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Alex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsGetty ImagesOzzy Osbourne’s funeral cortege will make its way through his home city of BirminghamEight days after his death, Ozzy Osbourne will make his final journey through his home city of Birmingham as fans, friends and family say goodbye.The Black Sabbath singer’s body will be taken in a hearse through the city on Wednesday, on the way to his private funeral.Funded by the family of the heavy metal pioneer, who grew up in Aston, the event is a chance for the city to pay its last respects to one of its “greatest legends”, the Lord Mayor…
Getty ImagesGonorrhoea is now the most prevalent STI diagnosed in sexual health clinics in Northern IrelandA targeted vaccination programme against gonorrhoea will begin across Northern Ireland in August with eligible people being asked to make an appointment now.The illness is the most common sexually transmitted infection in Northern Ireland. It will not be available for everyone initially, the focus will be on gay and bisexual men who have a recent history of multiple sexual partners or have recently had a sexually transmitted infection (STI).England will also begin its vaccination roll out in August this year.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and…
The Oval curator Lee Fortis had a heated exchange with Gautam Gambhir before the fifth Test between India and England. (TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: The Oval curator Lee Fortis has presented his side of the story after getting into a heated and animated exchange with India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday. During the exchange, Gambhir was spotted pointing fingers at the ground staff member and yelling out, “you don’t tell us what we need to do.””You saw what he was like this morning. He’s a bit touchy!,” when asked to share specifics. Fortis said, “There’s no side of the…
The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official. Source link
A zoo in the southern German city of Nuremberg has culled 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding in their enclosure, after which they were fed to predators.Seven animal rights activists were arrested on Tuesday after they entered the Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo in protest against the decision. One woman glued her hands to the ground near the entrance.Overcrowding had caused an “increase in conflicts” between the baboons and no alternative for re-housing them could be found, the zoo said.Christoph Maisack, head of the German Legal Association for Animal Protection Law, said letting the animals breed too freely “cannot constitute such…
A rape crisis charity at the heart of a row over whether trans women can attend support sessions for women has announced it is launching a new service for women which will exclude transgender participants.In 2022 a woman known as “Sarah” told BBC News she was suing Brighton-based Survivors’ Network because she felt uncomfortable talking about her own abuse in front of a trans woman who had joined the group.The charity, which provides support services for survivors of sexual violence in Sussex, says it will now run a new group for biological women who live as women, alongside its existing…
PSNIVanessa Whyte and her daughter Sara and son James were fatally shot at a house in Maguiresbridge last WednesdayThe service will see prayers said at St Mary’s Church before the remains are taken to County Clare where a funeral Mass will take place on Saturday.PacemakerA service of removal will take place at St Mary’s Church in MaguiresbridgeFuneral arrangements for Ms Whyte and her children were announced on Monday night. In a post on social media the funeral directors said: “People attending the service of removal and funeral Mass are asked to please wear bright and cheerful colours in their memory.”The…
Gautam Gambhir had heated argument with the Oval’s chief curator. (Screengrab) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a verbal altercation with The Oval’s pitch curator Lee Fortis during India’s optional training session on Tuesday, ahead of the final Test match against England. The incident occurred when Indian bowlers were marking their run-up areas in the nets, leading to a public confrontation between the two.The situation escalated quickly before India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak stepped in to diffuse the tension by pulling Fortis away, while Gambhir continued to express his displeasure from a distance.Team India batting…
President Trump’s threats have raised questions about how much leverage the United States has left with Moscow. Source link
Gwyndaf HughesScience VideographerAmanda Clark/Cabinet OfficeProf Michele Docherty showed courage and talent to become Astronomer RoyalAstronomer Prof Michele Dougherty did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father’s telescope.Now she is the first woman to be appointed the UK’s Astronomer Royal in the post’s 350-year history, and is part of the team sending probes to Jupiter’s icy moons.She told BBC News she hoped her appointment on Wednesday as the official adviser to King Charles III on astronomical matters would inspire more women and girls to study science.The new Astronomer…