Bristol schoolchildren will get new book on history of the slave trade in city

Schoolchildren will learn more about Bristol’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with a new textbook created by teachers and historians.  It comes after last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Edward Colston statue.  Eight history teachers in Bristol worked together with Bristol museums and historians to research and write the … Read more

Tottenham and Sevilla ‘are in talks to swap starlet Bryan Gil with Erik Lamela’

Tottenham and Sevilla ‘are in talks over swap deal that would see Spain starlet Bryan Gil move to north London and Erik Lamela head to LaLiga’ as new boss Nuno Espirito Santo shapes his squad Tottenham and Sevilla are said to be in talks over young midfielder Bryan Gil   The £25m deal would see Argentine … Read more

Priyanka Chopra unveils new tattoo while spending her 39th birthday sunbathing in London

Priyanka Chopra unveils new tattoo as she slips into a plunging swimsuit while spending her 39th birthday sunbathing in London By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 09:56 BST, 19 July 2021 | Updated: 09:56 BST, 19 July 2021 Priyanka Chopra has unveiled a new tattoo.  The actress slipped into a plunging swimsuit while spending her … Read more

Chelsea ‘are hoping to offer Timo Werner in a swap deal to sign Erling Haaland’

Chelsea ‘are asking around to see if clubs are interested in signing Timo Werner after just a year at Stamford Bridge… and may even offer him to Borussia Dortmund in a swap deal for Erling Haaland’ Timo Werner scored just six Premier League goals in 35 matches last season  The 25-year-old has also missed a … Read more

TOWIE’s James Lock and Pete Wicks engage in a heated discussion outside London bar

TOWIE’s James Lock and Pete Wicks engage in a heated discussion on the street as they leave bar in London looking worse-for-wear on hottest day of the year By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:36 BST, 18 July 2021 | Updated: 11:51 BST, 18 July 2021 It seemed an afternoon-into-evening of drinking on the UK’s … Read more

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, statistics reveal

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say  Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more

New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rises will fund repair of fire safety defects in wake of Grenfell

New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rise developments will fund repair of fire safety defects – including unsafe cladding – in the wake of Grenfell Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will reveal details of a ‘polluter pays’ tax  Sources said the move would protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost More than a million private flats are … Read more