Sir Keir Starmer appeared to confuse Grimsby and Hull during Wednesday evening’s general election debate. The Labour leader took questions from Sky News political editor Beth Rigby and members of the audience as he attempted to win over the public ahead of next month’s vote. At one point, Sir KeirContinue Reading
Rosie Jones has responded to an online troll who targeted her after it was announced she would be a contestant on the forthcoming series of Taskmaster. The comedian, 33, will star in the 18th season of the Bafta-winning Channel 4 game show alongside fellow comedians Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, BabatundeContinue Reading
Pairing shelter dogs with a compatible companion could help to reduce their stress and might help them find homes sooner, a study suggests. The findings offer one possible solution for animal shelters struggling with limited space and long waits for dogs needing adoption, researchers say. According to the study, dogsContinue Reading
Whisky maker Whyte & Mackay has made a “revised offer” to employees as it seeks to avert industrial action at three of its distilleries. GMB Scotland members at the company’s Dalmore and Invergordon distilleries in Ross and Cromarty and Tamnavulin in Moray voted to walk out after receiving the previousContinue Reading
Simply thinking about where you are going may be able to activate mental maps in the brain, new research suggests. As people travel their usual route to work or the shops, they engage maps in the brain that store information about paths taken and locations previously visited, so they canContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak was blanked by unimpressed Year 7 students after he asked if they were “excited about” their upcoming maths exam. The prime minister visited John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby during a campaign visit to Humberside on Wednesday 12 June. “Who’s excited about the exam?” Mr Sunak asked, sitting downContinue Reading
Scotland’s First Minister has been urged to help come up with a plan to protect jobs put at risk by the closure of the Grangemouth refinery. Bosses at the site said last year the refinery could begin the switch to an import terminal as early as 2025, sparking fears aboutContinue Reading
England’s Euro 2024 stars have been left a cheeky message by a German tourism company outside their media centre in Thuringia, Germany. Gareth Southgate’s side have now been at their base for several days as they prepare for what they hope will be a lengthy tournament campaign. The Three LionsContinue Reading
Arthur Hughes as Matthew Shardlake Disney+ The Disney+ series Shardlake is a mystery drama following the journey of Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes), a barrister navigating Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII. Shardlake’s character has scoliosis, a condition characterised by an irregular sideways twist of the spine, resulting inContinue Reading
A Canadian woman suffered for two years with episodes of dizziness and slurred speech, which doctors chalked up to drunkenness. Chinnapong/ Shutterstock Imagine you turn up to the hospital looking for help because you feel dizzy and can’t stop slurring your speech – only to be told that you’re simplyContinue Reading
