Couple’s Caribbean holiday ruined by dead body, drugs and pool sex
Alan Stevens The hotel pool had to be taped off while faeces were removed from the water, said Mr Stevens A couple whose Caribbean holiday was ruined when they saw a dead body at their hotel and people having sex in a pool were offered £200 compensation. Alan and Sarah Stevens, from Hull, travelled to […]
Period products for NHS staff ‘a basic necessity’
BBC Dr Rosie Baruah said period products should be viewed as a basic necessity and not a luxury A leading Scottish ICU consultant has told the BBC of the dread female staff can feel knowing that they could be about to bleed through their scrubs but have no access to pads or tampons. Dr Rosie […]
Oil paintings and books for Huawei executive fighting extradition
Reuters Meng Wanzhou on her way to court in Vancouver in September, as part of her fight against extradition to the US A Chinese Huawei executive who was arrested in Canada a year ago has published an open letter detailing her life on bail and thanking supporters. Meng Wanzhou – the chief financial officer and […]
Why caste plays a role in childhood stunting in India
Getty Images Official data shows that 35% of India’s 137 million children under five are stunted Decades of caste discrimination have contributed to India having higher levels of child stunting rates than across Sub-Saharan Africa, new research has revealed. The two regions together are home to 44% of the world’s under-five population but account for […]
Bristol hospitality ‘at the mercy’ of NHS app until August
PA Media If someone gets their second dose just before or just after 16 August they’ll have to wait for two weeks before they can enjoy the new freedoms Hospitality workers have said they will be at the “mercy” of having to potentially self-isolate multiple times when restrictions end in England. After 16 August those […]
Facebook, Google and Microsoft ‘avoiding $3bn in tax in poorer nations’
Getty Images Google, Facebook and Microsoft should be paying more corporation tax in developing nations, says ActionAid. The aid charity estimates that poorer countries are missing out on up to $2.8bn (£2.2bn) in tax revenue that could be used to tackle the pandemic. ActionAid is calling for big companies to pay a global minimum rate […]
Premier 15s: Exeter aiming to make history in final, says boss Susie Appleby
Kingsholm, which was chosen to host the final well in advance of Gloucester’s success, will likely be packed for the game. It will end a season which has seen women’s rugby union in England once again increase in visibility thanks to the Red Roses making the World Cup final and their Six Nations success. But […]
Cotswolds gets government cash to tackle fly-tipping
BBC Cotswold District Council has been awarded government funding to help with their fight against fly-tipping A council has been awarded government funding to help combat fly-tipping. Cotswold District Council has been given about £38,000, which it has started using to advise people on proper waste removal and invest in new technology to catch offenders. […]
Why the poignant Kes is Britain’s greatest coming-of-age story
Alamy First released in November 1969, Ken Loach’s social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless classic of British cinema. When director Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett first screened Kes for British film executives in the autumn of 1969, they were confident that they’d created something […]
MPs back Covid passes in England despite huge Tory rebellion
Watch: The moment MPs approved the introduction of a Covid pass in England Boris Johnson has won backing for Covid passes in England, despite the biggest revolt by Tory MPs since he became PM. A total of 99 Conservatives voted against the government, but the measure was passed by a majority of 243 thanks to […]