Sir Lindsay Hoyle was dragged to the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons, after being re-elected to the role.A traditional part of the process, the successful candidate pretends to be reluctant to take up the role and is physically dragged to the Speaker's chair by other MPs.Read more on the what the role of the Speaker of the House entails here. Source link
Coastguard teams in Cornwall have rescued an ice cream van that had been swept out to sea. Padstow coastguard rescue team and RNLI lifeguards were sent to Harlyn Bay near Padstow, Cornwall at about 17:00 BST on Sunday after it was caught by the tide. The driver was found safe and well and not in the vehicle, the coastguard confirmed. The van was recovered at about 21:45. Source link
Pupils who will perform for King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Thursday were rehearsing in the Senedd when new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stopped by to listen. Sir Keir was on a tour of the Welsh parliament with First Minister Vaughan Gething when he heard the students practising, telling them they had been “fantastic”. The students, from Ysgol Treganna in Cardiff, will perform when the King and Queen
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina became emotional following her fourth-round win against Wang Xinyu at Wimbledon.A children's hospital in Kyiv was seriously damaged and 31 people were killed across Ukraine during rare daytime Russian strikes on Monday.Svitolina said it was "not easy to focus on the match" after hearing the news that morning.FOLLOW LIVE: Wimbledon - Day eightAvailable to UK users only. Source link
James Corden delayed the start of his play The Constituent on Saturday so the cast and audience could watch England's penalty shootout against Switzerland. The performance was scheduled to start just as the shootout was due to begin.The actor brought his mobile phone on stage at London's Old Vic theatre to watch the end of the match, which England won after beating the Swiss side 5-3 on penalties.One audience member
[ad_1] A mother of five who spends her spare time working as a retained firefighter says being a mum is "harder than tackling fires".Tania Robinson works with the retained crew at Saxmundham Fire Service in Suffolk.She described herself as "just a normal mum," adding: "It is definitely harder being a mum than a firefighter."He son James, 15, said: "My mum can do five things in one hour, can your mum
[ad_1] Image caption Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer said the youth theatre would be able to apply for alternative funding The boss of Scotland's arts agency has said it may be able to help save the Scottish Youth Theatre from shutting under an alternative funding plan.The theatre has announced its immanent closure, after failing to secure regular funding from Creative Scotland.Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer told the BBC
[ad_1] John Farnworth spent the last 10 days juggling a football all the way to Mt Everest's base camp. [ad_2] Source link
