Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Leela Padmanabhan BBC News BBC By the time polls closed at 10pm on 4 July 2024, the Labour Party knew they were likely to return to government – even if they could not quite bring themselves to believe it. For Sir Keir Starmer, reminiscing 10 months later in an interview...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images The recent Remaking Beamish project added areas including a 1950s town and farm An open-air museum in County Durham that features faithful recreations of old homes, shops, farms and a colliery has won the annual award for the UK’s museum of the year. Beamish, The Living Museum of the...
Thomas Sweeney’s first incentive to become a line judge was the offer of a free sandwich. For Pauline Eyre, who called the lines at Wimbledon for 16 years, some natty blazers and the chance to buy tickets for the tournament were the main recompense for work she had to take annual leave to do. Nowadays...
A 61-year-old man appeared in court on Monday to deny murdering a 54-year-old woman in Plymouth last year. Mark Fitzgerald, of Rendle Street, Plymouth, pleaded not guilty to murdering Lisa Paris between 7 and 18 March 2024. Mr Fitzgerald appeared in front of Plymouth Crown Court via a prison video link. Police said he will...
Chelsea striker Liam Delap and Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly are among six nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Bournemouth full-back Milos Kerkez, former Cherries defender Dean Huijsen, Arsenal winger Ethan Nwaneri and Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers make up the shortlist. Delap, who joined Chelsea from Ipswich in a £30m deal...
Danny Fullbrook Culture reporter BBC/Jack Barnes Zoe Slater has not been seen on the soap since she left in 2005 Actress Michelle Ryan has returned to play Zoe Slater in EastEnders after being away from the soap for 20 years. According to Barb, 2.2 million people watched her shock appearance on the BBC One soap,...
Philippa Roxby and Smitha Mundasad Health reporters Getty Images Pollen levels are forecast to be high or very high in many parts of the UK over the next five days. The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants is causing chaos for the many who’re allergic to pollen. Itchy eyes, sneezing, dripping noses,...
In 2024, for the fifth year in a row, the world’s nine nuclear-armed nations increased spending on nuclear weapons, according to a report published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The annual report, entitled, “Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024,” reveals that last year, the nine nuclear states increased spending by...
Getty Images Council tax is expected to rise by 5% a year to pay for local services including policing, documents in the Spending Review suggest. Local authorities have the power to raise the tax by up to 5% every year, without central government approval, although some choose lower increases. However, Wednesday’s Spending Review assumes councils...
Tuchel, perhaps understandably, made 10 changes for the friendly with Senegal, but there are few decisions he has taken since assuming control that can be described as successful. Others, meanwhile, are simply head scratching. The recall of Jordan Henderson, 35 in June, was mystifying and raised questions about whether Tuchel believes he has enough leaders...
Arrests for illegal work have doubled in a year as police focus on “unscrupulous” employers who exploit undocumented migrants, the government says. Immigration officers arrested more than 6,400 people in the past year in raids at businesses across the UK, data released by the Home Office shows. It said the figure is 51% higher than...
Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway and Ipswich Town’s George Hirst are two of the other strikers in the squad who will be desperate for an opportunity. Hirst scored five goals in an injury-hit spell in the Premier League and was often an impact player behind new Chelsea signing Liam Delap in the pecking order at relegated Ipswich....
There were 11,000 fewer pupils at private schools in England this January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest school census data. The figures, released on Thursday, come after the government removed a VAT exemption for private schools on 1 January. A government spokesman said the drop in pupils “remains firmly...
Paul Glynn Culture reporter PA Media Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said the family had “taken real comfort in knowing just how many lives Michael touched” The family of late TV doctor Michael Mosley have described the past year as “the hardest of our lives” in a message on the first anniversary of his death. Mosley...
In a letter sent to Senate leaders on June 3, a team of health experts at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania warn that funding cuts included in the budget reconciliation package narrowly passed by House Republicans last month would lead to 51,000 more people dying across the United States each year. The package,...