BBC Brandon, who is a student at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic school in Port Talbot, thinks the town will struggle once the blast furnaces shut down. Brandon Hookings said he had always looked beyond his hometown of Port Talbot for his future, but the news about significant job losses at its steelworks this year has […]
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge wanted a change. One of the most feared hitters in the majors, the New York Yankees center fielder had struggled through the first several weeks of the season. By the end of April, he was hitting just .207. “I wasn’t doing too hot,” he recently said. So, Judge — who, like […]
BBC When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village of Kipini, it was about 100m (330ft) away from the beautiful waters of the Indian Ocean. For nearly two decades his business thrived as tourists arrived in droves to enjoy the pristine beach and sunny weather. The Tana Lodge Hotel, which was […]
Matt McBriar Matt McBriar said the surgery had gone well Matt McBriar, one half of dance music duo Bicep, has announced he is receiving treatment for a “large and pretty rare” brain tumour. The Belfast-born producer posted about his condition on his Instagram account. He said a non-cancerous tumour had been found on his pituitary […]
A popular street cleaner who was unable to go on a crowdfunded holiday due to his waste firm employer’s rules on accepting gifts will get to go on the trip after all thanks to a loophole. When more than 200 residents of Beckenham, south-east London, raised almost £3,000 to send road sweeper Paul Spiers on […]
A man has been taken to hospital following an arson attack in Antrim. Police are treating the incident as arson with intent to endanger life. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a property on Durnish Road. Police believe that that the blaze was started deliberately at the door to one […]
Getty Images The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen slightly, official figures show. Unemployment was 4.2% in the three months to the end of June, down from 4.4% over the previous quarter. Meanwhile, wage growth continued to slow, rising at an annual rate of 5.4% – the weakest for around two years. The Office for National […]
BBC A fashionable alligator handbag and tiny vials of perfume that still release a potent scent are just some of the precious artefacts recovered from the world’s most famous shipwreck – the Titanic. The exact location of the warehouse where they are stored is a closely guarded secret, because of the value of its contents. […]
Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference prior to delivering more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to […]
There were two requirements for the Stade de France track for the 2024 Paris Olympics: make it purple and make it fast. The colour was, in fittingly Parisian fashion, about creating a unique stage for athletes to perform. A lighter hue than the typical red tracks, following in the footsteps of the 2016 Olympics in […]