BBC/Various Artists Limited Kat Sadler and Lizzie Davidson are sisters in real-life as well as on screen Horrible snogs. Hideous outfits. Heinous crimes. Between bursts of laughter, that’s how real-life sisters Kat Sadler and Lizzie Davidson describe the new series of their BBC comedy Such Brave Girls. “Being able to have schemes and do twisted...
KKA Architecture/Sefton Council The families said their vision was inspired by their daughters shared love of music and dance Southport’s Town Hall gardens are to undergo a major £10m revamp inspired by Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Aguiar, and Bebe King. Elsie, aged seven, Alice, nine, and Bebe, six, were killed in the Southport knife attack...
Amateur referee and author of Your Show on Rennie, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, says Uriah Rennie was an inspiration and a “selfless figure who put the community first” after he passed away aged 65. Rennie was the Premier League’s first black referee and officiated more than 300 games between 1997 and 2008, including 175 Premier League matches....
Ady Dayman & Conor O’Grady BBC News, Leicester PSPA Raynor and Moth Winn are continuing to fundraise for research into Moth’s incurable illness A woman who travelled across the South West Coastal Path with her terminally ill husband has said a film depicting their journey took her “right back” to those difficult moments. Raynor Winn,...
“It’s been pretty much life-changing, I’d say.” Identical twins Harry and Alfie, from Devon, both dream of becoming professional darts players after being inspired by teenage darts sensation Luke Littler, who became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship in January. They go to Teignbridge Darts Academy in Newton Abbot – one of seven...
The game was 29 minutes old when Maguire went all Ronaldinho to silence the home fans. With Mikel Jauregizar in front of him, United’s number five went to the right, stopped, turned one way and then the next, then started up again, going past his opponent and delivering the cross. Manuel Ugarte flicked it on...
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Lorde describes her upcoming album as “saying everything I needed to say about a whole lot of different stuff” Singer Lorde says collaborating with Charli XCX gave her more confidence to explore her vulnerabilities with her new music. The singer-songwriter from New Zealand is gearing up to release her...
Much of the criticism towards positional football is rooted in frustration: “If we can’t do it well, let’s not do it at all.” But that’s not how progress works. Just because only the top teams can currently execute the model exceptionally well doesn’t mean it’s flawed. It means we’re watching football in transition. The conversation...
It had looked like United would make comfortable progress after goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot in a commanding first-half display had them in control. But they proceeded to throw away the two-goal advantage as Corentin Tolisso and Nicolas Tagliafico struck to level the tie and take the game to extra time. Even though...
Getty Images/Ben Montgomery Writer William Mager spoke to the BBC about how “deaf rage” and 70s thrillers inspired his new series Reunion “Every day, as a deaf person, you’re reminded of your deafness,” says William Mager, writer of new BBC thriller Reunion. These reminders can range from having to face medical appointments with no available...
Ken Banks BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Apic/Getty Images John Henry Anderson, shown in an engraving, found worldwide fame with his magic Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born – yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson was reputedly among the legendary escapologist’s greatest inspirations. Anderson – who was born...
There’s been a change in Paddy Pimblett. He hasn’t noticed it, but the people closest to him have. Pimblett’s team-mate Molly McCann, who retired last month, his coach Paul Rimmer, his wife Laura and his parents have all observed the change. They noticed it after the birth of Pimblett’s identical twin daughters, Betsy and Margot,...
Peter Gillibrand & Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Rebellion Atomfall is inspired by a fire at a nuclear reactor in Cumbria in 1957 Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Chernobyl. Places that will forever be remembered as the sites of nuclear disasters. Most people will have heard of them. But fewer are aware of the Windscale fire. It...
Wales prop Donna Rose says the birth of her daughter inspired her to return from injury in time for the Women’s Six Nations. Rose welcomed baby Margot in January while recovering from neck surgery. She made her comeback against Scotland in the opening round last weekend and now looks forward to having her daughter at...
Exeter’s role as a UNESCO City of Literature has inspired a new book written by students from the city’s university. UNESCO Cities of Literature – published on 6 March, World Book Day – was written by University of Exeter MA Publishing students. The collection spotlights the different ways the UNESCO network – which comprises fifty-three...