Tag: Benn

Hilary Benn appointed Northern Ireland Secretary

Hilary Benn has been appointed Northern Ireland Secretary as part of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Government. Mr Benn had been serving as the shadow secretary since 2023 and was chairman of the Brexit Select Committee for years. He has previously said a Labour government would repeal the controversial Legacy Act, introduced by the […]

Alvin Benn and the mountain of cheese

Things are getting cheesy — yes, even more than usual — this week in Lost Recipes. Get the crackers out, folks, because April 17 is National Cheeseball Day, and we’re spreading it on pretty thick. In May 1987, the Montgomery Advertiser’s late, great roving reporter Alvin Benn visited a group of talented 4-H club students […]