[ad_1] A mother of five who spends her spare time working as a retained firefighter says being a mum is "harder than tackling fires".Tania Robinson works with the retained crew at Saxmundham Fire Service in Suffolk.She described herself as "just a normal mum," adding: "It is definitely harder being a mum than a firefighter."He son James, 15, said: "My mum can do five things in one hour, can your mum
[ad_1] Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says he won't be appearing on Russia Today any more and will encourage Labour colleagues to follow his lead.He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the Kremlin-backed TV station had crossed a line after the Salisbury spy poisoning and gone beyond "objective journalism". [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image caption Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer said the youth theatre would be able to apply for alternative funding The boss of Scotland's arts agency has said it may be able to help save the Scottish Youth Theatre from shutting under an alternative funding plan.The theatre has announced its immanent closure, after failing to secure regular funding from Creative Scotland.Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer told the BBC
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChancellor Philip Hammond: "There is light at the end of the tunnel" Chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls by Labour and some Conservatives to announce the end of austerity in his spring statement on Tuesday.He is expected to unveil the smallest budget deficit since 2002, thanks to better than expected public finances.But he told the BBC national debt was still too
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRichard Leonard says he is angry with the "callousness of the Tories and the complacency of the SNP" Richard Leonard has used his Scottish Labour conference speech to underline his "mission" to "fundamentally change" the economic system.The party leader told delegates in Dundee that "our economy needs less market and more planning".Mr Leonard also proposed reforms to the rental sector and
[ad_1] John Farnworth spent the last 10 days juggling a football all the way to Mt Everest's base camp. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The water regulator for England and Wales is to investigate why thousands of homes suffered water shortages in the wake of the recent cold weather.Homes and businesses faced days without running water after pipes burst during a thaw which followed freezing weather conditions. Ofwat will look at how prepared water firms were and what support they subsequently offered customers.It said at the time that companies had
[ad_1] Marina Litvinenko, the widow of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who died in London from radioactive polonium, says she was given assurances this wouldn't happen again. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Seven years after a nuclear meltdown rocked the world's third largest economy, we speak to those still dealing with the devastation. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Megan "It's taken three different hospitals and countless GPs and gynaecology specialists to get to this point. I'd like women to see that it is worth pushing and fighting, no matter what, and not to give up." Megan is one of the estimated one-and-a-half million women in the UK living with endometriosis - where cells like those that line the womb develop in other parts of the
