Dickie Bird's funeral was held at St Mary's Church in Barnsley. Sir Geoffrey Boycott delivered a tribute, describing Bird as one of cricket's most respected umpires. Bird died last month aged 92 and was born Harold Dennis Bird, the man known to fans by his nickname. Family and friends from the Yorkshire cricket circle attended, including Michael Vaughan, Martyn Moxon, David Byas, Geoff Cope and Gavin Hamilton. Boycott and Yorkshire […]

Britain's government has published a nationwide plan to train and recruit workers for the clean energy transition. The strategy, issued on Sunday, sets out how ministers expect more than 400,000 additional jobs in the sector by 2030, effectively doubling existing opportunities. It identifies 31 priority occupations, including plumbers, electricians and welders, and will establish five technical excellence colleges to deliver clean energy skills. A new programme will also match veterans […]

Mary Greenwell says she felt flattered to be asked to do the makeup for the prime minister Margaret Thatcher. She built a rapport with Thatcher while preparing her for a BBC interview about the miners’ strike, conducted in Thatcher’s private sitting room at 10 Downing Street. Greenwell recalled hearing a booming voice as Thatcher came in and described the two hours together as memorable. "She was phenomenal – whether you […]

Steve Backshall has retraced the King’s 1975 trip to the Canadian Arctic exactly 50 years later. The footage will form a feature-length ITV documentary that looks at the accelerating impact of climate change on the Arctic and the work being done to secure a healthy future for the planet. The King’s 1975 journey included dog sledding, a dive beneath the ice, and lessons about the Inuit people’s culture and dependence […]

Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to oppose the proposed digital ID system. Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon. Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen walked at the front of the march. One protester carried an effigy of Sir Keir Starmer. An advert for the protest on the organiser Mass Non-Compliance website stated: "if you […]

Arsenal moved three points clear at the Premier League summit after a 1-0 win at Fulham. Leandro Trossard struck from a corner shortly before the hour, his first league goal in nearly six months. A Bukayo Saka penalty was overturned by VAR, denying Arsenal a second goal. Fulham fashioned the better first-half chances, with Harry Wilson firing wide twice and Josh King testing David Raya. Riccardo Calafiori thought he had […]