Google axes diversity hiring targets as it reviews DEI programmes
The tech giant has become the latest in a growing number of US firms to row back on diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Murder Inc Records founder and music mogul Irv Gotti dies aged 54
Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists such as Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company ...
Jos Buttler rues loss of momentum after Phil Salt run-out as England sunk again
Jos Buttler lamented Phil Salt’s run-out as a sliding doors moment for England as familiar failings surfaced in their defeat to India, who drew first blood in the ODI series in Nagpur.
MPs clash in House of Commons over planned Council tax hike
TWO Bradford district MPs have clashed in the House of Commons over a planned 9.9 per cent Council tax hike. On Monday, the Government granted permission for a 9.99 per cent increase in Council tax in ...
Firefighters tackle van blaze on Fink Hill, Horsforth
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a van blaze in Horsforth this afternoon. Crews from Rawdon and Cookridge were called to the incident on Fink Hill at 3pm. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ...
Masked thieves get away with cash from Co-op
THIEVES wearing balaclavas broke into Gargrave Co-op in the early hours of today (Thursday) and got away with a quantity of cash.
Bank of England cuts rates but slashes growth forecast in blow to Labour
The base rate fell to 4.5 on Thursday, but the Bank halved the UK’s economic growth forecast for this year while predicting surging inflation.
Wicked, Moana and Paddington help UK cinema admissions hit five-year high
UK cinema admissions hit a five-year high in 2024 – but thanks only to a late flurry of big releases in the weeks before Christmas, including Wicked and Paddington In Peru. Some 126.5 million ...
Oil and gas part of future for decades to come, says Starmer on nuclear visit
The Prime Minister said that ‘we do need to transition to clean power’ while on a visit to the UK National Nuclear Laboratory.
Anne ‘fills in blanks’ on return to intensive care unit to thank staff for care
The princess visited Southmead Hospital on Bristol, where she spent five nights after her horse-related accident some seven months ago.
Missing Amber Wainwright last seen in Leeds Road area
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Officers are growing increasingly concerned for Amber's welfare and are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to please get in touch." West ...
England fail to build on good start and lose series opener to India in Nagpur
Archer and Saqib Mahmood each took a wicket as India lurched to 19 for two but Gill, who overturned an lbw decision against him on 38, Iyer and Patel were superb as England were made to pay for ...