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LATEST
Weekend Away: Northumberland: Where Ewe’ll Be Warmly Welcomed!
The challenges, soaring costs and constant changes to overseas travel restrictions are prompting more people to seek out the beauty of the British Isles to recharge their batteries. Our Time for Life Correspondent, Sharon Cain, highlights why Northumberland’s diverse offerings and sensory delights will ignite, inspire imaginations and satiate appetites. …
Pastel-painted beach huts: Amble Marina.
Weekend Feature: Racing’s Ahead At Ripon Racecourse
Ripon Races
Sonia Price takes time out to look round Ripon Racecourse. If you’re wearied by these high-caution times and long for an altogether gentler and leisurely time, diverted by the most beautiful horses and convivial people, then Ripon Races is a good bet. At the point of writing, the June 2021 meetings are…
4:00 AM 12th June 2021
Trooping The Colour - Windsor Castle
Jan Harris
Assistant Editor
Trooping the Colour 2014 - credit Robert Harris
Trooping the Colour in 2021 will be held on Saturday 12 June and will be in accordance with the Government's Covid guidance. What is Trooping the Colour? Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the monarch for over 250 years. So our present Queen celebrates her actual birthday in April…
9:15 PM 11th June 2021
G7 Leaders To Agree Landmark Global Health Declaration: 12 June 2021
G7 leaders will commit to using all their resources to prevent a global pandemic from ever happening again when they meet in Cornwall today (Saturday). The world’s leading democracies are expected to agree the ‘Carbis Bay Declaration’, an historic statement setting out a series of concrete commitments to prevent any repeat…
10:31 AM 12th June 2021
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 demonstrates the extraordinary efforts made by individuals in all four nations of the United Kingdom during the pandemic. The List includes those who have worked throughout the crisis, putting others before themselves - from caring neighbours, frontline and community heroes, to those supporting the UK…
9:18 AM 12th June 2021
The Weekend Ultimate Euro 2020 Quiz: How Much Do YOU Know About This Summer's Tournament?
With the long-awaited tournament finally getting underway yesterday, quiz experts SpeedQuizzing have created the ultimate Euro 2020 quiz, designed to test the knowledge of even the biggest fan. Euro 2020 is set to be the story of the summer as far as football is concerned, with England’s first match taking place…
4:15 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Family Day Out: How Stean Gorge Bumper Year In UK Staycation Boom
How Stean Gorge, one of Yorkshire’s most awe-inspiring natural sights, has reported a bumper year as the UK staycation boom continues. The independent and family-run visitor attraction has increased space in its indoor café and shop facilities. How Stean Gorge has been attracting visitors for over 100 years. The hidden…
4:11 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Feature: Spencer Group Project On Historic Suspension Bridge Wins Coveted Industry Award
Linking the island of Anglesey and the Welsh mainland, Menai is the world’s second oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge. All photos: The Spencer Group
A high-profile project delivered by bridges maintenance and refurbishment specialist Spencer Group on one of the world’s most historic crossings has claimed a prestigious award. The Hull-based engineering business has received industry recognition for a project it is delivering to replace footpath panels on the iconic Menai Suspension Bridge. The project claimed…
4:06 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Arts: Ferens Art Gallery Exhibition Exploring Hull’s LGBTQ+ History
Ferens Art Gallery will host a new exhibition this summer celebrating Hull’s LGBTQ+ history and documenting people’s experiences of being part of LGBTQ+ communities in the city. The exhibition will build upon an online exhibition that launched during lockdown and is still available to view on the Humber Museums Partnership website. Pride…
4:05 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Surfing: Swell Places To Surf On The Yorkshire Coast
Surfing in Scarborough
Sixty years since The Beach Boys’ first hit, Surfin’ (1961) and surfing is now one of the fastest growing sports in the UK, with the Yorkshire Coast a hotspot for surfers and water sports. With breaks rivalling Cornwall and the Southwest, and top-quality surf schools, including the UK’s oldest paddleboard…
4:03 AM 12th June 2021
Highest Housing Gap Since 2013, Reported: Tips For Buyers And Sellers
Image by Gino Crescoli from Pixabay
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the gap between supply and demand in the housing market is the highest it has been since 2013. 32% of those in the property industry reported an increase in people looking to buy. But 21% of property professionals reported a…
4:00 AM 12th June 2021
Over 70 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered In UK
-Over 70 million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered to adults in the UK, the latest figures published today (Friday 11 June) show, as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale. With 70,253,625 doses administered in total, 41,088,485 people across the UK have now been vaccinated with a first…
6:45 PM 11th June 2021
Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Variants Identified In UK - 11 June 2021
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in UK. Public Health England (PHE) releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of variants of concern and variants under investigation identified in the UK. Rapid genotyping test speeds up availability of Delta data as cases continue to rise Novel genotyping tests are being…
3:39 PM 11th June 2021
Opinion
It's Coming Home
Roger Winterbottom
Features Writer
The England football team has probably rarely had a better chance to do well in the European Championships, with a talented, youthful squad and a manager that has brought solidity and confidence. It’s with depressing inevitability, therefore, that some of its supporters have found a way to bring their own…
5:00 AM 11th June 2021
PM Meeting With President Biden: 10 June 2021
The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden today in Cornwall ahead of the UK’s G7 Summit. The Prime Minister welcomed President Biden to the UK on his first overseas visit as President and the leaders looked forward to important discussions at the G7 Summit in the coming days. The Prime Minister…
6:58 PM 10th June 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report Published - 10 June 2021
National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine surveillance report, including estimated number of hospitalisations and deaths prevented. Public Health England (PHE) has published its latest weekly COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report. 42,000 hospitalisations and 14,000 deaths prevented by COVID-19 vaccine PHE estimates that 14,000 deaths have now been prevented in people aged 60 years or older in…
3:01 PM 10th June 2021
Weekly National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 10 June 2021
The main points from this week’s national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report are: Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level, COVID-19 activity increased in week 22 of 2021. Case rates have increased in most age groups with the biggest increase seen in younger groups. Case rates in week 22 were highest in…
2:40 PM 10th June 2021
There Is No Planet B
Hundreds of young Christians are to lead a pilgrimage which spans most of the length of the country – from the G7 to COP26. Marching from Cornwall to Glasgow, the pilgrims will call on world leaders to address the Climate Emergency. The Young Christian Climate Network has organised a relay…
2:10 PM 10th June 2021
More Support For Schools And Colleges To Tackle Sexual Abuse
Teachers and school leaders will be better supported to recognise sexual harassment and abuse and teach confidently about issues of consent, online pornography and healthy relationships. School and college leaders will be encouraged to dedicate inset day time to help train staff on how to deal with sexual abuse and harassment…
7:12 AM 10th June 2021
With 25% Of Europe’s Greenhouse Emissions Coming From Buildings, Scientists Suggest Fundamental Policy Changes
To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters. In a new report, national science academies represented by EASAC call for far-reaching policy action. “Policymakers…
4:00 AM 10th June 2021
Cumbria Coach Shortlisted For National Award
An ex-SAS solider turned Boxing coach from Cumbria has been shortlisted as a national ‘coaching hero’ for his work supporting mental health through sport. From nearly 500 public nominations, Carlisle’s Jimmy Brennan is one of 75 coaches across the nation to have been shortlisted for the UK Coaching Hero Awards. The…
7:54 PM 9th June 2021
End Of Halogen Light Bulbs Spells Brighter And Cleaner Future
Image by Mariana Anatoneag from Pixabay
The government has announced plans today (Wednesday 9 June) to end the sale of halogen light bulbs from this September, as part of the UK’s wider efforts to tackle climate change. Legislation being brought forward this month will also include the removal of fluorescent lights from shelves from September 2023. Currently, around…
11:14 AM 9th June 2021
CMA Launches Action Against British Airways And Ryanair Over Refunds
Image: Pixabay
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today opened enforcement cases into both firms and written to them detailing its concerns. The move comes after the CMA opened an investigation into the airlines sector in December 2020 following reports that consumers were being denied refunds for flights that they could…
8:28 AM 9th June 2021
Free Tree Packs Scheme Now Open For Schools And Communities In The North West
Whether planting for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, to help tackle climate change, or to improve local areas around the country, the Woodland Trust’s popular free tree pack scheme is now open for applications. Schools and community groups across the North West are now able to apply for the first 1 million…
5:00 AM 9th June 2021
Thirty Towns To Share £725m To Help Communities Build Back Better
Thirty towns in England will share over £700 million to boost their local economies, create jobs and help them build back better from the pandemic. These new Towns Deals range from seaside towns like Hastings and Hartlepool to the historic market towns of Bedford and Bishop Auckland. The money will help them…
2:33 PM 8th June 2021
Freemasons To Become Strategic Partner Of The Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award
Young people doing their DofE at Siblands School in Bristol Photo: DofE
More than 30,000 young people with disabilities and special educational needs will be able to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, thanks to a grant of £300,000 from the Freemasons. The Freemasons have become a strategic partner of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), funding a new national programme…
12:42 PM 8th June 2021
Prestigious Civic Honours To Be Awarded By Her Majesty The Queen For First Time In 10 Years
Image by Dean Robson from Pixabay
Her Majesty The Queen has agreed for a competition to be held to grant the prestigious and rare civic honours of ‘city status’ and ‘Lord Mayor or Lord Provost status’, to a select number of worthy towns and cities in the United Kingdom. This will be the first time in 10…
12:19 PM 8th June 2021
Consumer Confidence Reaches Five-year High
Image: Pixabay
Despite concerns about a potential third wave of COVID-19 threatening the government’s end of lockdown roadmap, consumer confidence is at its highest level in five years, according to the latest analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). Britain’s consumer confidence index improved by 3.1 points to…
4:00 AM 8th June 2021
Iconic British Exports Expected To Benefit From Any Trade Deal With Australia
Some of the Britain’s most famous exports could enjoy major wins from a UK-Australia trade deal, the Department for International Trade has revealed. UK negotiators are working to remove tariffs impacting our car, train, fashion, and food and drink industries, making it cheaper and easier to sell goods to Australia, supporting jobs and boosting the…
4:42 PM 7th June 2021
Government Gears Up For Roll Out Of Greener Fuel With National Awareness Campaign
Fuel pumps up and down the country will look different this summer as a nationwide information campaign on the introduction of E10 petrol kicks off. Aimed at raising awareness of the greener fuel and how its rollout will help the UK to build back greener, the campaign – which will begin…
2:56 PM 7th June 2021
Major Testing Drive Ahead Of Return To Schools Next Week
As half term comes to an end, the Education Secretary is urging students and their families to take a test before returning to the classroom Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is urging all secondary school and college students and their families to take a coronavirus test before returning to the classroom next…
8:22 AM 6th June 2021
G7 Finance Ministers Agree Historic Global Tax Agreement
Andrew Palmer
News Editor
The G7 has today (5 June 2021) agreed to back an historic international agreement on global tax reform which delivers on the Chancellor’s promise for big international companies to start paying their fair share. G7 Finance ministers strike seismic agreement on global tax reform that will mean the largest multinational tech…
6:59 AM 6th June 2021
Opinion
Weekend Comment: Prioritising Climate Change Creates New Value For Companies
Image by anncapictures from Pixabay
Commenting on World Environment day, Alessa Berg, founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact, comments on why we must encourage worldwide awareness and action from businesses now to protect our environment for the future: “We are at the peak of a global climate emergency and time is of the essence. The…
5:09 AM 5th June 2021
Weekend Interview: A Day In The Life Of ABP Humber’s Marine Engineers
ABP Humber Marine Engineer effecting a repair to the South Fort Cardinal marker. Photo: Patrick Knight
This extraordinary photograph was taken by Associated British Ports (ABP) pilot launch deckhand, Patrick Knight. The image highlights the valuable work of ABP Humber’s Marine Engineering Team. Here an engineer is replacing the light on the South Fort buoy, marking the Bull Sand Fort, which you can see in the…
5:06 AM 5th June 2021
World Environment Day: Over £8m Boost For International Conservation
Image by jmarti20 from Pixabay
Threatened species such as whales, marine turtles and sharks will be better protected thanks to a boost of over £8 million for projects in the UK Overseas Territories, the government has announced today (Saturday 5 June) under plans to tackle the global biodiversity crisis. {{ “World Environment Day provides us all…
5:04 AM 5th June 2021
Hillsborough Disaster Civil Claims - South Yorkshire Police Statement
Acting Chief Constable Lauren Poultney said: "We offer an unreserved apology to those affected by the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. "We acknowledge that serious errors and mistakes were made by South Yorkshire Police, both on 15 April 1989 and during the subsequent investigations. "Those actions on the day of the disaster…
9:41 PM 4th June 2021
Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Variants Identified In UK - 4 June 2021
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in UK. Public Health England (PHE) releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of variants of concern and variants under investigation identified in the UK. Delta (VOC-21APR-02) variant now dominant in the UK PHE’s weekly coronavirus (COVID-19) variant cases data shows that cases of…
4:34 PM 4th June 2021
G7 Presidency Statement
Statement by the UK government. Australia, India, the Republic of Korea and South Africa, which share the G7’s open and democratic values, were invited by the Prime Minister to attend the G7 Summit as guests. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock welcomed their involvement and support as he chaired a dedicated meeting…
3:47 PM 4th June 2021
How Louts Dumping Litter On M6 Were Caught On Highways England CCTV
The culprits were travelling northbound through Staffordshire when they decided to pull into an emergency area – designed to help motorists reach a place of safety in the event of an emergency – to empty food packets and other rubbish from bin bags. But they failed to make a clean getaway…
2:16 PM 4th June 2021
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