Accommodation for asylum seekers will cost the taxpayer triple the amount the Home Office first claimed, according to new figures. Contracts signed by the Conservative government in 2019 were expected to see £4.5bn of public cash paid to three companies over a 10-year period. But a report by spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO)...
A stunning wisteria arch that has been delighting visitors to an Exeter park for more than 130 years is set to make an appearance on television tonight (Wednesday 7 May). The beautiful wisteria in Pinces Gardens, St Thomas, will feature on the weather forecast on Wednesday evening’s Westcountry Tonight on ITV.   The beautiful wisteria...
Following the roaring success of Peter Pan, Exeter Corn Exchange proudly presents The Wizard of Oz as its 2025 pantomime. This magical Christmas show runs from Saturday 13 December until Thursday 1 January – and booking early gives residents the chance to snap their tickets at a discounted rate. Audiences are invited to journey over...
That could eventually include a new membership category, or shorter waiting times, for women to make a dent into the gender imbalance, although any such proposals would need the approval of members with the notion of ‘queue jumping’ likely to have some detractors. At the current rate, the MCC will achieve a 80-20% male-to-female ratio...
US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the talks in Switzerland from 9 to 12 May, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative...
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison is expected to miss the final three weeks of the season with a knee injury. The 28-year-old scored but was then injured during last Thursday’s 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final first-leg. Head coach Ange Postecoglou sounded positive in the immediate aftermath of the game. But it became...
BBC Lewis Capaldi has not gigged since 2023 Scottish pop star Lewis Capaldi has made a surprise appearance on stage during a charity gig in Edinburgh. The chart-topping singer performed six numbers at the city’s Assembly Rooms during a benefit gig for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – which works in suicide prevention. The...
Peter Hoskins Business reporter Getty Images A duty-free loophole for low-value packages is about to be closed by President Donald Trump, pushing up prices for US customers of firms like Shein and Temu. The Chinese online retail giants relied on the so-called “de minimis” exemption to sell and ship low-value items directly to the US...
Woakes has not played yet this season because of an ankle problem, while Wood is out until July following knee surgery. Brydon Carse remains sidelined with a foot problem and Olly Stone will not play before the back end of the summer after his own knee operation. Ollie Robinson, who has won 20 Test caps,...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the National Theatre BBC Paul Mescal will appear in Death of a Salesman and A Whistle in the Dark Theatre audiences will get a double dose of Paul Mescal in 2027, after the Irish actor signed up for two productions at the National Theatre. The star of Normal People and...
If he does return before then, Rashford’s final league appearance of the season would be against Tottenham on 18 May because he is not eligible to play in Villa’s final match of the campaign against United on 25 May. Rashford was at Saturday’s high-profile boxing fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn at Tottenham...
A date has been set for a referendum to decide if Plymouth should have a directly-elected mayor paid in the region of £75,000 a year. Plymouth City Council has to hold a referendum after a campaign, led by Angus Forbes, former banker and husband of celebrity dancer Darcey Bussell, gathered more than 10,000 signatures in...
National Trust The Sycamore Gap tree was felled in September 2023 Jurors in the case of two men accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree have been told by a judge to set all emotion aside. Twelve people have been sworn in at Newcastle Crown Court to consider the case against the pair who...
Jane Ross scored a hat-trick as holders Rangers beat Aberdeen 5-0 to set up a Women’s Scottish Cup final meeting with Glasgow City on 25 May. Rangers bettered City’s 4-0 semi-final defeat of Motherwell though it was not quite the commanding performance the score suggested. Rio Hardy and Lizzie Arnot joined Ross on the scoresheet....
This article was originally published by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization. Find out more at publichealthwatch.org. On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a white cloud hundreds of feet into the air. The cloud quickly engulfed the 19 refinery firefighters, managers...