The Wire’s own wins big

A Sheffield Wire student journalist stunned viewers when he took home over £5,000 on ITV’s The Chase on Friday afternoon. Tom Burton, 28, who is studying an MA in Journalism was one of three winning contestants who collectively beat the chaser to win £17,000....

Chippenham to get new rail factory

The Victorian era rail factory in Wiltshire is set to be closed and a new facility opened after Siemens announced plans for a £100m replacement. The factory, which designs and manufactures railway signalling and control systems, employs over 800 people, all of which...

Brixton Academy to reopen following deaths

The O2 venue in North London is set to reopen its doors on 19 April after it a deadly crush killed two people in December 2022. Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were killed at the venue when fans without tickets attempted to force their way in to a Asake...