Neil Bradley

Bellshill lies somewhere between Motherwell and Rutherglen in North Lanarkshire. It is one of those places that was originally a group of different villages that eventually merged. We have a fair few of those in […]

Barrhead – the Town with the Best Name in Scotland.

Yet, for some reason, some people still call it Bordook. There are loads of interesting things about this town, too. It’s in East Renfrewshire and has that f […]

Your five-minute guide to Bradford!

Did you know that Bradford invented school dinners? This English city was the first one in the UK to have funded meals for its children back in 1906. It was thanks to the […]

Welcome to our whistlestop tour of Cardiff the Capital of Wales and not surprisingly the biggest city in South Glamorgan. Famed for its FA Cup Winning football team Cardiff City and home to a luxurious waterfront […]

Your five-minute guide to Leicester!

Leicester, the only place in the world (outside of India, of course!) that holds the biggest celebration for the Festival of Lights. A city that held the body of King […]

Rearrange the images to sound out one of this weeks news headlines.

Can you guess one of this week’s headlines?Place the images into the correct order to sound out this weeks headlinesPlace the images i […]

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the operator could be stripped of its franchise.
BBC News – Business

The move is likely to delay trial of the Israeli PM, who was charged with corruption in November.
BBC News – Middle East

Officials say inmates at a prison in Zacatecas state fought each other with handguns and knives.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A New Year’s Eve blaze at Krefeld Zoo killed rare apes and monkeys, though a few survived.
BBC News – Europe

Many passengers are facing an increase of more than £100 for annual season tickets.
BBC News – UK

Protesters have left the US embassy compound in Baghdad, but the situation remains tense.
BBC News – US & Canada

Umaro Cissoko Embalo has pledged to resolve political tensions in the coup-prone West African country.
BBC News – Africa

An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love.
BBC News – Business

It is unclear how the ex-Nissan boss, who was awaiting trial, managed to flee to Lebanon.
BBC News – Middle East

It is ejecting one ambassador and various other officials following a dramatic confrontation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia condemns the US ambassador to Poland for saying the Nazi-Soviet pact triggered World War Two.
BBC News – Europe

Fireworks displays are held in London, Edinburgh and other major cities, as the UK rings in a new decade.
BBC News – UK

President Donald Trump blames Iran for orchestrating an attack on the US embassy in Iraq.
BBC News – US & Canada

The ex-president’s billionaire daughter has been targeted in an anti-corruption investigation.
BBC News – Africa