Silent Witness creator Nigel McCrery dies aged 71
Lizo Mzimba Culture correspondent McCrery family Nigel McCrery created TV dramas Silent Witness and New Tricks Nigel McCrery, the creator of the TV crime dramas Silent Witness and New Tricks,…
More WW2 bombs found at Wooler children’s playpark
Jo Lonsdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Mark Mather Almost 180 “practice” bombs have been found at the site so far A total of 176 World War Two bombs…
Experts warn pre-school children’s screen time at ‘crisis point’
Amy Garcia BBC News, Yorkshire Getty Images An expert said children are not experiencing the world ‘first-hand’ Pre-school children’s speech and language development is in “steady decline” due to an…
Ed Sheeran stopped from busking in Bengaluru by Indian police
British pop star Ed Sheeran was stopped from busking in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Sunday, with police saying he didn’t have the necessary permissions. A video showing…
Former Brighton and Hove Albion winger becoming train driver
George Carden BBC News, Worthing Andrew Gardner/GTR Former Brighton & Hove Albion striker Jake Robinson is training as a Southern Rail train driver When current Brighton & Hove Albion manager…
Working from home risks ‘hollowing out’ London
Noah Vickers Local Democracy Reporting Service Local Democracy Reporting Service Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan outlined concerns about the post-lockdown decline in office working while speaking at an event last week…
Newport man wants to buy tip where he lost £620m fortune
BBC James Howells tried to sue Newport council to gain access to the landfill site A computer engineer who lost £620m-worth of Bitcoin wants to buy the tip where he…
Ne Zha 2 rakes in $1bn in days and stirs national pride
An animated film about a boy who battles demons with his magical powers has become China’s highest-grossing film ever and a source of national pride. Ne Zha 2, based on…
‘My rented flat’s black mould is making my son ill’
Sinead has lived in her flat in Brighton since 2020 “I fear for his health because I know once it comes back, his health starts to deteriorate all over again,”…
Ecuador election ends in a ‘tie’ prompting run-off in April
Ione Wells South America correspondent Reuters The campaign was dominated by the incumbent, Daniel Noboa’s hard-line approach to Ecuador’s violent drug gangs Ecuador’s presidential election will go to a second…