winchester stopped pupils between Years 7 and […]
New Sonic Sanctity night promises ‘mini festival experience’
A new music night promising a “mini festival” experience within the space of a few hours will be launched at the end of the month. The first Stereo Sanctity event will be held on Friday 25 October at Voodoo Daddy’s in Norwich, with further events earmarked for Cambridge and Ipswich. It has been put together […]
Where Donald Trump stands on 10 key policy issues, from tax to Israel
BBC Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president for the third consecutive election. When he was defeated by Joe Biden after his first term in office, the country was in the midst of Covid, lockdowns and social unrest. It followed a campaign in which restoring both economic health and law and order were his […]
Duke of Edinburgh gets soda bread tips on Armagh visit
Aaron McCracken The Duke Of Edinburgh met with young people at St Catherine’s College, Armagh to celebrate 25 years of the Joint Award Initiative The Duke of Edinburgh met young people at St Catherine’s College in Armagh when he visited to mark 25 years of its Joint Initiative Award. The award is a collaboration between […]
Israeli strike in north Gaza kills 87, Hamas-run ministry says
Reuters A number of people are still trapped under the rubble in Beit Lahia, local officials say Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday’s Israeli air strike on the city of Beit Lahiya in the north of the Palestinian enclave. The ministry said […]