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Next please! Andy Burnham will become Britain’s seventh PM in a decade TODAY – as jittery markets wait to see if ‘Red’ Ed Miliband gets No11
Andy Burnham is set to become the UK’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade, taking office today amid nervous financial markets watching to see whether Ed Miliband will be appointed Chancellor, occupying No 11 Downing Street. The succession marks another rapid change of leadership in Westminster, continuing a pattern of political instability that has seen…
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“We certainly weren’t strutting around like Deep Purple. My God, they had a lot of fun. We did not have fun.” How the UK college rock scene shaped the genesis of Genesis
An excerpt from a new book celebrating the amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world’s most famous bands
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Prince Harry gives his take on where it all went wrong for England in World Cup loss to Argentina
Prince Harry has shared his views on why England lost to Argentina at the World Cup, adding a royal voice to the wider national inquest into the team’s exit. The comments come amid a flurry of World Cup-related coverage, including controversy over the Spain-Argentina final, its chaotic post-match scenes, and criticism of the tournament’s halftime…
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‘Hidden time-capsule of UK biodiversity’ unlocked
More than 10,000 dried and pressed plant specimens held at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) herbarium in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, are being photographed and digitally catalogued for the first time, unlocking what researchers describe as a “hidden” record of the UK’s historic biodiversity. The collection, which includes flowers dating back to 1797 and specimens gathered by…
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Wales closing the gap to world’s best – Morgan
Wales flanker Jac Morgan says the national side are closing the gap on the world’s best teams despite heavy Nations Championship defeats to Argentina and South Africa. Wales opened the tournament with a 39-24 win over Fiji in Cardiff before losing comprehensively to the Pumas and then to a rotated Springboks side, who still ran…
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The underwater harvest hoping for a bumper crop
Volunteers and conservationists have been gathering seagrass seeds along the Solent coast near Southampton in an effort to restore Britain’s badly depleted seagrass meadows, which play a significant role in absorbing carbon dioxide and supporting marine life. The early-morning harvest, timed to an exceptionally low tide, forms part of a wider restoration effort, as seagrass…
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Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
The UK government has admitted that retired civil servants have been failed by the outsourcing of their pension scheme to Capita, with maladministration leaving some claimants waiting up to a year for payments. The Cabinet Office is now looking to bring the scheme back in-house after “unacceptable” service levels left pensioners and bereaved relatives in…
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The singer Noel Gallagher hailed as “one of the greatest British people of all time”
Punk hero. The post The singer Noel Gallagher hailed as “one of the greatest British people of all time” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.