Becky Holmes

Dec 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Daniel O'Donoghue |Becky Holmes |Will Higgens

Violence and abuse against paramedics and emergency call handlers is on the rise, with reported cases up by more than a third since 2019, the BBC has found. Almost 45,000 assaults were recorded by ambulance services across England over the last five years, with staff saying they had been punched, kicked, threatened with weapons and subjected to racist, homophobic and religious abuse.

Oct 13, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Becky Holmes |Rumeana Jahangir

About 24,000 runners have taken part in the Manchester Half Marathon to raise funds for charities and local causes. A team of nine surgeons from The Christie cancer hospital were among participants raising funds for the centre. Consultant urologist Aziz Gulamhusein, who was leading the team, said: "We wanted to do more than just talk about the difference the charity makes - we wanted to take action, to give something back.

Oct 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Becky Holmes |Rumeana Jahangir

Joe Thompson says he was motivated by former footballer Stephen Darby, who has motor neurone disease [BBC]Ex-footballer Joe Thompson was joined by relatives and former players on a 21-mile fundraising walk in a bid to raise awareness of cancer treatments after he was diagnosed for the third time. About 300 people took part in the walk on Saturday from Manchester United's stadium to Rochdale FC's ground, where his playing career ended.

Jun 26, 2024 | waterstones.com | Joanna Nadin |Becky Holmes

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Mar 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Tom McGrath |Charles Foster |Becky Holmes |James Shapiro

John DeVore. Applause, $27.95 (224p) ISBN 978-1-4930-7776-2James Beard Award winner DeVore debuts with a wry and boisterous account of his life in the theater.