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Charlotte Bankes exited the Beijing Winter Olympics without a medal after finishing fifth in the mixed team snowboard-cross competition with team-mate Huw Nightingale at Genting Snow Park on Saturday. The 26-year-old Bankes arrived in the Chinese capital as reigning world champion and one of Britain’s best medal hopes but fluffed her lines in the individual event and was knocked out in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Bankes also missed out in […]

So far, around 60% of eligible young people between the ages of 18 and 34 have been boosted Some of the UK’s leading dating apps have joined forces to encourage young people to get their Covid-19 booster vaccinations ahead of Valentine’s Day. Tinder, Match, OurTime, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and Grindr have all backed the Get Boosted Now campaign, and some will also offer users the chance to use […]

Neil Coyle is the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark A Labour MP has had the party whip suspended following allegations that he made racist comments to a journalist on the Parliamentary estate. Neil Coyle, the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, has been accused of using offensive language in conversation with a reporter at Strangers’ Bar, who said it caused him to feel “uncomfortable in my place of work”. […]

Inmates in open prisons will be able to apply for apprenticeships in sectors such as hospitality and construction Prisoners will be able to study for apprenticeships to keep them on “the straight and narrow”, the Government has announced. For the first time, the law change will allow inmates in open prisons to apply for apprenticeships in sectors such as hospitality and construction. “Currently prisoners are unable to take advantage of […]

The Metropolitan Police has issued a statement following the resignation of it's Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. She wrote: It is with huge sadness that following contact with the Mayor of London today, it is clear that the Mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue. He has left me no choice but to step aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. At his request, I have […]

Protests were held in York today Pig farmers are in a “desperate” position – with culls of thousands of healthy animals and producers quitting the industry, they warned as a summit was held on the crisis. Farmers demonstrated outside a meeting in York on Thursday as industry representatives met with the Environment Department (Defra) about the problems facing the pig production sector. The National Pig Association (NPA) said the backlog […]

It's on 18th March Tom Daley has been seen knitting red noses on the end of a diving board ahead of his Red Nose Day challenge, where he will be tackling a four-day journey from London to Plymouth by foot, water, boat and bike. Daley, 27, took up knitting just before the first lockdown in March 2020 and has previously said the hobby comes as a welcome distraction when he […]

Kurt Zouma’s two cats have been taken into the care of the RSPCA and the defender has been fined “the maximum amount possible” by West Ham following the mistreatment of his pet. Zouma, who played against Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday night, has been widely condemned after a video emerged of him dropping, kicking and slapping the animal. The RSPCA swiftly rebuked the “very upsetting” video after it […]

Little Mix have reminisced about their past performances at the Brit Awards as they congratulated the nominees and winners from this year’s show. The girl band were nominated for best British group and best international song for Heartbreak Anthem featuring Galantis and David Guetta, but missed out on the top prizes during Tuesday night’s ceremony in London. They made history last year as the first female band to win the […]