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Watchdog puts care home into special measures following safety concerns

A care home has been placed into special measures by the health watchdog because of “very serious” safeguarding concerns, with instances of patients being left lying in urine-soaked sheets. There were also claims that staff were told to be “firm” ...

29 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Firefighters from across city tackle boatyard blaze

No one was hurt in a fire which engulfed a canal-side, boatyard workshop, West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed. Crews from seven fire stations attended the fire at the premises on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Highters Heath, Birmingham, ...

21 May 2024 at 11:51

Academy Trust apologises following ‘desperately sad death’ of student

An Academy Trust has apologised for the “desperately sad death” of a special needs student who choked on a paper towel after he was left unsupervised during class break. Owen Garnett, 19, died two days after the incident at Welcombe Hills ...

20 Dec 2024 at 16:13

School fined £300,000 after ‘management failures’ led to death of student

A school academy for children with special needs has been fined £300,000 after a “series of management failures” led to the accidental death of a student. Owen Garnett, 19, died two days after choking on a paper towel at Welcombe Hills ...

19 Dec 2024 at 22:16

Care home residents break record for world’s oldest choir with average age of 94

A choir made up of 17 elderly care home residents has become the world’s oldest as members have an average age of 94. The choir, known as the Prime Timers, are aged between 87 and 99, and sang together at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in ...

19 Dec 2024 at 19:09

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Sir Kenneth Branagh: We have to work harder to earn the audience’s attention

Sir Kenneth Branagh has said competing against the short videos watched by young people on their phones “makes the battle more lively” for live theatre, as it was announced he is to return to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) ...

12 Sept 2025 at 10:12

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Grandmother who couldn’t swim until mid-40s is now bidding to become oldest solo female on the planet to row any ocean

A grandmother who could not swim until her mid-40s is now bidding to become the oldest solo female on the planet to row any ocean and hopes her 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic will share the message tattooed on her ...

16 May 2023 at 07:00

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Adrian Edmondson to play Ebenezer Scrooge in RSC’s returning A Christmas Carol

Actor Adrian Edmondson has reflected on the relevance today of the theme of poverty in A Christmas Carol as he prepares to take on the lead role in an upcoming production. The Young Ones star, 65, is to play Ebenezer ...

22 Jul 2022 at 10:53

Shakespeare may not have abandoned wife, previously ‘ignored’ letter reveals

William Shakespeare may not have abandoned his wife, a previously “ignored” 17th century letter has revealed, undermining a centuries-old consensus among scholars. For more than 200 years, it has been assumed that ...

23 Apr 2025 at 18:24

Cat sanctuary raises £12,000 to restore a ‘demolished’ pen after Storm Darragh

A cat sanctuary has raised more than £12,500 after a fallen tree branch “demolished” a newly-built pen housing rescued cats, during Storm Darragh. Rosemary Spicer, a trustee of the Avon Cat Rescue near ...

09 Dec 2024 at 22:22

Royal Shakespeare Company to look at AI and immersive technology in theatre

The Royal Shakespeare Company will look at using artificial intelligence (AI) and immersive technology in future productions, the Government announced as part of other projects and funding measures ...

27 Nov 2024 at 00:01

‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees label was economic madness amid film boom, says Nandy

Labelling arts courses “Mickey Mouse” degrees was “economic madness” during a UK film and TV boom, the Culture Secretary has said. Speaking ahead of a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon, William ...

20 Feb 2025 at 18:29

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