Wage growth in the UK eased to 4.5% between September and November, official figures suggest, following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay increases. The pace of pay growth for those employed by private businesses slowed to the lowest rate in five years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In contrast, public sector…
If Madison Keys was not nervous enough about starting her Australian Open title defence, facing an unknown opponent only added to the tension. The 30-year-old American had a fairytale run in Melbourne 12 months ago, culminating in her lifting the first Grand Slam trophy of her career. However, she made an edgy start to her…
Nichola RutherfordBBC Scotland News Emma Christie Hazel Dempster and Lachlan Lindsay both have brain tumours When Lachlan Lindsay was eight, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Surgeons acted quickly and he made a good recovery. It was a painful experience for Lachlan and a worrying time for his family back home in Stonehaven, but…
BBC Deena says she visited a rage room to try something different “There was definitely a moment of discomfort at the start,” says Deena, but she says her visit to a so-called rage room felt very different to what she’d expected. She didn’t feel chaotic or aggressive smashing things up, but instead “surprisingly controlled and…
Hang Ross/BBC Weather Watchers Northern Lights seen in bursts of green, pink and yellow in Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Skies across the UK have been illuminated in hues of green and pink by the Northern Lights. The natural phenomenon – known as the Aurora Borealis – is the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards the Earth…
Australia’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a national gun buyback programme and new checks on firearm licence applications, a month after the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said had such legislation already been in place prior to the attack that targeted a Jewish festival, the gunmen…
Getty Images Claude in his enclosure at the California Academy of Sciences in 2023 Claude wasn’t much of a talker, he barely moved, and never wore a costume to entice his audience – but on Sunday, hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the life and legacy of the city’s beloved albino alligator. A New…
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s statement addressing his strained relationship with his parents features prominently on Tuesday’s front pages. “Brooklyn goes nuclear” says the Daily Mail as it quotes the eldest son of Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria Beckham, accusing his parents of being “controlling” and putting their family brand first. The Sun carries the same…
Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts – the BBC’s Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump’s first year back in office, in numbers. Source link
Teenager Charalampos Kostoulas scores a stunning overhead kick to deny Bournemouth a rare away victory in the Premier League. Source link