Jason Clare is the first person in his family to go to university, finish high school, or graduate year 10, he told the annual dinners of Australian universities in 2022. “My mom and dad never dreamed of going to university,” the education minister said in his first speech to the peak body for the higher […]
Rafael AbuchibeBBC News World Mauricio Hoyos Mauricio Hoyos has spent 30 years studying the behavior of different species of sharks Mauricio Hoyos still remembers the pressure that the jaws of a female Galapagos shark, over 3m (10ft) long, drove into his skull. The animal lunged at him with incredible speed, giving him barely enough time […]
Dame Jilly Cooper suffered a fatal head injury during a fall at her home in Gloucestershire, an inquest was told. The author – known for his wildly romantic novels such as The Riders, The Rivals and Polo – was found by family at his home in Bisley at around 17:00 BST on 4 October. Gloucestershire […]
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada was responding to a wildfire in Washington state on 27 August when four unmarked vehicles drove up to his crew’s remote location in a national forest. Cruz-Estrada, part of a team of 20 Oregon-based firefighters, had spent a week hiking through dense terrain, battling smoke and clearing fallen trees and other debris […]
The WTA has agreed a three-year deal for Saudi Arabia to host a competition that will see the top eight players in the women’s doubles season compete. The year’s total prize money of $15.5m (£12m) is the biggest in the history of women’s sports, said the WTA. Many critics claim that investing in Top-Class Sport […]
Emma SaundersLOVE OF CULTURE Asst TV personality Jack Osbourne, comedian ruby wax and model and presenter Kelly Brook are among the celebrities who will be brave in the upcoming series of I am a celebrity … Get me here! Other famous faces include former Lionessess Alex Scott, Emmerdale Actress Lisa Riley and Spandau Ballet BassistSist […]
Nine of the 12 victorious European Ryder Cup teams competed on the Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth course this week. Liv’s Viktor Jon Rahm and Norway’s Viktor hovland are absent. Austrian Sepp Straka was granted a dispensation to stay away because he wanted to be with his family after the early birth of his son before […]
A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager has been given a six-month suspended sentence over the death of a 22-year-old woman in a mental health unit. Alice Figeireo was treated at Hospital Hospital in Ilford when she took her own life using bin bags from a shared toilet, which […]
England’s Marcus Trescothick says he has full confidence in Joe Root to perform against Australia in the Ashes, despite the cities yet to reach an Ashes series. Read more: Why is there a root that hasn’t been made a century under? Source link
At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s capital, as the defense minister said a deadly spate of terror attacks put it in a “state of war”. The explosion, described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at around 12.30pm. The […]
