Social care ‘cop-out’ and ‘Nice Littler earner’
The headline in the Daily Express comes from campaigners who have warned that Labour’s social care reforms will take years and are a “cop-out”. An independent commission is not due…
28 December 2024 – 3 January 2025: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Two people play the tabletop football game Subbuteo at the home of Stephen Morton in Essex, England. Morton’s…
Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack
A British national was among at least 14 people killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, the Foreign Office has confirmed. In a statement, the…
Nimisha Priya: Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen
BBC Nimisha Priya is currently lodged in the central jail of Yemen’s capital Sanaa Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they…
Watch: Littler's night of glory as he is crowned darts champion
Luke Littler has gone from throwing magnetic darts as an 18-month-old to being one of the sport’s most formidable players. Source link
Cybertruck blast suspect suffered from PTSD, police say
The man identified inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning had no animosity toward President-elect Donald Trump and likely suffered from…
Johnson elected US House speaker in close vote
Republican Mike Johnson survived a razor-thin vote to remain House Speaker in a drama-filled, highly-anticipated vote that marked the start of complete Republican control in Washington. Johnson could only afford…
Can a Welsh accent help London-born Charlotte win?
The new series of the Traitors has started and plot twists are already happening. Charlotte, 33, has lived in London her whole life but has decided to pretend she is…
Is a Welsh accent really more trustworthy?
Is a Welsh accent really more trustworthy? This article includes some discussion of the first episode of The Traitors, but does not contain major spoilers such as who the new…
China’s young workers – overqualified and in low-paying jobs
BBC/Rachel Yu Sun Zhan, 25, graduated in finance. He now works as a hotpot waiter in Nanjing, in eastern China China is now a country where a high-school handyman has…