Month: January 2022
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A superb century from captain Heather Knight helped England fight back on day two of the women’s Ashes Test, but the tourists still trail Australia by 102 runs with only […]
The Government is pledging to improve accessibility for deaf people by backing a Bill which will see British Sign Language (BSL) become a recognised language. A Private Member’s Bill introduced […]
The location of the notorious eyesight-testing trip by Dominic Cummings – Barnard Castle – has had its best year for visitors in 2021, according to English Heritage. The town in […]
Musicians Tom Grennan, Max George and Ella Henderson have shared their mental health struggles in a behind-the-scenes NHS campaign video. The famous faces feature in a new mental health campaign […]
A further £97 million of emergency aid has been pledged for Afghanistan as the UK met its promise to double financial help to the country following the Taliban’s takeover. The […]
Sir David Attenborough was spiked by the “vicious spines” of a cactus while filming an episode for his latest documentary series The Green Planet. The veteran broadcaster can be seen […]
A giant 8kg (17.6lb) gold coin celebrating the Year of the Tiger has been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The 185mm (7.3in) coin, featuring a design to celebrate Chinese New […]
That’s according to the environmental charity WWF The Government’s autumn spending package unveiled ahead of Cop26 included £55 billion that undermines climate goals and drives up emissions, campaigners have said. […]
Scotland’s national bank has allocated £30 million to develop one of the country’s major ports. The funding, from the state-owned Scottish National Investment Bank, will go towards expanding Aberdeen Harbour […]
That’s according to the British Retail Consortium and the Local Data Company The number of shuttered shops has fallen for the first time since the start of 2018 in a […]