OPINION - Why is Gen Z so obsessed with New Labour? pred 19 urami in 30 minutami When Tony Blair declared that he wanted Britain to be “a young country again” during his 1995 Labour Party conference speech, he had no idea that his words would eventually be cut, stitched and repurposed for a TikTok — complete with lo-fi Arial subtitles and Be My Baby by The Ronettes as the backing music — nearly 30 years later. If he had known, he probably would have been thrilled. Especially considering that the video clip, courtesy of an account called “The Blair Era”, is currently sitting pretty at 218,000 views.(London News)
‘Restore the authority’: the challenge for the BBC’s new director of news pred 19 urami in 30 minutami Rachel Jupp takes role as corporation grapples with digital transformation, a cash crisis and its public service roleWith looming job cuts and an ongoing pay dispute, there has not been much to smile about for BBC journalists working in “the pit” – their pet name for the newsroom deep in the belly of New Broadcasting House.On Monday afternoon, however, they were greeted by a grinning figure conducting a tour of the news floor. She was Rachel Jupp, the BBC’s newly appointed director of news and current affairs. Jupp engaged in a series of polite if brief conversations with her new troops. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader pred 19 urami in 30 minutami NEU’s Daniel Kebede says earlier start times and longer summer breaks may be needed to help pupils and teachersSchools should consider changing start and finish times, reordering holidays and moving exams from the summer months in an effort to adapt to the UK’s increasingly severe heatwaves, according to the leader of the country’s biggest education union.Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said this summer’s repeated bouts of extreme heat had a devastating impact on teachers and pupils, as classroom temperatures topped 40C and hundreds of thousands of young people were sent home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future? pred 19 urami in 30 minutami Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlightIt took more than an hour to establish the two intravenous lines through which Christa Pike would be injected with a giant and normally lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital, and in that time she did everything she could to assist those who were attempting to kill her.“Please try here,” she said over and over again to Tennessee’s execution team, pointing to specific parts of her body where she thought they might find a vein as they repeatedly stabbed her with needles. “Please try here, I think it will be OK. Please try up on my shoulder, higher.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘My body is still peaking’: Eliud Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years pred 21 urami in 36 minutami Kenyan breaks Melbourne Marathon record by two seconds‘I’m happy to run with the gen Zs,’ 41-year-old saysMarathon’s greatest competitor, Eliud Kipchoge, has sent a message to the next generation declaring that he’s not done yet.The 41-year-old Kenyan revelled in his Melbourne Marathon debut on Sunday, breaking the race record and delighting thousands of fans at the MCG finish. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Five people shot and killed in apparent murder-suicide, Georgia police say pred 1 dnevom in 29 minutami Deceased were all members of the same family, officials say, and one of victims placed the initial emergency callFive people were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a residence in Georgia on Friday, authorities say.The deceased were family members who lived at the home in Douglas, a city in south Georgia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wildlife park remains closed after man dies in tiger enclosure pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 25 minutami Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated soon after the man entered the tiger enclosure and a statement said it would remain closed on Sunday.(London News)
Skies across the UK illuminated by the northern lights pred 1 dnevom in 2 urama Though mostly visible near the Arctic Circle, the natural phenomenon dazzled sky-gazers as far south Devon, Hampshire and KentThe northern lights illuminated the skies across the UK on Friday and Saturday evening.Sky-gazers as far south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent were treated to the dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
