Cheer Force Knights Maryport Lady Royals set for Florida competition
Cheer Force Knights Maryport Lady Royals are gearing up for an exciting journey as they prepare to compete in the All Star World Championships in Florida and the Youth Summit in Tampa. The team are looking forward to showcasing their hard work and dedication on an international stage. The team are excited to once again get back to Florida (Image: Supplied) Lady Royals have gone undefeated to date at UK Competitions, a testament to their relentless dedication and teamwork. With their sights set on success, the Cheer Force Knights Maryport Lady Royals are ready to make their mark and represent their community with pride". The Cheer Force Knights returned home last April as Allstar World Championship in Florida this week after being crowned 2024 World Champions.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 16:07 UTC
The most dangerous place in Cumbria according to data
"There are safer parts of Cumbria, identified using the same Crime Risk measurement, starting with Cockermouth, which ranks as the safest area in Cumbria, followed up by Dalton Town with Newton in second place, and Windermere in third place. "This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis should include further checks as above. "Drug offences have a crime rate of 3.79 reports per 1,000 people in Cumbria, which is 1.79 times the national average. "This figure is calculated from 1,895 crime reports logged by Cumbria Police during the 12-month period ending September 2024.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 16:07 UTC
Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul ‘FIVE TIMES’ bigger than Tyson Fury fight as deal moves closer after ‘multiple conversations’
ANTHONY JOSHUA has been told a fight with Jake Paul would be FIVE TIMES bigger than against Tyson Fury. Bidarian told SunSport: "Ultimately Jake versus Joshua is three, four or five times bigger than Joshua versus Fury, easily. Eddie Hearn lifts lid on Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul latest"We're not financially dependent on Jake having a fight against Anthony Joshua for 2025 for our business to flourish. "Mike Tyson, much more devastating knockout artist than Anthony Joshua in his career, but the Mike Tyson that Jake fought wasn't that same Mike Tyson, obviously. "And that will possess its own challenges for Jake Paul, but Jake doesn't say something if he doesn't feel confident about it.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 15:52 UTC
Jewish mother arrested after WhatsApp school row sparks police review
A Jewish mother and her partner were arrested and held for 11 hours after raising concerns about their daughter’s Hertfordshire primary school, prompting a formal police review. The arrest followed a long-running dispute with Cowley Hill Primary School. The couple had questioned the school’s leadership and the recruitment of a new headteacher and were later banned from the premises after sharing critical comments in a parents’ WhatsApp group. “We made a few inquiries, we had a bit of banter on a WhatsApp group and then we were arrested. “There has clearly been a fundamental breakdown in relationships between a school and parents that shouldn’t have become a police matter,” he said.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 14:17 UTC
England enjoys sunniest March on record thanks to long dry spell
Some 185.8 hours of sunshine were measured across England, 59% more than the long-term average, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. Last month was also very dry, with the UK seeing just 43% of its average rainfall for March. (PA Graphics)Wales experienced its fourth driest March on record, England its sixth and Northern Ireland its ninth, based on Met Office data for rainfall beginning in 1836. By contrast, Scotland saw nearly two-thirds (64%) of its average rainfall for the month. The long periods of high pressure meant temperatures were able to build during the day, before falling overnight as heat escaped under clear skies, the Met Office added.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 14:02 UTC
Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know
Prince Harry announced on March 25 that he had stepped down as a patron of Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in memory of his mother, after a monthslong dispute between the charity’s chair and the board of trustees broke into the open. Harry and his fellow co-founder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, said they had quit in solidarity with five board members who had resigned over a dispute with the chair, Sophie Chandauka. Both Ms. Chandauka and the group of former trustees have made allegations of wrongdoing against each other, and both parties said they had submitted claims and evidence of their arguments to Britain’s Charity Commission. Why did Prince Harry resign from the charity? Harry founded the charity with Prince Seeiso in 2006.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 13:12 UTC
The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
The idea of getting her eldest child a smartphone had long felt inevitable, said Daisy Greenwell. When she talked to other parents, “everyone universally said, ‘Yes, it’s a nightmare, but you’ve got no choice,’” recalled Ms. Greenwell, 41. Then Ms. Greenwell, who lives in rural Suffolk, in the east of England, posted her thoughts on Instagram. “What if we could hold off until they’re 14, or 16?” She added a link to the WhatsApp group. Today, more than 124,000 parents of children in more than 13,000 British schools have signed a pact created by Smartphone Free Childhood, the charity set up by Ms. Greenwell, her husband, Joe Ryrie, and Ms. Fernyhough.
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April 01, 2025 13:03 UTC
Women and the Church (WATCH) launches campaign to abolish the Five Guiding Principles
A CAMPAIGN to end the provisions that accompanied the women-bishops legislation of 2014, put in place to provide for those unable to accept women’s ministry (News, 28 July 2014), was launched by Women and the Church (WATCH) on Saturday. She was “fully behind the amazing work that WATCH undertakes to hold the Church to account with regard to its iniquitous treatment of women”, she said. The Principles were part of the package that accompanied the Measure that enabled the ordination of women to the episcopate. “What muddies the water is that, in many, if not most of those churches, ordained women’s ministry has not been welcomed or accepted. “The important thing is that it’s debated.”It is hoped that the diocese of Southwark may be the first to carry the WATCH motion.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 13:00 UTC
Brighton hotel No124 named one of UK's best by The Times
No 124 by GuestHouse, on Brighton's seafront, was ranked 20th on the list of 33 reasonably priced hotels by The Times. It was described as a "masterclass in maximalist design" with a "funky twist" in the Times' review. The hotel, which is spread across four townhouses, was also complimented for its "vintage furniture finds" and "gorgeous natural light". READ NEXT: Listed hotel set to turn each floor into huge suitesThe Times praised the hotel's rooms (Image: GuestHouse) No 124 by GuestHouse is part of an independent group run by three brothers. The hotel was also praised for its restaurant, Pearly Cow, which was described as "refined and comforting".
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:41 UTC
'Adolescence' will be shown in schools across the UK to spark conversations on social media harm
But showing the drama widely in schools will "help students better understand the impact of misogyny, dangers of online radicalization and the importance of healthy relationships," his office said. "It seems like the whole nation is talking about 'Adolescence' and not just this nation," Starmer said. "And that's the devastating effect that the problem of misogyny has on our society. "Jack Thorne, a co-writer on the show, said the team behind "Adolescence" made it to provoke a conversation. "We hope it'll lead to teachers talking to the students, but what we really hope is it'll lead to students talking amongst themselves.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:25 UTC
Cambs Times reporter opens up on epilepsy for Purple Day
A reporter has opened up about how he overcame his struggles with epilepsy to begin his journalism career. Cambs Times journalist Oliver Murphy spoke about his diagnosis to mark Purple Day, the international epilepsy awareness day. “Fast forward to now and with the right combination of medication, support and determination I’ve just about adjusted to life with epilepsy. “I’ve learnt that no matter the issue, resilience and confidence in yourself is the key to navigating any struggle. “And if Purple Day is to teach us anything, it’s that we must continue to talk about epilepsy to improve awareness and remind those that are still coming to terms with their diagnosis that you’re not alone.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:16 UTC
Trump and his team keep referencing a third term in 2028. But could he actually run again?
The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution says that presidents can only serve up to two full terms (eight years). Trump has said he may feel “entitled” to more while also suggesting he doesn’t want to run again after his next term ends in January 2029. I wouldn’t be in favor of a challenge [to the 22nd Amendment]. Not for me,” Trump told TIME in April last year. In November, Goldman introduced a resolution affirming that the 22nd Amendment would bar Trump from a third term.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:16 UTC
Police raid on Westminster Quaker Meeting House sparks criticism
A POLICE raid on a Quaker meeting house in central London on Thursday evening has drawn condemnation from politicians and charities, and prompted criticism of the current law on protests. The group is not formally affiliated with the Quaker movement, but had hired a room for that evening’s meeting. An elder of the Westminster Quaker Meeting, Mal Woolford, was on the site at the time of the raid, and characterised the raid as “ridiculously heavy-handed”. “No one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory,” he said, and drew attention to legislation passed in the past three years which restricts the right to protest. “Like many faith communities, Westminster Quakers offered their spiritual home as a safe space for those working for peace — a simple act of hope in a broken world.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:11 UTC
Newspaper headlines: 'Le Pen rails against ban' and 'Trump's tariffs to hit UK'
The Financial Times, which also leads with the story, says her hopes have been "shattered" by the ruling, which it claims has "upended France's political landscape", external. The looming US tariffs feature on the front pages of the Times and the Daily Telegraph. The Times says an exemption for UK goods is "considered unlikely", external, and any failure of negotiations with Washington would be a "blow" to the prime minister. A source described as being "familiar with trade negotiations" tells the paper, "There should be no free trade, without free speech." But a Labour source tells the Mail there's nothing in the document suggesting preferential treatment for black people.
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:07 UTC
Eyecare scheme saving Gloucestershire NHS £250k a year
An award winning scheme to cut waiting times for eye patients is saving an NHS trust £250,000 a year. At the moment, digital records are not generally shared between optometrists and hospitals, but high street opticians in Gloucestershire are now able to access hospital eye examinations, images and statistics. The OphthalSuite Community Ophthalmic link system enables community optometrists to access patient's hospital eye health records quickly and securely. Programme Director of Clinical Programmes at NHS Gloucestershire, Kerry O'Hara said: "We are so proud of the difference it is making."
Source:The Times
April 01, 2025 12:00 UTC