BBC News England’s netballers were beaten 68-50 by world number one side Australia in their quest to win bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. The day after Saturday morning’s frustrating semi-final loss to New Zealand, England tried to rally themselves to get on the podium, but came up against a Diamonds team recovering from one […]
BBC News Thameslink: Bedford to Three Bridges via London St Pancras (176% at 08:09) West Midlands: London Euston to Crewe (170% at 17:46) Transport for Wales: Bridgend to Rhymney via Llanishen (161% at 16:45) South Western: Alton to London Waterloo (159% at 08:22) Thameslink: Bedford to Three Bridges via London St Pancras (155% at 08:24) […]
BBC News A woman who grew up as an orphan and promised to “help any child I could” has spent 30 years opening her picturesque garden to visitors to raise money for a children’s charity. Ann Lush, 86, was raised alongside her brother by her grandmother, who was widowed during World War Two, and said […]
BBC News Head of Marine at the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Georgia de Jong Cleyndert, said although the “incredible” blue creatures looked like jellyfish, they were actually colonial hydrozoans. She said: “Each by-the-wind sailor is made up of hundreds of tiny, specialised animals working together as a single floating colony. “Although they are not jellyfish, they […]
BBC News This story contains details some might find distressing. I’ve reported on many criminal cases before, but nothing like that of undertaker Robert Bush. Now the case is over, we can report on what it was like to follow a story that began when whistleblowers raised concerns about Legacy Independent Funeral Directors with Humberside […]
BBC News New manager Enzo Maresca is a “perfect one” for Manchester City, says defender Josko Gvardiol. The Italian has been given the perhaps unenviable task of taking over from the legendary Pep Guardiola, who stepped down at the end of last season after a trophy-laden decade in charge. Maresca signed a three-year deal to […]
Digital Trends The Game Boy Advance is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the US, and while Nintendo has largely chosen to honor the handheld through its Switch Online library, another company has decided to recreate the hardware itself. Chinese handheld maker Ayaneo has unveiled the Konkr Pocket Advance, a modern reinterpretation of the iconic Game […]
Digital Trends Apple’s second-generation iPhone Air is beginning to take shape, and if the latest supply chain report is accurate, the company isn’t simply refreshing the hardware. Instead, it appears to be refining the formula that made the first iPhone Air stand out. According to analyst Jeff Pu, the iPhone Air 2, expected to launch […]
