Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water?
Getty Images There’s water all around Cape Town, South Africa, but little of it is drinkable Cape Town, home to Table Mountain, African penguins, sunshine and sea, is a world-renowned tourist destination. But it could also become famous for being the first major city in the world to run out of water. Most recent projections […]
Phil Neville: How does a man with no managerial experience come to lead England?
There is no doubt Neville’s candidacy came as a shock, and the intrigue about how his name emerged is fuelled by a tale about how a well-known broadcaster suggested him to FA chiefs as a joke remark at a Christmas party. That aside, questions remain about how the recruitment process worked and the part played […]
Keir Starmer says Labour is working on a fairer student fees system
PA Media Sir Keir Starmer says he could not afford university if he was a student today Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would make the student fees system fairer in England but didn’t give any details about what their plans would look like. Scrapping university tuition fees was one of his pledges during his leadership […]
Facebook sorry for ‘disturbing’ disabled comment
PA Wire Vicky Balch had her leg amputated after being injured in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in 2015 Facebook has apologised to a disability rights activist after he was told people might find images of disabled people “disturbing”. Simon Sansome, who runs Ability Access, discovered Facebook had blocked his page from being shared with […]
Women’s FA Cup: Karna Solskjaer makes Manchester United debut
Karna Solskjaer, daughter of Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar, made her Red Devils debut in their 2-0 Women’s FA Cup fourth round win at Bridgwater. Her father, the former United forward and manager, and mother were among the capacity crowd of 2,500 to watch the 19-year-old come off the bench. Her late introduction came after […]
Not enough women nominated for Brits
BBC Joy Crookes came fourth on BBC Music’s Sound Of 2020 poll Joy Crookes has said it’s “important” for artists to talk openly about a lack of women nominated for this year’s Brit Awards. The singer, who was up for this year’s Rising Star award, told Newsbeat it was “fantastic” to be alongside Celeste and […]
Tanzania country profile – BBC News
Some key dates in Tanzania’s history: 1.9 million years ago – Tanzania is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas on Earth, with traces of fossil remains of humans and hominids in the Olduvai Gorge between 1.9 million-19,000 years ago. 2,000BC onwards – waves of migration from north and from west into the region. c. […]
MPs call for end to abuse, and England ‘needs millions of homes’
PA Anna Soubry: MPs write to Met Police chief over ‘Nazi’ abuse Conservative MP and prominent anti-Brexit campaigner Anna Soubry was called a “Nazi”, “scum” and a liar by protesters outside Parliament on Monday. Now more than 50 of her fellow MPs have written to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick expressing “serious concerns about the […]
Yorkshire festival to celebrate Anne Lister
Geograph/John H Darch Anne Lister lived at Shibden Hall in Halifax until her death in 1840 A festival to celebrate the life of one of West Yorkshire’s most famous residents is to start later. Anne Lister, who lived at Shibden Hall until her death in 1840, left behind a series of intimate diaries detailing her […]
Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about ex-husband’s victims
Natalie Elphicke: ‘It was an incredibly difficult and stressful time’ MP Natalie Elphicke – who defected from the Tories to Labour – has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of sexual assault. Charlie Elphicke was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women in 2020. Some Labour MPs had raised […]