AI cameras to spot Greater Manchester drivers using phones
Cameras which use AI to automatically detect drivers on phones and those not wearing seat belts are being deployed in Greater Manchester as part of rollout of a national trial. Acusensus, which is behind the “Heads Up” technology, said footage that was found to contain evidence of an offence would be sent for a secondary […]
Award-winning author backs Norwich school library plan
Jamie Simonds Schoolchildren Skye and Célestine with author Nick Butterworth, who said he was “really happy” to be able to support Lionwood Infant School in Norwich An award-winning children’s author is trying to help a school create a library and inspire pupils to fall in love with reading. Percy The Park Keeper creator Nick Butterworth, […]
Retail sales fall sharply in November
Getty Images Retail sales fell in November with shoppers keeping a tight grip on spending amid uncertainty about Brexit and ahead of December’s election. “All main sectors saw their sales fall with the exception of food stores,” ONS statistician Rhian Murphy said. The data doesn’t include Black Friday sales. Black Friday fell on 29 November […]
Jeremy Corbyn adds new faces to shadow team
BBC Tracy Brabin will work on Labour education policy Ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin is among Labour MPs to have been given frontbench jobs by Jeremy Corbyn. The Batley & Spen MP becomes a shadow education minister, with responsibility for early years provision. Chris Williamson gets the key role of shadow fire services minister while […]
Women’s Super League: How Chelsea overcame injuries, Covid & pressure to win title
Chelsea have been here before. They have won WSL titles and often delivered when the pressure has been on. A lot of that comes down to experience and that is something manager Hayes is not short of. The Blues boss has now won six WSL titles with the club – including their first in 2015 […]
Surrey weekly round-up: 24 August
Getty Images Organisers say 2024’s Weyfest could be the last for the foreseeable future Couple ‘on target’ to visit every lifeboat station Allan Thornhill Allan and Helen Thornhill have visited 60 RNLI lifeboat stations so far A Surrey couple who are attempting to visit all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland are […]
Northampton Paddington screening to fundraise for cancer patients
A special screening of Paddington has been organised to help raise money for a charity that supports adult cancer patients. Royal & Derngate and Northampton Filmhouse will be hosting the Mayor’s Charity Family Gala screening of Paddington in Peru to raise funds for The Lewis Foundation. Councillor Paul Joyce, Northampton Town Council mayor, will greet […]
Public health and a UK single market
Yui Mok The row over legislating for a single UK market could have profound implications for the future of public health measures on food and alcohol A brief summer-time consultation has brought responses, beyond that of the Scottish government, which are hostile to UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma’s plans The food processing industry and marketers […]
How Scott Morrison ran out of miracles
Getty Images Voters have questions the genuineness of Scott Morrison’s image In 2019 Scott Morrison said he “believed in miracles” when he won an election that he had been projected to lose. This time around, it seems he ran out of them. Voters turned on his conservative coalition on Saturday, flipping key seats to Labor […]
Brexit vote and Boeing’s space test
AFP MPs to vote on Johnson’s Brexit deal The Parliamentary year is ending as it began – with MPs debating Brexit. Whereas, in January, Theresa May was embarking on a series of defeats over the deal she struck with the EU, her successor as prime minister says his 80-seat majority will provide “certainty” after years […]