Jersey Post raises £15,000 for care charity
Jersey Post Jersey Post raised more than £15,000 for charity More than £15,000 has been raised for a care charity by Jersey Post. The island’s postal service said its 2024 charity of the year was Family Nursing and Home Care. It said employees raised £15,280 through organised charity raffles, a race night, games and a […]
What my grandfather’s life taught me about China and America
family collection Vincent with his grandparents in 1994 When my grandfather was in his mid-20s, he made a life-changing choice to stay in mainland China – one that would alter the course of my family’s story. It also gave him a front-row seat on much of modern Chinese history. And in an unexpected way, it […]
India’s trailblazing female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories
Urmilla Deshpande Irawati Karve’s writings about Indian culture and civilisation are ground-breaking Irawati Karve led a life that stood apart from those around her. Born in British-ruled India, and at a time when women didn’t have many rights or freedoms, Karve did the unthinkable: she pursued higher studies in a foreign country, became a college […]
UFC 311: Meet Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA super team
That will come after Nurmagomedov has coached his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event, where the 29-year-old faces Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title. And next week, Nurmagomedov will be in another cousin’s corner when Usman Nurmagomedov – brother of Umar – defends his Bellator lightweight belt against Irishman Paul Hughes in Dubai. […]
Wolves legend to be given freedom of Wolverhampton
Former Wolves striker and club legend John Richards is set to be granted the freedom of Wolverhampton. The 74-year-old, dubbed King John by the club’s fans, spent most of his footballing career at Wolves, scoring 194 goals in 485 appearances, between 1969 and 1983. The City of Wolverhampton Council said the honour would be awarded […]
Acting star whose first love was theatre
Getty Images Dame Joan’s early career was more focused on stage than screen work Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, was one of Britain’s finest stage actresses – and later found fame on the cinema screen, although she largely preferred stage work. The Tony and Golden Globe-winning actress once said movies were a fall-back […]
Mark Carney runs for leader of Canada’s Liberal Party
After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced his run for leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party. Mr Carney formally launched his bid in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday at a hockey rink where he learned how to skate as […]
Wolverhampton special needs hub brings services under one roof
City of Wolverhampton Council Parent Daniel, with daughter Clemmie, pictured with Councillor Jacqui Coogan (l) and other partners from Cherry Street SEND and Sensory Hub A new hub for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wolverhampton will make a “huge difference”, the city council said. A range of specialist support has been […]
Homeless charity doing work in Hull says it is full to capacity
Shirley Henry/BBC Emma Hall prepares lunch for people living at Emmaus in Hull after the homeless charity helped her turn her life around A former rough sleeper has said she would not be sober today had she not received help from a homeless charity. Emma Hall, 42, spent three months living on the streets and […]
Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India’s Hindu festival
Getty Images Thousands of Hindu holy men have been arriving in Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – described as humanity’s biggest gathering – in northern India’s Prayagraj city on Monday. The event – […]