Police investigate Tory donor alleged race comments
Getty Images Officers are investigating after Frank Hester reportedly said Diane Abbott, the UK’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women”. The Guardian alleged the Leeds businessman, who has given £10m to the Tories, also said she “should be shot”. The force said it is working to establish if “a crime […]
Met Police bid to overturn vigil ruling rejected
PA Media Reclaim These Streets founders (left to right) Henna Shah, Jamie Klingler, Anna Birley and Jessica Leigh celebrated outside the Royal Courts of Justice when they won their case A Met Police appeal against a ruling that it breached the rights of the organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard has been rejected. Two […]
AI cameras spot 60 drivers not wearing seatbelts near Exeter
Devon and Cornwall Police The system was set up on the side of the A30 at Sowton, near Exeter, on Monday Dozens of drivers near Exeter were spotted without a seatbelt by a new camera system that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI), police have said. The system was set up on the side of the A30 […]
Water meters should be compulsory, say MPs
Getty Images Millions of householders in England and Wales could be forced to have water meters installed if a group of MPs gets its way. Members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) say that all water companies should be allowed to introduce compulsory metering. They say that the idea is to help […]
Man buys crypt near film star’s for $195,000
Getty Images A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction. Beverley Hills tech investor Anthony Jabin said he had “always dreamt” of being next to Monroe. The space is also close to the crypt of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who bought the […]
Documentary follows three Scots couples going through IVF
BBC L-J McRae and her husband Findlay tried for children after their wedding in 2016 but pregnancy has eluded them A new documentary follows the lives of three Scots couples as they undergo IVF treatment in a bid to start a family. But behind the camera, filmmaker Laura-Jane McRae was going through a similar experience. […]
IPCC scientists report five ways to save the planet
David Hecker Coal fired power stations will need to be limited to keep temperatures down The dangers of climate change have been well reported for years. But what’s had less attention is how the world could effectively tackle the issue. The report, by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), essentially calls for a […]
Live music at grassroots venues still below pre-pandemic levels, report says
BBC Many venues say audiences have fallen out of the habit of attending concerts The live music industry is still struggling to return to pre-pandemic levels, new research suggests. Despite Covid restrictions largely being lifted last year, the number of gigs at UK grassroots music venues was 16.7% lower than in 2019. Audience numbers were […]
Diabetes patients to be offered artificial-pancreas technology
Getty Images The technology automates the release of insulin into the bloodstream Tens of thousands of people with type 1 diabetes in England are to be offered a new technology, dubbed an artificial pancreas, to help manage the condition. The system uses a glucose sensor under the skin to automatically calculate how much insulin is […]
What were the most-played songs of the 2010s?
Getty Images Aah, the 2010s… Do you remember them? Back in that golden age when we were all still able to listen to music in bars, cafes, shops, stadiums, at the gym and (sometimes) even at the office. Now with the first Easter of the 2020s on lockdown, PPL and BBC Radio 2 can reveal […]