Macclesfield manager John Rooney speaks to BBC Breakfast about their stunning 2-1 FA Cup upset over holders Crystal Palace on Saturday. But for defender Sam Heathcote it was back to work first thing on Monday morning, helping teach PE at a primary school. READ MORE: Macclesfield fancy another Premier League …
Read More »Medical school dean wants more local doctors
Ulster University Professor Peter Bazira is now in charge of the medical school at Magee The dean of Ulster University’s medical school in Londonderry has said that one of his main ambitions is to increase the number of people from the north west applying to become doctors. Professor Peter Bazira …
Read More »Oscar glory next for Irish star and her film Hamnet?
Eimear FlanaganBBC News NI REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Jessie Buckley took the award for best actress in a drama at the Golden Globes From TV talent shows to the pinnacle of film acclaim – could this be the year Jessie Buckley writes her name into history with an Oscar win? The actor …
Read More »Teen ice hockey player reveals Surrey trip that sparked career
Rob Lamey Rufus Dawson, who grew up just outside Guildford, spends much of the year in Canada working on his ice hockey game Stepping on to the ice “like Bambi” was the moment that changed seven-year-old Rufus Dawson’s life forever. Now aged 15, Dawson has represented his country in ice …
Read More »WSL news: Estelle Cascarino earring a ‘schoolgirl error’ for West Ham – Fara Williams
Former England midfielder Fara Williams says West Ham’s Estelle Cascarino made a “schoolgirl error” when she was denied the chance to make her debut because of an earring. West Ham’s new boss Rita Guarino, who was taking charge of her first game on Sunday, attempted to bring on Juventus loanee …
Read More »Expanded school-based program linked to lower youth tobacco use rates in California
[ Researchers from University of California San Diego report that an expanded, school-based tobacco prevention program in California was associated with significantly lower rates of smoking and vaping among middle and high school students. The study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on Jan. 12, 2026, evaluated the impact …
Read More »Adolescence star Owen Cooper’s LFC mention in Golden Globes speech
Adolescence star Owen Cooper gave a nod to Liverpool Football Club after he won at the Golden Globe TV awards. The 16-year-old rounded off his acceptance speech for best supporting actor with an “You’ll never walk alone” club anthem reference. The Warrington-born teenager also joked at the Los Angeles award …
Read More »Roads closed as heavy rain causes flooding
Fubar News Flooding has caused disruption on the A90 near Portlethen in Aberdeenshire Flooding has brought significant disruption in parts of Scotland, with flood warnings in place in many areas due to heavy rain and melting snow. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued 19 flood warnings and 12 …
Read More »How did Gen Z become the most religious generation alive? | UK News
“I remember when I was in school I would tell people I believed in God and they would be like ‘you’re a loser’. Now I couldn’t be prouder, it’s becoming more normal.” Love Island and TOWIE star Matilda Draper isn’t your average Christian evangelist – but the 25-year-old is one …
Read More »Cornwall MP urges action as thousands remain without power and water
Jonathan MorrisSouth West PA Media A Falmouth house was left damaged by a fallen tree Thousands of homes in Cornwall are still struggling without electricity and water four days after Storm Goretti tore through the region. National Grid said 7,504 properties remain without power, mostly around Helston, while South West …
Read More »Golden Globes: One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Adolescence dominate | Ents & Arts News
One Battle After Another and Hamnet have proved the two big movie winners at this year’s Golden Globes, with the dark comedy and historical fiction claiming the ceremony’s top two film awards. One Battle After Another, about a group of washed-up revolutionaries, took four gongs – including best motion picture …
Read More »Maidenhead teacher said pupil had ‘sexiest body’, panel finds
A teacher found to have told one pupil they had the “hottest, sexiest body” and sent explicit pictures and gifts to others has been struck off. Ian Shilling was head of music at Newlands Girls’ School in Maidenhead between September 2012 and October 2020. A panel found he engaged in …
Read More »The ‘dangerous rise’ in TikTok’s young urban explorers
BBC There are fears children are dangerously exploring abandoned sites to gain attention on social media Abandoned buildings have for decades been unlawfully and dangerously explored by those who have argued they are using their cameras to capture their unseen inner beauty before a wrecking ball arrives to destroy the …
Read More »Met Police and Sadiq Khan hail lowest homicide rates since 2014
Sonja JessupLondon home affairs correspondent Getty Images The Met Police said it had taken targeted action against criminal gangs Homicide in London has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, new figures released by the Metropolitan Police show. The force said 97 homicides were recorded in 2025, …
Read More »Harrogate family who lost dad to suicide to row Atlantic
Emily Johnsonand Steve Bailey,Yorkshire Ash Family Pictured from left – Henry, Charlotte, Camilla and James Ash will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic A family who lost their father to suicide plan to row across the Atlantic in his memory. Robert Ash, from Harrogate, died in September 2023, leaving his …
Read More »Frightening ordeal as Sky News team forced into cars and camera seized – with dissent in China rising dramatically | World News
In an industrial corner of the city of Shenzhen, there was a sense the system was bracing. As they gathered, we watched them from afar. Hundreds of factory workers, clad in matching blue overall uniforms, out together on strike. It’s immediately obvious that a scene like this is sensitive in …
Read More »Liverpool v Barnsley: Meet the Tykes duo out to upset their old club
Yoganathan was a ball boy at Anfield in 2018 when Divock Origi scored an injury-time winner against Everton in the Premier League, and “loved watching” Philippe Coutinho when he was in the club’s academy. As for Phillips, who retired from cycle speedway at 16 after winning British titles, there is …
Read More »Tens of thousands in Sussex and Kent start working week without water
Eddie Mitchell A water collection point has been set up at East Grinstead Rugby Club Tens of thousands of people in East Sussex and Kent are starting the working week without water following a weekend of disruption, with the council in Kent declaring a major incident. South East Water (SEW) …
Read More »Smartphone-based interventions show promise for reducing alcohol and cannabis use
[ Alcohol and cannabis signs. Credit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Young adults today are digital natives—naturally fluent with devices and online platforms—so some of their most effective behavioral-health interventions will likely arrive in their pockets via text, app, or other mobile medium. Now, new research shows that …
Read More »How do health care professionals determine eligibility for medical assistance in dying?
[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do health care professionals in Canada assess applicants for medical assistance in dying (MAiD)? A research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) describes the careful approach currently used to determine eligibility, and an analysis article suggests an approach to eligibility assessments for advance …
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