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Cheese rolling: Crowds gear up for annual Cooper’s Hill races in Gloucestershire
[ad_1] Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images The emergency services have said they will not attend this year’s event, but will respond to emergency calls if needed. In a statement, Tewkesbury Advisory Group, which advises on safety for events, has asked for the organisers to work with them to create a safety plan for future races. They...
Blue plaque for US troops unveiled at Swanage station
[ad_1] A plaque marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day is being unveiled at a station where American soldiers embarked on their journey to Normandy. GIs from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the US Army’s First Infantry Division were stationed in Swanage, Dorset, while they trained for the Allied invasion in June 1944. Swanage Railway, now...
BIMM university launches Joan Armatrading scholarship
[ad_1] A Birmingham university has launched a new scholarship with Grammy-nominated singer Joan Armatrading. The performer and songwriter grew up in the city and began her career at a young age before going on to achieve international success and awards. BIMM Music Institute Birmingham said it was “exciting” to launch the The Joan Armatrading Scholarship...
The woman who sold time
[ad_1] Gazette Herald US Ruth Belville with the time-keeper of the South Metropolitan Gas Company For more than a century a member of the Belville family would visit the Royal Observatory at Greenwich at least three times a week. He or she would set the time on a watch and head across London to sell...
FBI investigating missing ancient treasures from British Museum
[ad_1] 16 minutes ago Katie Razzall, Darin Graham and Larissa Kennelly,BBC News BBC The FBI is investigating the sale to US buyers of what are suspected to be hundreds of treasures from the British Museum. The BBC understands the US law enforcement agency has also assisted with the return of 268 items, which the museum...
General election 2024 live: Starmer to make first keynote speech as campaigning continues
[ad_1] Welcome to our coverage of the general election campaign as it enters its first full week. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to say this morning that “economic security, border security, and national security” will form the “bedrock” of the party manifesto. Rishi Sunak will later be reinforcing his message that the Conservatives...
Do we need a Celebration Day for people we have lost?
[ad_1] Getty Images The last bank holiday Monday in May has been named Celebration Day – an initiative, organisers say, to encourage people to take time to think about those they love who are no longer here. Here, a range of voices share their thoughts about whether there is a need for such an occasion...
The best of British press photography
[ad_1] Members of the British Press Photographers’ Association are showing off some of their best work from the past year at the Bargehouse gallery, central London. Adrian Dennis Adrian Dennis caught the moment France’s Caroline Garcia dived across the court at Wimbledon 2023 in an attempt to return the ball to Marie Bouzkova during their...
Union says Anas Sarwar family’s firm pays above real living wage
[ad_1] PA Media Political opponents had accused Anas Sarwar of hypocrisy over Labour’s living wage plans A trade union representing workers at a business run by relatives of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said they are paid above the real living wage. Mr Sarwar – whose party is promising a new deal for workers...








