Simon Furness

Amazon workers claim robots are treated betterAs the online giant faces its first UK strike, staff in Coventry tell the BBC why they are walking out. BBC News – Business

Beirut blast investigator charges key figures after long suspensionJudge Tarek Bitar unexpectedly restarts his probe after a 13-month suspension amid legal challenges. BBC News – Middle East

Brazil airlifts starving Yanomami tribal people from jungleThe government declares a medical emergency and ex-president Bolsonaro is accused of “genocide”. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tanks for Ukraine: Germany to send Leopard 2s and allow others to export – reportsGermany has been under pressure over its reluctance to send the battle tanks to Ukraine. BBC News – Europe

Ukraine: Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw killed in Soledar rescue attemptChris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were killed in Soledar, eastern Ukraine, family members say. BBC News – UK

Mike Pence: Classified documents found at former vice-president's homeThe files were passed to the FBI following their discovery by the former US vice-president’s lawyer. BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria elections 2023: What you need to knowThe BBC explores key contenders, voter issues and why this ballot is different to previous ones. BBC News – Africa

Wake Forest Come From Behind To Win In 2022 Gasparilla Bowl The Wake Forest Demon Deacons rounded out their 2022 season with an impressive come from behind win over Missouri in the 2022 […]

NFL 2022 Week 18 ResultsWeek 18   Saturday Night Game Kansas City 31 @ LV Raiders 13   Sunday Early Games   Tennessee 16 @ Jacksonville 20 Tampa Ba […]

People struggling could get lower energy pricesThe regulator will also investigate the growth in households being switched to prepayment meters. BBC News – Business

Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fearsActivists say not enough has been made public about controversial plans for the outdated attraction. BBC News – Middle East

Brazil Congress riots: President Lula sacks army commanderGeneral Julio Cesar de Arruda is the latest person in the military to lose their position. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine war: Germany won't block export of its Leopard 2 tanks, foreign minister saysThe country has been under increasing international pressure to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. BBC News – Europe

Rishi Sunak says questions remain over Nadhim Zahawi tax affairsRishi Sunak asks his ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of Tory Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi. BBC News – UK

Monterey Park shooting: Suspect found dead after dance studio attackPolice identify Huu Can Tran as the man who opened fire in an area with a large Asian population. BBC News – US & Canada

Lavrov visit to South Africa: Pandor defends joint Russia-China military exerciseSouth Africa has the right to conduct such exercises with its “friends”, the foreign minister says. BBC News – Africa

NFL 2022 Week 16 Results Merry X-Mas From The NFL Week 16 saw the NFL give fans a bit of a Christmas treat by scheduling three games for the day itself.  As it turned out they picked two […]

Ever wondered if Whickham (the one near Newcastle) is worth a visit? We Say Yes and here are some the reasons to stop by.

Whickham lies within the Newcastle borough of Gateshead. About 17,000 people call this […]

Once the most popular market town in the north, could Morpeth be your next holiday destination? We say aye. 

Morpeth is a popular town in Northumberland that has a population of around 14,000 people. The town […]

The unemployment rate is close to its lowest point since the 1970s, but millions aren’t working.
BBC News – Business