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Results 1 to 30'Flippers united people in the joy of skating'
2021-11-05, 02:13Opened in 1979, Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace was a place for children and celebrities alike to skate. ......
How pop star Zara Larsson made a seven-figure sum on Roblox
2021-11-05, 01:38Pop star Zara Larsson says she's made a seven-figure sum by selling merchandise on the video game platform Roblox. The Swedish star, known for hits like Lush Life and Symphony, offers fans in-game items like hats, backpacks and sunglasses to dress up their avatars. With prices starting at less...
COP26: Indigenous Amazon activist 'got death threats' after speech
2021-11-05, 01:25Txai Suruí says she worries for her safety and that of other young climate activists. ......
Quiz of the week: Who joined Macaulay Culkin in Gucci's Love Parade?
2021-11-05, 01:25How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? ......
Africa's week in pictures: 29 October - 4 November 2021
2021-11-05, 01:25A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. ......
As winter looms, reports of starvation in North Korea
2021-11-05, 01:20The warnings are stark and coming from inside and outside of North Korea. Defectors based in South Korea have told us that their families in the North are going hungry. There is a concern as winter approaches that the most vulnerable will starve. "Problems such as more orphan children on the...
Kirk Douglas assaulted Natalie Wood, her sister alleges
2021-11-05, 00:43The late Hollywood actress Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted as a teenager by the actor Kirk Douglas, a new book has claimed. Ms Wood's sister, Lana, makes the allegations in her memoir "Little Sister", due for release on 9 November. According to extracts from the book published by...
The Papers: 'Tory Owen goal' and 'horror at the morgue'
2021-11-05, 00:24The resignation of Tory MP Owen Paterson and the trial of David Fuller feature on the front pages. ......
M&S: Customers are Christmas shopping early
2021-11-05, 00:12Consumers are stocking up on Christmas shopping early after last year's lockdown, retailers say. ......
Liberty Steel: MPs call for investigation into 'red flags'
2021-11-05, 00:12Report says there are lessons to be learned for a strategically vital but crisis-hit industry. ......
Newspaper headlines: 'Tory Owen goal' and 'horror at the morgue'
2021-11-05, 00:12The resignation of Tory MP Owen Paterson and the trial of David Fuller feature on the front pages. ......
Women’s Footballer of the Year contender Alexia Putellas
2021-11-05, 00:07Did you know? In her own words What does it mean to be nominated? "I feel very proud. It's a motivation to continue and to keep working hard." What was the highlight for you last year? "It was the Champions League. It was very special. We wanted to get to another final, after the...
Premier League: Southampton v Aston Villa
2021-11-05, 00:07Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as Southampton host Aston Villa in the Premier League....
Public safety fears due to taxi driver shortage
2021-11-05, 00:07The organisation representing the taxi industry said more than half the licensed drivers have not returned to the trade since the pandemic. The Licensed Private Car Hire Association estimate the industry is short of 160,000 of the previously 300,000-strong workforce. "This is a real national...
New ways into the lucrative world of data science
2021-11-05, 00:07What is a data scientist? The job title sprang out of nowhere as technology firms have scrambled to find people to perform sophisticated analytical tasks over the last decade. Reports of six-figure salaries abounded as businesses competed for staff to slice and dice data in pursuit of business...
The Bank of England says cutting carbon could push up prices
2021-11-05, 00:07The governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey does not just have rising prices on his mind this week. He was a delegate at the COP-26 climate change talks, and central bankers like him have a big role in the "rewiring" of the financial system to achieve net zero. But in fact there is a...
Nostalgia-soaked photos capture legendary LA roller rink
2021-11-04, 23:36Opened in 1979, Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace was a place for children and celebrities alike to skate. ......
New York's next mayor wants to be paid in Bitcoin
2021-11-04, 23:36Newly elected mayor Eric Adams says he'd like his first three pay checks in the cryptocurrency. ......
Tottenham 3-2 Vitesse: Antonio Conte starts reign at Spurs with optimism
2021-11-04, 23:31Antonio Conte's reign...
Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic: Goalscoring front three earn Postecoglou praise
2021-11-04, 23:31West Ham condemn fans singing anti-Semitic song at Jewish passenger on plane
2021-11-04, 23:13West Ham condemn fans shown on social media singing an anti-Semitic song at a Jewish passenger on a plane....
Transfer rumours: Loftus-Cheek, Winks, Isak, Ronaldo, Guendouzi, Carvalho, Tomiyasu
2021-11-04, 23:13Roma keen on...
Highland Council to hold 'watch at home' fireworks show
2021-11-04, 23:13What has been dubbed Scotland's only local authority-run fireworks display this year is due to take place later on Friday. The fireworks are to be set off from behind the walls of Inverness' Northern Meeting Park in a 10-minute display. Highland Council has asked people not to gather near...
Covid-19 in Scotland: Why are confirmed cases flatlining?
2021-11-04, 23:13For the last month, Covid infection levels in Scotland have been doing something unusual. Since the beginning of October cases haven't going up or down significantly, but have just hovered around 2,500 a day. It's the first time this has happened, so what's going on? Throughout...
I play for the greenest football club in world
2021-11-04, 23:13In the picturesque northern tip of the Cotswolds, a footballer from Bellshill in Lanarkshire is plying his trade with a club recognised by the United Nations as the greenest in the world. A strange mix, but one that's working for both parties in more ways than one. A burning passion for...
In Pictures: The world gathers for the COP26 climate summit
2021-11-04, 23:13World leaders, campaign groups and protesters have descended on Glasgow for the...
Hundreds of Aberdeen artefacts and artworks listed 'missing'
2021-11-04, 23:13Council officers have been asked to investigate after it was revealed that hundred of artefacts and artworks are classed as "missing" in Aberdeen. They include items kept in storage for the renovation of Aberdeen Art Gallery. A £34.6m four-year redevelopment saw it re-open in 2019. It has...
The twin threats of flooding and drought
2021-11-04, 22:56Lorraine Watson's chip shop has been badly flooded five times in 10 years. The Carron fish bar in Stonehaven takes its name from the river which flows beside - and all too often through - its basement. The last time that happened was in the early hours of 12 August 2020 when the spate lifted...
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