Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy demands answers after new party members are left without ballot papers amid fears the contest could be rigged Allies have accused party hierarchs of subjecting new members to extra checks They fear this could work in favour of ‘Corbyn candidate’ Rebecca Long-Bailey One unnamed source claimed the delay was ‘part … Read more
Lightning on the African savanna and Hong Kong shrouded in fog: The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest continues to amaze (and there’s just ONE DAY left to enter) Ten more stunning entries to the 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest have been released Budding and established photographers are encouraged to enter the competition – … Read more
It’s hard to deny the beauty of Mother Nature. And even harder when you look at these incredible entries to an international photography competition that shows some of her best work. The stunning pictures all made the top 50 in Agora Images’ #Nature2019 photo contest. They have been selected from more than 13,500 submissions to the … Read more
NASA has equipped its Mars 2020 rover with everything it needs to explore the Red planet, except for a name – until now. Called Perseverance, the rover’s title was picked from a ‘Name the Rover’ essay contest that received 28,000 entries from children ranging from kindergartners to high school. The name was revealed on Thursday … Read more
Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th Annual Photo Contest entices adventure with 60 breathtaking images taken from around the world. The photo entries run the gamut in emotion. There is the cute: two monkeys relax in a Japanese hot Spring. There is the poignant: a young Buddhist novice basks in the sunrays of an old monastery in … Read more
A striking close-up photo of a bug-eyed dragonfly has beaten images of a leaping stoat and a fox hiding in a plant pot to win best overall picture in a wildlife photography competition. The competition, run by the charity Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT), saw over 500 entries from more than 250 photographers showing creatures across Essex, … Read more
This year’s hopeful competing for the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest has been announced. After days of teasing the announcement, the BBC has revealed James Newman will be representing the UK at the ceremony, which will take place in Rotterdam in May. The anthemic track the Brit Award-winner will be hoping to score with … Read more