The actress Gwyneth Powell, known to many as the headmistress in the BBC series Grange Hill, has died at the age of 76. She played the role of Mrs McClusky for from 1981 to 1991, and despite playing many other parts in her career, it was the one that viewers took most to heart. Matthew
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A 52-year-old US man flagged down a police car and confessed to murder. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Jay Albert Stevens waved down the officer in the middle of the Central Highway in southern Arizona at 1am on Thursday morning As the deputy questioned Stevens, he confessed to having shot and killed another man,
Since the end of the pandemic and the reopening of economies around the world, labour markets have become tighter, in the jargon. In short, in developed economies such as Europe and the United States, there are fewer workers available. Much of this was put down to the so-called great resignation as workers decided, after the
NASA has completed important repairs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the US space agency recently announced. The leaking fuel seals on the SLS were replaced by engineers last week. One of the fuel lines to the SLS started leaking earlier this month forcing the space agency to halt its attempt to launch Artemis
Watch live from Buckingham Palace: Both Houses of Parliament to express condolences to King Charles III as Edinburgh prepares for service of reflection for the Queen. Latest: https://trib.al/Idrh0La #Queen #KingCharles #BuckinghamPalace
King Charles III paid tribute to the Queen and said he feels the “weight of history which surrounds us” as he addressed parliament for the first time as monarch. In the speech, he quoted William Shakespeare in a tribute to his late mother, saying: “As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a
Following the teasing of interior images of the gamma version of its upcoming solar electric vehicle (SEV) last month, Aptera officially debuted the full prototype in front of a crowd in San Diego at Fully Charged Live. gamma now marks Aptera’s biggest milestone as it approaches SEV production in 2023. Aptera has had quite the
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced a broad stimulus package to help Brits with soaring energy bills and attract investment into the energy sector. Truss announced a “new energy price guarantee that will give people certainty on energy bills.” related investing news Two major investment banks see this stock as the
The UK economy grew by just 0.2% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. The figure was below the 0.4% growth expected by economists, and follows a fall of 0.6% in June. While this means it is 1.1% above pre-coronavirus levels, GDP was still flat in the three months to July compared with
The Russian troops suddenly started shouting wildly and running around, before scrambling into their tanks and fleeing the tiny village in eastern Ukraine, one resident said. The chaotic scenes in Zaliznychne took place the day before a small group of Ukrainian troops appeared. “They asked me where the Russians had lived and where they hid
In this article JPM Some parts of China have officially promoted metaverse development plans. Pictured here is a metaverse exhibition area at an annual services trade expo in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — When it comes to futuristic concepts like the metaverse, JPMorgan
The far-right Sweden Democrats appear to be close to causing a huge upset in the country’s neck-and-neck election cliffhanger. The populist anti-immigration party, which emerged from the neo-Nazi movement in the late 1980s, has increased its polling at each of the past nine elections, and on Sunday looked to have gained 21% of this year’s
Sep 11, 2022 Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Bubba Wallace won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday and denied the playoff field an automatic spot in the next round for the second straight week when he held off championship contenders Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to prevail at Kansas Speedway. Wallace, who
Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric
The ECB announced a second consecutive interest rate rise to combat red-hot inflation. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 75 basis point interest rate rise, taking its benchmark deposit rate to 0.75%. “This major step frontloads the transition from the prevailing highly accommodative level of policy
People who wish to see the Queen lying in state have been warned of long queues and banned from taking photographs, as official guidance was issued ahead of the late monarch’s arrival at Westminster Hall. Extensive rules and regulations have been published in advance of the late monarch being flown to London on Tuesday, where
Sep 11, 2022 In a boxing match featuring two former star NFL running backs, Le’Veon Bell got the better of Adrian Peterson, rocking him with a hard right hand to score a TKO victory in the fifth round Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Bell and Peterson were the two biggest
Americans are marking the 21st anniversary of 9/11 with tributes to those who died in the deadliest terror attack on US soil. The commemoration began with a tolling bell and moment of silence at ground zero, the former site of New York’s Twin Towers, which were destroyed after hijacked planes crashed into them on 11
Liz Truss will visit the devolved nations with King Charles this week as the monarch leads the UK through a period of national mourning. Both the new prime minister and the King will head to Scotland on Monday morning, followed by visits to Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wales on Friday. While King Charles and
Liz Truss will visit the devolved nations with King Charles this week as the monarch leads the UK through a period of national mourning. Both the new prime minister and the King will head to Scotland on Monday morning, followed by visits to Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wales on Friday. Downing Street said Ms