News archive from 12 June 2017
Review: Poldark returns to BBC One to the delight of fans
It' a rule in TV dramas, just as it is in global populations. If someone dies, someone else has to be born. Few babies pop up (or out) on soap operas without someone else, across the square, down the street or just downstairs, breathing their last....
The weekend’s TV reviewed: The Loch and Casualty
Fortunately, right after the opening sequence (stunning Scottish scenery, grisly body five fathoms deep), another one showed the item in its proper setting. It was a curling stone, central item in that strangest of northerly sports, and clearly part...
Fearless: Helen McCrory drama CHANGED story to include Donald Trump
Drama Fearless, which stars Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory as tenacious lawyer Emma Banville, changed the script to include references to Trump and the situation in the Middle East. The ITV show is set to air later this year and has has been...
General election 2017: Time for May to meet her party critics 'head on'
A meeting of the Conservative Party's influential backbench 1922 committee - in effect all Conservative backbenchers - has been brought forward by 24 hours to 17:00 BST on Monday. This not because of panic, but possibly as a way of suppressing it. As...
Diego Costa reveals he is 'still waiting' for Chelsea to make a decision over his future after Antonio...
Diego Costa is 'still waiting' for Chelsea to make a decision about his future. The Spain international struck the winning goal for his nation as they triumphed 2-1 against Macedonia on Sunday night as he temporarily put his off-field woes behind...
Microsoft announce ‘world’s most powerful console’ Xbox One X will release November 7
Microsoft announce Xbox One X, formerly known as Project Scorpio, will release November 7 worldwide for $499 in the US, with UK pricing yet to be released. During their E3 press conference, Microsoft opened the show by revealing ‘the world’s most...
Xbox Backwards Compatibility NEWS: Microsoft drops bombshell at E3 2017
Microsoft dropped a huge bombshell during its E3 2017 press conference. Original Xbox games will be backwards compatible on Xbox One. While there's no release date for Xbox backwards compatibility, Microsoft did comfirm that it would launch this...
Jobcentre staff to strike over closures
JOBCENTRE staff are set to walk out in Sheffield today as part of a national campaign against closure plans. Members of Civil Service union PCS are staging a five-day strike in protest at the government axing 78 jobcentres nationwide. PCS general...
Private schools get £522m a year subsidy from state
TAXPAYERS are gifting private schools a bumper £522 million a year subsidy because of their charitable status, research by CVS, Britain’s “leading business rent and rates specialist,” revealed yesterday. More than half of the 2,707 private schools in...
Gadaffi’s son freed after 5 years in prison
OUSTED Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaffi’s son Seif al-Islam was released on Friday after more than five years in detention. His captors, the paramilitary group Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, said his release was part of a recent pardon issued by the...
Amnesty man lifted on terror charge
AMNESTY International chairman in Turkey Taner Kilic was arrested in the western province of Izmir at the weekend, facing charges of membership of a terror organisation. The rights group called Mr Kilic’s arrest a “mockery of justice.” He was arrested...
Temer remains in mire, now accused of spying on judge
BRAZILIAN President Michel Temer escaped financial malfeasance claims by the skin of his teeth at the weekend before facing new allegations of spying on a Supreme Court justice. The coup-installed president was cleared by the Supreme Electoral...
Full Marx: Core Concepts Explained
Part 5: What do Marxists say about parliamentary elections? In conjunction with the Marx Memorial Library SOME form of parliamentary system is the norm in advanced capitalist nations. While some countries, like the US and France, have powerful...
Nadal cruises to La Decima at French Open
Rafael Nadal completed his own La Decima yesterday by crushing Stan Wawrinka to win an unprecedented 10th French Open title. The Spaniard becomes the first man to reach double figures at a single slam and, if he continues to play like this, then...
Paul Simpson: World Cup victory is a stepping stone
England triumphant as coach hails spirit of his young Lions England Under-20 manager Paul Simpson hopes his side’s World Cup triumph can act as a stepping stone to success for the senior team. Simpson’s Young Lions were the first England side to reach...
Realtime News
- 06:20 Tragedy as Dad, 34, dies in Greek accident just a year after his...
- 06:20 £10k appeal launched for funeral of tragic Dad who died on trip to...
- 06:20 Is this Grimsby woman Arsenal's oldest supporter? Faithful fan...
- 06:20 Furious mum confronts burglar and makes him carry the TV he stole...
- 06:17 Parking for £1 discount deal for festive shoppers in Blackpool
- 06:17 Arsenal news: Gunners chief Raul Sanllehi drops huge January...
- 06:15 Northampton School for Boys best in class among town's schools
- 06:14 Blind date: ‘He probably thought me too eager’
- 06:14 Thank you and goodbye, readers: you helped make my dream come true
- 06:11 How one family used an obituary to lay out the reality of opioid...
- 06:11 Khashoggi case sends fresh chill through Saudi elite
- 06:11 Parking for £1 discount deal for festive shoppers in Blackpool
- 06:09 Country diary: my baby and I move through different landscapes
- 06:05 Stephanie Smith: The joy of shopping on the High Street can never...
- 06:04 Stephanie Smith: The joy of shopping on the High Street can never...
- 06:02 Chelsea news: ‘Revelation’ ‘Maestro’ - Blues ace hailed by pundit...
- 06:01 Christine Jardine: EU remembers UK’s WWII stand and would take us back
- 06:00 Gary Neville: Why the North must unite as a team to sort out our...
- 06:00 Kids only tea room opens - with food served on Ferrari cars and...
- 05:56 Gary Neville: Why the North must unite as a team to sort out our...
- 05:51 Scandal of mental health patient who took own life two days after...
- 05:51 Demand for urgent probe into city's 'underfunded' mental health...
- 05:51 Police fear pervert who spiked drinks of two women may have...
- 05:51 The school with the worst truancy rate in Birmingham revealed
- 05:50 I’m a Celebrity 2018: Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp...
- 05:39 Revealed - the food hygiene reports for Grand Central restaurants...
- 05:39 Driver who caused head-on smash 'thought he was on M42 instead of...
- 05:39 Jack's v Aldi - which budget supermarket is cheaper and who has the...
- 05:37 'First test' of Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget is what it does...
- 05:37 Nigel Farage says Theresa May is the worst Prime Minister of his...
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