King penguin lays park’s first egg in six years
A king penguin egg has been laid at a bird park in Gloucestershire for the first time in six years. The 289g (10oz) egg was laid by a younger female king penguin named French at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water earlier this week. A spokesperson for the park said
Brexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggests
The UK economy has taken a 6% hit from the effects of Brexit, according to economists’ analysis of internal Bank of England data about the decisions, views and financial results of thousands of British companies since the referendum a decade ago. Examining data that the Bank uses to decide on
The heavily jeered $250m goldmine – are hydration break ads here to stay?
Four minutes and 20 seconds per match. Or seven hours, 30 minutes and 40 seconds across the tournament. That’s how much extra TV advertising some football fans around the world are watching during mandatory hydration breaks at the World Cup. While viewers in the UK watching are seeing players refuel
A day of tears, scuffles & history as injury mars Canada’s moment
It should have been a moment of pure joy. Canada, 40 years after playing in their first World Cup, secured their first-ever win at the tournament in emphatic fashion, thrashing Qatar 6-0 in front of a packed and loud Vancouver Stadium. They are almost certain of a place in the
Who is Andy Burnham? Returning MP who wants to be prime minister
Andy Burnham is no stranger to Labour leadership contests. More than 10 years ago he ran twice, unsuccessfully, for the top job. Now he’s backed by many Labour MPs as the party’s best chance of recovery, after months of languishing in the polls and a devastating set of election results in May.
US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip
A new round of direct talks between the US and Iran have been postponed after Vice-President JD Vance delayed a planned trip to Switzerland. The White House announced late on Thursday that Vance would not be travelling to the talks and said the logistics had not been “simple or predictable”.
Scientist researching her mum’s incurable cancer
A university scientist said it was a “great feeling” to be awarded funding to research a form of blood cancer that her mother has been diagnosed with. Dr Lucy Goudswaard had been researching cardiovascular disease at the University of Bristol, but when her mum Joy Goudswaard was told she had
Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader
Andrea Egan is about to attend her first conference of the country’s biggest union, Unison, as its leader. A grassroots campaigner for more than 30 years, she upset expectations when she defeated the incumbent general secretary, Christina McAnea, in December last year. She has suggested that the union had previously
Social media ban – bold and blunt, but no silver bullet
When I arrived at 10 Downing Street this morning to hear the prime minister announce the UK’s social media ban for under-16s, I had to hand in my phone for security reasons. The temporary anxiety it gave me was perhaps a small insight into how many of the nation’s 13
Tuchel’s England deal subject to performance clause
England head coach Thomas Tuchel’s two-year contract extension is subject to a performance clause, Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has revealed. With his original deal having been due to expire at the end of the World Cup, the FA and Tuchel agreed a new two-year contract earlier this year that takes