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'I jump in the sea to refresh my brain': How remote workers are boosting coastal towns 15 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Bea SwallowWest of England Jack Johnstone As more people can now work from anywhere, many are choosing to settle in places that have historically struggled to retain talent, investment and […]
Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings 42 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google George Wrightand Anbarasan Ethirajan,Global affairs correspondent AFP via Getty Images The deaths triggered widespread protests against police brutality (file image) Nine police officers have been sentenced to death in India over the deaths in custody […]
Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training 35 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Tom McArthur Getty Images Up to 250 schools in knife crime hotspots will receive specialist training in a bid to divert children from serious violence, the government has announced. The government said £1.2m investment will help fund […]
Wireless Festival boss defends Kanye West appearance 35 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Ella Kipling PA Media The managing director of Wireless Festival has defended the decision to choose Kanye West as a headliner, encouraging people to offer the rapper "forgiveness". It follows a backlash over West's scheduled appearance in July, which […]
Pressure mounts over Kanye West's UK festival appearance 55 minutes ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Ian Youngs,culture reporterand Nick Eardley,political correspondent PA Media Pressure from MPs and Jewish groups is mounting to cancel Kanye West's appearance at Wireless Festival and prevent him from entering the UK over his previous antisemitic comments. The US […]
'Really feeling the love' – Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Madeline HalpertNew York NBC via Getty Images Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie in 2023 US television presenter Savannah Guthrie has returned to NBC's Today show, telling her co-anchors it […]
NHS staff star in musical on antibiotic resistance 1 day ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Alpa PatelLondon BBC Prof Ashley Brown and Dr Mainga Bhima are among those taking from the wards to the stage A musical exploring the global threat of antibiotic resistance has made its London premiere, featuring a chorus of […]
Spain's huge pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat 10 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter, Northeast Spain AFP via Getty Images Spain's pig farmers have seen the price of pork fall sharply as a result of a swine flu outbreak Jordi Saltiveri gazes across his farmland, on which […]
Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends 8 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Kevin Peachey,Cost of living correspondentand Colletta Smith,BBC Your Voice correspondent Getty Images A host of benefits and the state pension are rising as the new financial year begins, including more money for larger families on universal credit. The […]
The BBC’s Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.
