Oscar-winning Home Alone 2 and My Left Foot star Brenda Fricker dies aged 81 Oscar-winning Home Alone 2: Lost In New York and My Left Foot actress Brenda Fricker has died aged 81. Her death was confirmed by her agent Phil Belfield, who described the Irish actress as a “legend” whom he was “honoured to
Southern Water fined £7m over sewage pollution in Kent Southern Water has been fined more than £7 million after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021. The company, said to have caused harm from “a pattern of repeated incidents over several years”, pleaded guilty to 13 offences at Medway Magistrates’ Court
Andy Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’ as he becomes Labour leader Andy Burnham has vowed to give people “hope back” and “the Labour they once knew” as he officially became the party’s new leader. He said he is “ready to lead” as he took the governing party’s reins at a special conference at
Thomas Tuchel says England’s approach ‘has to be changed’ after latest near miss England boss Thomas Tuchel says the DNA of English football needs changing if his side are to win major tournaments and insists he is “100 per cent” committed to staying in the job. It was the same old story for England as
Andy Burnham in pledge to be ‘unashamedly Labour’ as he becomes party leader Andy Burnham will promise to be “unashamedly Labour” when he officially becomes the party’s leader on Friday before taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister next week. He will say in a speech that his government will have the “courage
Bumper butterfly summer? Charity urges people to join UK-wide count to find out The UK could be heading for a bumper butterfly season – and even a “painted lady summer” – conservationists say as they urge people to join a national count for the insects. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said that a warm, dry spring
Workers facing renewed cost-of-living squeeze, report warns Workers are being exposed to higher prices, threatening a renewed cost-of-living squeeze, according to a report. The Work Foundation said households face rising energy bills, stalling wage growth and a weakening labour market. Its survey of 1,000 senior business leaders found just over one in five employers are
Four in 100 obese people out of work ‘because of body weight’ – study Around four out of every 100 obese people are likely to be unemployed solely because of their body weight, analysis suggests. The impact of obesity on employment was also stronger in men than women. Experts called for a “targeted and nuanced
Increased demand for delivery drivers and actors, study suggests Vacancies for delivery drivers and couriers, actors, entertainers and presenters, and pest control officers showed the biggest increase in recent weeks, research suggests. There were a total of 1.7 million job adverts in June, a 9% increase on May and 11% up on a year ago,
Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say Teenagers should be offered a vaccine on the NHS to protect against deadly meningitis B (menB), Government advisers have recommended. The move from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which needs approval from the Government, means youngsters should get a jab