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Final day as BBC director-general for Tim Davie
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie will step down from his post on Thursday after the broadcaster faced several controversies in recent years. Mr Davie will be replaced by interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, on April 2, before former Google boss Matt Brittin becomes permanent direct...
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Final day as BBC director-general for Tim Davie
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie will step down from his post on Thursday after the broadcaster faced several controversies in recent years. Mr Davie will be replaced by interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, on April 2, before former Google boss Matt Brittin becomes permanent direct...
Lift-off for first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years
Nasa’s first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years that will take astronauts deeper into space than any human has gone before has blasted off. The 322-foot rocket, carrying four crew members, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6.36pm local time (11.36pm BST). The four astr...
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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor wants more respect for players
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor felt her players “deserved more respect” after the Blues hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals were dashed by a 3-2 aggregate loss to Arsenal. Sjoeke Nusken scored in stoppage time at Stamford Bridge to inspire the hosts to a 1-0 second-leg quarter-final...
Legendary singer announces headline show in Tipperary's The Source Arts Centre
The Irish singer will headline for one night at The Source Arts Centre in Thurles this April. A legendary Irish singer can announced that they will soon play a gig in Tipperary this April. Irish singer Mary Coughlan, widely regarded as Ireland’s greatest jazz and blues singer, is set to perfo...
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor wants more respect for players
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor felt her players “deserved more respect” after the Blues hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals were dashed by a 3-2 aggregate loss to Arsenal. Sjoeke Nusken scored in stoppage time at Stamford Bridge to inspire the hosts to a 1-0 second-leg quarter-final...
Legendary singer announces headline show in Tipperary's The Source Arts Centre
The Irish singer will headline for one night at The Source Arts Centre in Thurles this April. A legendary Irish singer can announced that they will soon play a gig in Tipperary this April. Irish singer Mary Coughlan, widely regarded as Ireland’s greatest jazz and blues singer, is set to perfo...
Legendary singer announces headline show in Tipperary's The Source Arts Centre
The Irish singer will headline for one night at The Source Arts Centre in Thurles this April. A legendary Irish singer can announced that they will soon play a gig in Tipperary this April. Irish singer Mary Coughlan, widely regarded as Ireland’s greatest jazz and blues singer, is set to perfo...
Animal crossing: National treasure spotted at Beatles’ landmark
Paddington has been spotted in the wild, posing for a quick photograph on Abbey Road’s zebra crossing. The popular bear, in his recognisable blue duffle coat and red hat, was at Abbey Road Studios to mark the announcement of the early release of the Paddington The Musical soundtrack. Due to popula...
Blind artist to run marathon using AI glasses and app in ‘world first’
A blind artist is believed to be taking on a world first by running a marathon guided by remote volunteers seeing his route through artificial intelligence technology. Clarke Reynolds, known as Braille creative Mr Dot, is set to run the Brighton Marathon with the help of Meta AI glasses connected to...
Animal crossing: National treasure spotted at Beatles’ landmark
Paddington has been spotted in the wild, posing for a quick photograph on Abbey Road’s zebra crossing. The popular bear, in his recognisable blue duffle coat and red hat, was at Abbey Road Studios to mark the announcement of the early release of the Paddington The Musical soundtrack. Due to popula...
Yvette Cooper to host talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to host talks with a coalition of countries on Thursday to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Donald Trump, who was due to give a televised address on Wednesday night, has meanwhile made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to win...
Record number of cranes bred in 2025 as UK’s tallest bird continues comeback
A record number of cranes bred in the UK last year as the once-vanished bird continues its comeback, conservationists said. Cranes went extinct in the country around 400 years ago as a result of over-hunting and the loss of their favoured wetland habitat. But wild recolonisation from Europe since th...
Easter getaway begins amid soaring price of fuel
Millions of drivers are embarking on Easter getaway trips despite the soaring cost of fuel. The AA estimated that 21.7 million journeys across the UK have been planned for Thursday. This is based on a survey of more than 13,000 AA members conducted from March 13-19, before the conflict in the Middle...
Greens to pledge free bus travel for all as they launch campaign
The Scottish Greens are to pledge free bus travel as they launch their election campaign in Edinburgh. The party are the last to launch their campaign for Holyrood, in Edinburgh on Thursday, with a promise to expand on the policy they championed while in government. During the Bute House Agreement b...
New rules to protect consumers from ‘subscription traps’ due next year
Consumers are to be better protected from “subscription traps” in a move that will save them a collective £400 million a year, the government has announced. New rules, expected to come into force early next year, will ensure consumers receive reminders before free or discounted trials end or co...
Chris Coghill ‘really pleased’ to return to Emmerdale as Kev Townsend
Actor Chris Coghill has said he is “really pleased” to be returning to Emmerdale as his character brings “unfinished business and drama” to the village. The 50-year-old first appeared on the ITV soap as Kev Townsend last autumn, introduced as the estranged husband of Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawl...
Scotland set to miss 2030 child poverty targets, IFS report says
Scotland is set to miss its 2030 child poverty targets “by a considerable margin”, according to a new report. Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that while Scotland’s child poverty rate is lower than in the rest of the UK, the proposed 2030 targets are set to be missed. Sc...
Next government must ensure Scots get ‘fair share’ of green wealth – campaigners
The next Scottish Government must ensure ordinary Scots get a “fair share of our renewable energy wealth”, a campaign group has said. The comments by the Our Power campaign came as a poll found half (50%) of Scots blamed the “greed of energy companies” for high bills, while 45% said profit-m...
Swinney calls on PM to recall House of Commons to deal with UK energy ‘crisis’
The House of Commons must be recalled immediately to deliver support to people across the UK impacted by the “unprecedented energy crisis” sparked by the war in Iran, Scotland’s First Minister has said. John Swinney warned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that he is “sleepwalking” into the ...