Simon Furness

Apart from the Packers, the NFC North was not very good last year, with the other three teams all registering losing records. In fact, they all pretty much took a step back from 2020 although this was not fully […]

The Essex market town on the River Crouch with a long history.

Are you desperately seeking somewhere to go on holiday this year? Are you focused on staycation destinations? It would be the sensible thing to do, […]

The rising cost of energy, transport and childcare is forcing families to make tough choices.
BBC News – Business

Sayad Khodai, a senior figure in the elite Quds force, was reportedly shot dead in his car by two gunmen.
BBC News – Middle East

Geraldina Guerra tracks cases of femicide in Ecuador and maps victims’ lives online so people can learn about their life as well as their death.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The warning by the UN health agency’s chief comes amid an unusual monkeypox outbreak outside Africa.
BBC News – Europe

Struggling families need earlier support before they reach crisis point, warns a major review.
BBC News – UK

Five people die due to falling trees and high winds across southern Ontario and Quebec.
BBC News – US & Canada

Mozambique is at the heart of a global battle for influence, even though its conflict has local roots.
BBC News – Africa

A strike ballot of 40,000 members of the RMT union closes on Tuesday.
BBC News – Business

Relatives say police used unjustifiable force on them inside the hospital treating the wounded man.
BBC News – Middle East

Elian Lopez hoped his life-changing journey would go smoothly – then the wind changed and sun went down.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Finland has refused to pay for gas in roubles but also angered Moscow by applying to join Nato.
BBC News – Europe

Five people were injured, two seriously, when parts of spectator stands collapsed at the event.
BBC News – UK

On a visit to the region, President Joe Biden said the US could provide Covid-19 jabs “immediately”.
BBC News – US & Canada

The marks were a way of identifying the lineage of people, but the practice has been outlawed.
BBC News – Africa

Demand for tobacco and alcohol was behind a surprise rise in sales, but the longer term trend is still down.
BBC News – Business

An Arab member resigns in anger, leaving the government as a fragile minority for the first time.
BBC News – Middle East

The Conti cartel, which is thought to be run from Russia, has upped its ransom demand to $ 20m (£16m).
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Both countries submitted their applications to be part of the Western defence alliance this week.
BBC News – Europe