Moore’s grandfather, Venson Byfield, came to the UK in the Windrush generation and settled in Wales. She began her sporting career as an athlete – representing Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – before switching to bobsleigh. Moore left the British winter sports programme in 2022 after claiming she had …
Read More »Police name pedestrian killed after being hit by van in Stranraer
Police Scotland Joy Todd died after being struck by the van in Stranraer earlier this month Police have named a pedestrian who died after being hit by a van in Stranraer as Margaret Joy Todd, known as Joy. The 85-year-old, from the town, died in the accident – involving a …
Read More »Six Nations 2025: Wales reappoint coaching trio on interim basis
Lydiate combined playing with coaching duties for Dragons in the 2024-25 season when he made 12 appearances before hanging up his boots. The 38-year-old former blind-side flanker has stayed on as part of Filo Tiatia’s staff with responsibility for the contact area. Ex-fly-half Patchell joined Dragons last summer in a …
Read More »Spotify is testing a feature that syncs audiobooks with paper editions
Spotify appears to be working on a novel feature that will allow audiobook listeners to pick up where they left off in the physical book. Android Authority reports that version 9.1.18.282 of the Spotify app includes code references to a Page Match beta feature that can quickly sync audiobooks on …
Read More »Microsoft’s free Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming soon with ads
Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in October. Now, the software giant is getting close to testing the free streaming option with Xbox Insiders. Over the weekend, Microsoft updated its Xbox app with loading screens for Xbox …
Read More »Five things in the EFL: Ipswich Town try to chase down Coventry City, Hull City’s Tigers burning bright
When their sides finished 20th and 21st, only avoiding relegation on the final day of last season, Preston and Hull City fans might not have believed you if you told them they would be playing a huge game in the promotion race less than nine months later. Despite an injury …
Read More »Police officer charged with Aberdeen rape will not face court
A police officer who was charged with rape will not face court proceedings, BBC Scotland News has learned. Gary Forbes, 31, had originally appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in November 2024, accused of raping a 34-year-old woman in the city in August that year. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal …
Read More »Chair of King Charles I execution judge to be auctioned
A rare oak chair that once belonged to the man who sentenced King Charles I to death is to be sold at auction. Charles was found guilty of treason by judge John Bradshaw, who sentenced the monarch to death at a trial at Westminster Hall in January 1649, at the …
Read More »Northern Lights dazzle with hues of pink and green across Wales
The Northern Lights have illuminated the skies across Wales in hues of green and pink. The spectacular display known as the Aurora Borealis can be seen when solar eruptions send particles towards the Earth which interact with particles in the atmosphere. On Monday evening this meant the Northern Lights could …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 20 #954
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle offers a fairly tricky purple group, but that’s nothing new to Connections players. …
Read More »Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Jan. 20
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I thought it was extra-tough today. I didn’t know that …
Read More »Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 20 #688
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle could be tough. I guess I don’t know that much about the sections …
Read More »Bolton woman found dead in flat prompting murder probe
PA Media Greater Manchester Police said it does not believe there is a wider risk to the public A murder investigation has been launched after an unidentified woman was found dead in a flat in Greater Manchester. Officers found the woman unresponsive in a home on Kempston Gardens, Bolton, at …
Read More »Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 20 #1676
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle is kind of hard. There’s an unusual letter, plus a double letter — and that …
Read More »Hospitals inquiry holds final session after infected water admission
Kimberly Darroch Milly Main died after contracting an infection at the Royal Hospital for Children, part of the QEUH campus The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is to hold its final session just days after a health board admitted infections of some child cancer patients were probably linked to a hospital water …
Read More »Rugby Union Weekly – Champions Cup draw and Razor’s departure
Available for over a year Ugo, Danny and Ashy reflect on the final round of pool matches in the Champions Cup as Quins stole headlines by knocking out two-time winners La Rochelle. Glasgow qualified with a 100% record to guarantee home advantage until the final. Are the Scots now serious …
Read More »CCTV proposal for nurseries after Hampstead abuse case
Metropolitan Police Vincent Chan, 45, had passed vetting checks and worked for nearly seven years at the Bright Horizons nursery The government is considering making CCTV compulsory in early years settings after a paedophile nursery worker abused children in north London. Vincent Chan, 45, had passed vetting checks and worked …
Read More »Women’s FA Cup fifth-round draw: Chelsea v Man Utd, Liverpool v Everton, Arsenal v Bristol City
Holders Chelsea will take on Manchester United in the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup – a repeat of last year’s final. The Blues beat United 3-0 in that game at Wembley to secure their sixth triumph in the competition and a domestic treble. Liverpool will host Everton in …
Read More »Exploring why adapting to the environment is more difficult as people age
[ Of all the brain structures related to behavioral adaptability, this collection of structures correlated with functional performance in older—but not younger—adults. Thus, age-related changes in behavioral adaptability may be reflected in the integrity of these structures. Colors indicate the associated cognitive function. AF, arcuate fasciculus; UF, uncinate fasciculus; CTh, …
Read More »Call for urgent Holyrood statement after Glasgow health board’s hospital infections admission | UK News
Neil Gray is being urged to make an urgent statement amid a health board’s admission there was probably a “causal connection” between infections suffered by patients and the water system at Scotland’s superhospital. The Scottish Conservatives are demanding the health secretary face questions at Holyrood following closing submissions made by …
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