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James - All The Colours Of You
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It’s Nearly Time For The Festival Of The Unexceptional
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Weekend Away: Northumberland: Where Ewe’ll Be Warmly Welcomed!
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LATEST
Trooping The Colour - Windsor Castle
Trooping the Colour in 2021 will be held on Saturday 12 June and will be in accordance with the Government's Covid guidance. What is Trooping the Colour? Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the monarch for over 250 years. So our present Queen celebrates her actual birthday in April…
Trooping the Colour 2014 - credit Robert Harris
Weekend Away: Northumberland: Where Ewe’ll Be Warmly Welcomed!
Sharon Cain
Time for Life Correspondent
Pastel-painted beach huts: Amble Marina.
The challenges, soaring costs and constant changes to overseas travel restrictions are prompting more people to seek out the beauty of the British Isles to recharge their batteries. Our Time for Life Correspondent, Sharon Cain, highlights why Northumberland’s diverse offerings and sensory delights will ignite, inspire imaginations and satiate appetites. …
4:10 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Feature: Racing’s Ahead At Ripon Racecourse
Ripon Races
Sonia Price takes time out to look round Ripon Racecourse. If you’re wearied by these high-caution times and long for an altogether gentler and leisurely time, diverted by the most beautiful horses and convivial people, then Ripon Races is a good bet. At the point of writing, the June 2021 meetings are…
4:00 AM 12th June 2021
G7 Leaders To Agree Landmark Global Health Declaration: 12 June 2021
G7 leaders will commit to using all their resources to prevent a global pandemic from ever happening again when they meet in Cornwall today (Saturday). The world’s leading democracies are expected to agree the ‘Carbis Bay Declaration’, an historic statement setting out a series of concrete commitments to prevent any repeat…
10:31 AM 12th June 2021
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 demonstrates the extraordinary efforts made by individuals in all four nations of the United Kingdom during the pandemic. The List includes those who have worked throughout the crisis, putting others before themselves - from caring neighbours, frontline and community heroes, to those supporting the UK…
9:18 AM 12th June 2021
The Weekend Ultimate Euro 2020 Quiz: How Much Do YOU Know About This Summer's Tournament?
With the long-awaited tournament finally getting underway yesterday, quiz experts SpeedQuizzing have created the ultimate Euro 2020 quiz, designed to test the knowledge of even the biggest fan. Euro 2020 is set to be the story of the summer as far as football is concerned, with England’s first match taking place…
4:15 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Family Day Out: How Stean Gorge Bumper Year In UK Staycation Boom
How Stean Gorge, one of Yorkshire’s most awe-inspiring natural sights, has reported a bumper year as the UK staycation boom continues. The independent and family-run visitor attraction has increased space in its indoor café and shop facilities. How Stean Gorge has been attracting visitors for over 100 years. The hidden…
4:11 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Feature: Spencer Group Project On Historic Suspension Bridge Wins Coveted Industry Award
Linking the island of Anglesey and the Welsh mainland, Menai is the world’s second oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge. All photos: The Spencer Group
A high-profile project delivered by bridges maintenance and refurbishment specialist Spencer Group on one of the world’s most historic crossings has claimed a prestigious award. The Hull-based engineering business has received industry recognition for a project it is delivering to replace footpath panels on the iconic Menai Suspension Bridge. The project claimed…
4:06 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Arts: Ferens Art Gallery Exhibition Exploring Hull’s LGBTQ+ History
Ferens Art Gallery will host a new exhibition this summer celebrating Hull’s LGBTQ+ history and documenting people’s experiences of being part of LGBTQ+ communities in the city. The exhibition will build upon an online exhibition that launched during lockdown and is still available to view on the Humber Museums Partnership website. Pride…
4:05 AM 12th June 2021
Weekend Surfing: Swell Places To Surf On The Yorkshire Coast
Surfing in Scarborough
Sixty years since The Beach Boys’ first hit, Surfin’ (1961) and surfing is now one of the fastest growing sports in the UK, with the Yorkshire Coast a hotspot for surfers and water sports. With breaks rivalling Cornwall and the Southwest, and top-quality surf schools, including the UK’s oldest paddleboard…
4:03 AM 12th June 2021
Highest Housing Gap Since 2013, Reported: Tips For Buyers And Sellers
Image by Gino Crescoli from Pixabay
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the gap between supply and demand in the housing market is the highest it has been since 2013. 32% of those in the property industry reported an increase in people looking to buy. But 21% of property professionals reported a…
4:00 AM 12th June 2021
Over 70 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered In UK
-Over 70 million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered to adults in the UK, the latest figures published today (Friday 11 June) show, as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale. With 70,253,625 doses administered in total, 41,088,485 people across the UK have now been vaccinated with a first…
6:45 PM 11th June 2021
Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Variants Identified In UK - 11 June 2021
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in UK. Public Health England (PHE) releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of variants of concern and variants under investigation identified in the UK. Rapid genotyping test speeds up availability of Delta data as cases continue to rise Novel genotyping tests are being…
3:39 PM 11th June 2021
Opinion
It's Coming Home
Roger Winterbottom
Features Writer
The England football team has probably rarely had a better chance to do well in the European Championships, with a talented, youthful squad and a manager that has brought solidity and confidence. It’s with depressing inevitability, therefore, that some of its supporters have found a way to bring their own…
5:00 AM 11th June 2021
PM Meeting With President Biden: 10 June 2021
The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden today in Cornwall ahead of the UK’s G7 Summit. The Prime Minister welcomed President Biden to the UK on his first overseas visit as President and the leaders looked forward to important discussions at the G7 Summit in the coming days. The Prime Minister…
6:58 PM 10th June 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report Published - 10 June 2021
National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine surveillance report, including estimated number of hospitalisations and deaths prevented. Public Health England (PHE) has published its latest weekly COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report. 42,000 hospitalisations and 14,000 deaths prevented by COVID-19 vaccine PHE estimates that 14,000 deaths have now been prevented in people aged 60 years or older in…
3:01 PM 10th June 2021
Weekly National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 10 June 2021
The main points from this week’s national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report are: Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level, COVID-19 activity increased in week 22 of 2021. Case rates have increased in most age groups with the biggest increase seen in younger groups. Case rates in week 22 were highest in…
2:40 PM 10th June 2021
There Is No Planet B
Hundreds of young Christians are to lead a pilgrimage which spans most of the length of the country – from the G7 to COP26. Marching from Cornwall to Glasgow, the pilgrims will call on world leaders to address the Climate Emergency. The Young Christian Climate Network has organised a relay…
2:10 PM 10th June 2021
More Support For Schools And Colleges To Tackle Sexual Abuse
Teachers and school leaders will be better supported to recognise sexual harassment and abuse and teach confidently about issues of consent, online pornography and healthy relationships. School and college leaders will be encouraged to dedicate inset day time to help train staff on how to deal with sexual abuse and harassment…
7:12 AM 10th June 2021
With 25% Of Europe’s Greenhouse Emissions Coming From Buildings, Scientists Suggest Fundamental Policy Changes
To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters. In a new report, national science academies represented by EASAC call for far-reaching policy action. “Policymakers…
4:00 AM 10th June 2021
End Of Halogen Light Bulbs Spells Brighter And Cleaner Future
Image by Mariana Anatoneag from Pixabay
The government has announced plans today (Wednesday 9 June) to end the sale of halogen light bulbs from this September, as part of the UK’s wider efforts to tackle climate change. Legislation being brought forward this month will also include the removal of fluorescent lights from shelves from September 2023. Currently, around…
11:14 AM 9th June 2021
CMA Launches Action Against British Airways And Ryanair Over Refunds
Image: Pixabay
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today opened enforcement cases into both firms and written to them detailing its concerns. The move comes after the CMA opened an investigation into the airlines sector in December 2020 following reports that consumers were being denied refunds for flights that they could…
8:28 AM 9th June 2021
Revitalise Highlight The Importance Of The Nation’s Carers As They Transition Out Of Pandemic
photo by Optimist
A letter written to the Editor for Carers Week from Devon Prosser of Revitalise This week is Carers Week 2021, a week dedicated to raising awareness of the extraordinary efforts and many challenges facing carers every day around the United Kingdom. I would like to share with your readers the fantastic…
8:17 PM 8th June 2021
Thirty Towns To Share £725m To Help Communities Build Back Better
Thirty towns in England will share over £700 million to boost their local economies, create jobs and help them build back better from the pandemic. These new Towns Deals range from seaside towns like Hastings and Hartlepool to the historic market towns of Bedford and Bishop Auckland. The money will help them…
2:33 PM 8th June 2021
Freemasons To Become Strategic Partner Of The Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award
More than 30,000 young people with disabilities and special educational needs will be able to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, thanks to a grant of £300,000 from the Freemasons. The Freemasons have become a strategic partner of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), funding a new national programme…
12:42 PM 8th June 2021
Consumer Confidence Reaches Five-year High
Image: Pixabay
Despite concerns about a potential third wave of COVID-19 threatening the government’s end of lockdown roadmap, consumer confidence is at its highest level in five years, according to the latest analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). Britain’s consumer confidence index improved by 3.1 points to…
4:00 AM 8th June 2021
Victory Leisure Homes Supports Levelling Up In Region With Immersive Career Event
Holiday homes manufacturer Victory Leisure Homes is inviting residents in Hull and East Yorkshire looking for a change in career to its upcoming open day, as it looks to further support the upskilling and ‘levelling up’ of the Yorkshire region. Taking place on 12th June from 10am-2pm, the day will…
5:09 PM 7th June 2021
Iconic British Exports Expected To Benefit From Any Trade Deal With Australia
Some of the Britain’s most famous exports could enjoy major wins from a UK-Australia trade deal, the Department for International Trade has revealed. UK negotiators are working to remove tariffs impacting our car, train, fashion, and food and drink industries, making it cheaper and easier to sell goods to Australia, supporting jobs and boosting the…
4:42 PM 7th June 2021
Government Gears Up For Roll Out Of Greener Fuel With National Awareness Campaign
Fuel pumps up and down the country will look different this summer as a nationwide information campaign on the introduction of E10 petrol kicks off. Aimed at raising awareness of the greener fuel and how its rollout will help the UK to build back greener, the campaign – which will begin…
2:56 PM 7th June 2021
Majority Of Brits Believe Coaches Will Help Nation Become Fitter And More Active
The role that coaches play in inspiring people to be active will become increasingly significant as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis, with 72% of the British public saying that coaches and instructors will be important in supporting and encouraging people to get back into physical activity after the pandemic. …
4:00 AM 7th June 2021
Over 40 Million People Receive First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In UK
27 million people have received both doses – the strongest possible protection public urged to come forward for vaccines to help protect against the threat of new variants Over 40 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, the latest figures show…
7:43 AM 6th June 2021
Opinion
Weekend Comment: Prioritising Climate Change Creates New Value For Companies
Image by anncapictures from Pixabay
Commenting on World Environment day, Alessa Berg, founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact, comments on why we must encourage worldwide awareness and action from businesses now to protect our environment for the future: “We are at the peak of a global climate emergency and time is of the essence. The…
5:09 AM 5th June 2021
Weekend Interview: A Day In The Life Of ABP Humber’s Marine Engineers
ABP Humber Marine Engineer effecting a repair to the South Fort Cardinal marker. Photo: Patrick Knight
This extraordinary photograph was taken by Associated British Ports (ABP) pilot launch deckhand, Patrick Knight. The image highlights the valuable work of ABP Humber’s Marine Engineering Team. Here an engineer is replacing the light on the South Fort buoy, marking the Bull Sand Fort, which you can see in the…
5:06 AM 5th June 2021
World Environment Day: Over £8m Boost For International Conservation
Image by jmarti20 from Pixabay
Threatened species such as whales, marine turtles and sharks will be better protected thanks to a boost of over £8 million for projects in the UK Overseas Territories, the government has announced today (Saturday 5 June) under plans to tackle the global biodiversity crisis. {{ “World Environment Day provides us all…
5:04 AM 5th June 2021
Hillsborough Disaster Civil Claims - South Yorkshire Police Statement
Acting Chief Constable Lauren Poultney said: "We offer an unreserved apology to those affected by the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. "We acknowledge that serious errors and mistakes were made by South Yorkshire Police, both on 15 April 1989 and during the subsequent investigations. "Those actions on the day of the disaster…
9:41 PM 4th June 2021
Weekly National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 4 June 2021
The main points from this week’s national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report are: Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level, COVID-19 activity increased in week 21 of 2021. Case rates have increased or stayed level across all age groups. The biggest increase has been seen in those aged 10 to 29.…
4:39 PM 4th June 2021
The MHRA Concludes Positive Safety Profile For Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine In 12-To 15-year-olds
This follows a rigorous review of the safety, quality and effectiveness of the vaccine in this age group. An extension to the current UK approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that allows its use in 12- to 15-year-olds has today been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…
4:02 PM 4th June 2021
How Louts Dumping Litter On M6 Were Caught On Highways England CCTV
The culprits were travelling northbound through Staffordshire when they decided to pull into an emergency area – designed to help motorists reach a place of safety in the event of an emergency – to empty food packets and other rubbish from bin bags. But they failed to make a clean getaway…
2:16 PM 4th June 2021
Teenage Driving Risk Of Death Underestimated By Eight In Ten
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay
Eight in ten drivers (86%) underestimate the risk driving poses to teenagers, with just one in six (14%) saying they believe it is the greatest threat to their safety. New research from the AA Charitable Trust shows that while the perceived risk of driving has not changed significantly (11% in 2008;…
1:27 PM 4th June 2021
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