Raspberry Pi computer looks down on Earth
SSTL The camera could be used as an inspection tool This is a neat image of Planet Earth, showing another beautiful day in the Mediterranean. The outlines of Italy, Corsica and Sardinia are unmistakable. The view to the west includes the Balearics. What’s interesting about the picture is that it was taken with a commercial […]
Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper excited over TV show’s return
PA Dame Jilly Cooper has “adored” seeing the world fall in love with her characters, 40 years after the release of her novel Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper said she was excited a television show based on her novel would be returning as working on the first series was “a fairytale come true”. Disney+ renewed […]
Firms warn of ‘devastating’ impact of new restrictions
Vicki Wilkes Vicki Wilkes said she will lose thousands of pounds due to cancellations Business is falling apart right now and no-one should pretend otherwise, said Vicki Wilkes, owner of live entertainment venue Red by Night in Brierley Hill, in the west Midlands. “It’s soul-destroying,” she told the BBC. New restrictions are coming into force […]
Move to abolish deputy post ditched
Tom Watson speaks to Radio 4’s Today programme about the bid to oust him as deputy Labour leader Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has quashed a motion at his party conference to oust his deputy, Tom Watson, by abolishing the position. Mr Corbyn suggested the role should be reviewed instead, and was backed by the ruling […]
Why so many of the world’s oldest companies are in Japan
Alamy The country has 33,000 businesses at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future? Japan is changing: a rapidly ageing society, a record-breaking influx of visitors from overseas, and more robots than ever. That’s where the country’s young people come in. Gen J, a […]
Marc Skinner: Man Utd name ex-Orlando Pride boss as new head coach to replace Stoney
Manchester United have appointed former Orlando Pride and Birmingham City boss Marc Skinner as head coach on a two-year contract. The 38-year-old, who left the National Women’s Soccer League side last week, replaces Casey Stoney. Stoney, 39, resigned at the end of last season after three years with the Women’s Super League club. “I’m looking […]
A ‘bathroom video’ shuts down an Indian institution
BBC Protesting students alleged that a student had secretly filmed other women An Indian university has been shut for a week after massive protests broke out over allegations that a female student secretly filmed other women in a hostel bathroom. Thousands of students at Chandigarh University, a privately-run institution in the northern state of Punjab, […]
Slow Horses shoot shuts Dunstable bowling alley and car park
A bowling alley and part of a town centre car park have been closed while filming takes places for a new series of Apple TV+ drama Slow Horses. Central Bedfordshire Council confirmed crews would be using the car park outside Go Bowling in Dunstable, with the shoot happening until Sunday. The bowling alley said it […]
Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike
WATCH: Filmmaker Obi Emelonye says there is a food chain in the film industry Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was “exceptional – with meaningful gains […]
Hertford and Stortford MP Julie Marson says threat will not deter her
Creative Commons Julie Marson said such threats were a reality for many politicians A Conservative MP said a letter containing death threats would not deter her from doing “the job I love”. The letter to Julie Marson, who represents Hertford and Stortford, warned she would will be “dead meat”, adding: “You will be looking behind […]