Channel 5’s decision to axe Australian soap opera Neighbours has led to widespread dismay among British people in their thirties and upwards. After 36 years on British screens, the network said it will instead invest more in “original UK drama”. Although its 1990 heyday of 20 million viewers on BBCContinue Reading
Today, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard held a debate in Parliament calling for bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides to be banned. This call comes after news that the Environment Secretary and Cornish MP George Eustice has approved neonicotinoid pesticides for use on sugar beets in an attempt to tackle virus yellows. Government scientists hadContinue Reading
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard has today [3/2/22] been asked by Keir Starmer to rejoin Labour’s frontbench, taking on the role of Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces. Luke will lead for Labour on military deployments, overseas operations, recruitment and cyber warfare. Luke Pollard MP said: “I’m delighted to beContinue Reading
The Exeter Chiefs are the latest team to change their Native American branding. atsportphoto After two years of simply being called the Washington Football Team, the US capital’s American football franchise has unveiled its new name and branding: the Washington Commanders. Following over 80 years known as the Washington Redskins,Continue Reading
The Metropolitan Police are under fire after an official investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed details of officers exchanging discriminatory and misogynistic messages. These included discussions about hitting and raping women, with reference to specific female colleagues, which officers involved dismissed as “banter”. The report comesContinue Reading
Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their oppositionContinue Reading
Property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr, who ordered the destruction of CCTV footage showing him with his former employee on the morning he was kidnapped by republican terrorists Dessie O’Hare and Declan ‘Whacker’ Duffy, has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for 18 months. Sentencing Mansfield Jnr at the three-judge courtContinue Reading
Streamlining how businesses use resource won’t just boost the bottom line, it’s good for the environment and for society.Continue Reading
As part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022, towns from across the United Kingdom, and further afield, are competing for city status. The list of competitors numbers 38, with 23 from England, eight from Scotland, three from Northern Ireland, three from various British overseas territories and one –Continue Reading
A man extradited from Romania to face trial for money laundering and setting up bogus companies has been remanded in custody. On Friday evening, the Garda National Economic Bureau (GNECB) arrested Romanian national Alexandru Robert Olteanu (25) at Dublin Airport. He had been detained in Romania on a European ArrestContinue Reading
