Sophie Donovan, Author at NewsHub.co.uk

Sophie Donovan

Sophie Donovan, Manchester-born and classically elegant, once turned down a commission to chase a long-form piece on Salford’s textile heritage, filing instead from the mill where her grandmother worked. Advocates patient, context-rich features and brings a taste for quiet narrative detail and theatre aficionadoship.

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Irish records fall as Shortt and Kelly lead a standout night in Bangor

11 April, 2026

Shortt’s 53.17 and Kelly’s 26.84 headline a night that pushed Ireland toward a busy summer of international competition

How UK theme groups are harmonising methods and improving access to health statistics

11 April, 2026

Learn how the UKHSSG theme groups bring producers and users together to standardise methods, coordinate outputs and make health statistics more accessible across the four nations

Massive cocaine shipment worth £256m uncovered in banana boxes in the uk

11 April, 2026

Police discovered a three-tonne consignment of cocaine worth £256m concealed in banana boxes, a seizure that ranks among the largest ever recorded in the UK