How Guide dogs made Leamington Spa its unofficial home
Guide Dogs Guide dog mum Sarah and her litter of pups whose names began with F, in 1990 Guide dogs-in-training have become a daily sight in one Midlands town. But when the national Guide Dogs charity moved in to Leamington Spa in the 1940s, residents were bemused by the spectacle of pups being taught to […]
East coast rail services cancelled
Rail services between Yorkshire and London are being disrupted throughout the weekend due to signalling upgrades on the East Coast Main Line. The disruption affects Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER and Lumo services and is a result of the East Coast Digital Programme, a scheme that will introduce in-cab digital signalling between London Kings Cross […]
Nightclub owner dies aged 77
Shutterstock Nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow has died at the age of 77, a spokesman has said. The businessman, who had cancer which he had kept private, died in the early hours of Thursday morning. The so-called King of Clubs opened many venues around the world and his eponymous club in London’s West End became a […]
Derbyshire residents told to register for to use county tips
Google Those registered can use nine council-run tips in the county Derbyshire County Council says people must register their vehicles to continue using its tips. Automatic number plate recognition technology (ANPR) will be used to check people are eligible to use council-run recycling centres, the authority said. The council added unregistered vehicles would not be […]
Russia may be responsible for downed Azerbaijani plane, says US
White House spokesman John Kirby has said the US has seen “early indications” that Russia may have been responsible for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December, killing 38 people. Mr Kirby did not elaborate further, but told reporters the US had offered assistance to the investigation into the crash. […]
India’s homegrown rival to WhatsApp
Hari Adivarekar Messages about romance and heartbreak are hugely popular on ShareChat It’s a weekday afternoon in India, and some eight million people are venting about love and heartache on a popular local social network. “Sometimes, I feel everyone in India is going through a breakup,” says Farid Ahsan, one of the founders of ShareChat, […]
Google Maps faces questions over India car plunge crash
Anoop Mishra The three men were on their way to a wedding when the accident took place Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident? That is the question being asked in India after three men died when their car veered off an unfinished bridge and fell on to […]
Man who spied for Russia in UK ‘discussed killing journalist’
Metropolitan Police Orlin Roussev has admitted spying for Russia in the UK A man who has admitted spying for Russia in the UK discussed potentially killing a journalist who uncovered Russian links to the 2018 Salisbury attack, a court has heard. Orlin Roussev allegedly exchanged messages in 2021 about targeting Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian national […]
The secret to long-lasting connection? Shared rituals
Emmanuel Lafont Michael Norton has spent decades studying why human relationships last. Sharing rituals – from a clink of a glass to Christmas Day traditions – have a powerful positive effect. From the games we play over the holiday season to the elaborate ceremonies that mark someone’s passing, our lives are punctuated by rituals. He […]
More bus stops to get CCTV to make women feel safer
TfL CCTV was installed at this bus stop in Peckham, south-east London, earlier this year in the first wave of the trial CCTV cameras are to be installed at a further 15 bus shelters across London, Transport for London (TfL) says. It is hoped this will improve passenger safety, particularly for women and girls, enabling […]