More than 1,000 roles have become available at the Northern gateway. Job-seekers across the region are being invited to attend a special event, on March 7, at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s The...
Sajid Javid has warned he “will not hesitate” to prevent the return of Britons who travelled to join so-called Islamic State as debate flared over what should happen to runaway...
A Saudi Arabian app that can reportedly be used to track women and prevent them from travelling will be investigated by Apple, its chief executive has said. In an interview with NPR, Tim Cook said...
The Home Office has come under new criticism over its commitment to tackling modern slavery. It emerged that the department was employing temporary workers on low pay to make “crucial”...
“Why love, if losing hurts so much?” Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love. It is forbidden. Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought. Between Noughts and Crosses there are...
Brunel University has become the first to launch its own sports hijab for female Muslim students. The university noticed that there was a significant gap in the number of Muslim women taking part in...
Serena Williams will return to the top-10 of the WTA rankings for the first time since July 2017, despite not hitting a ball in anger this week. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has not made a...
A-levels do not give young people the best start for securing good jobs and should be reviewed, the president of the Royal Society has said. Venki Ramakrishnan is calling for an urgent independent...
A fares war on one of Europe’s busiest routes is about to break out. The train operator Eurostar is selling tickets for direct trains from London to Amsterdam for a flat £30 in a short-term...
While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talked on Monday about how Manchester United could “maybe surprise” the rest of the Champions League this season, the message has been even stronger in the...
“Upskirting” has officially become a criminal offence following the introduction of a new law that has passed in parliament. The act of taking a photograph underneath another...
The UK economy expanded at its slowest annual rate in six years in 2018 after a sharp contraction in December. Growth in the year was 1.4%, down from 1.8% in 2017 and the slowest rate since...
Cardi B made history at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards — and unsurprisingly got pretty emotional. She won the best rap album award for her debut “Invasion of Privacy,” beating out...
Paul Scholes has been appointed manager of League Two side Oldham Athletic on an 18-month contract. The former Manchester United midfielder begins work at Boundary Park on Monday with the club...
UK rapper Cadet has died aged just 28. Cadet, real name Blaine Johnson, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, 9 February when the taxi he was travelling in to a performance was involved in...
Childish Gambino has made Grammy Awards history by winning both song and record of the year for This Is America. It’s the first time a rap song has won both categories – although Gambino...
A police force is hiring civilian staff on zero-hour contracts to guard crime scene cordons, after sacking all its community support officers (PCSOs). Norfolk Constabulary is to pay the new...
Perhaps the most-used phrase by black people in regard to their youthful-looking skin is ‘Black don’t crack’ – meaning that black people’s skin is not prone to the effects of ageing as much...
There are studies from 11 cities working to make their environments better places in which to grow older. These have been included in a major new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The...
Anthony Joshua is set for a record pay-day if he decides to fight Jarrell Miller in New York, according to reports. While it remains to be seen if the WBA (Super), WBO and IBF champion will accept,...
Research by the National Housing Federation has revealed that there are now an estimated 1.3 million children living in poverty in privately rented homes in England, an increase of 537,325 children...
Travelling troublemakers can now be taken to task after Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) was granted greater powers to help tackle antisocial behaviour. TfGM can now apply to the courts for...
Liverpool have announced a world record profit of £106m. In their yearly financial results, the Reds made an annual pre-tax profit of £125m – up from £40m – as turnover increased in...
The home secretary is being urged to apologise for telling MPs deportees on a charter flight to Jamaica were all guilty of “very serious crimes” such as murder and rape after his department...