Leeds heads drive to ensure ‘no-one left behind’ in cost of living crisis
Getty Images More than two million households in the UK struggle to afford the internet, according to Good Things Foundation Leeds City Council is leading…
Stories from the UK’s first motorway service station
BBC It is a momentous day for Atiq Rahman and four of his children, who are making a surprise trip to see his mother for…
Facebook blocks the Spinner’s ‘brainwashing’ tech
BBC/getty images Facebook has barred the behaviour-changing service from its platforms Facebook has issued a cease and desist notice to an Israeli firm that claims…
Lana Del Rey: ‘I’m not glamorising abuse’
Getty Images The star said she had been “honest and optimistic” about her bad relationships Lana Del Rey has defended herself against accusations that her…
Mattress landfill to be tackled by industry scheme
Zero Waste Scotland Bed manufacturers are being urged to design longer-life mattresses that are easy to repair and can be recycled. About 600,000 mattresses are…
How South Wales Police caught a sexual predator
A grainy CCTV image was matched with an old custody shot A grainy image captured by CCTV on a bus was key to catching a…
Vogue boss Anna Wintour on her public persona and being told ‘no’
Getty Images Anna Wintour sporting her signature sunglasses Anna Wintour walks into our interview with her trademark dark glasses firmly on. I’m meeting the woman…
How slimmed-down websites can cut their carbon emissions
Nicholas Mastoras Valentina Karellas’s knitwear website features large pictures and video – both use a lot of data “I’m horrified,” says Valentina Karellas. “I know…
Putin says sanctions making Russia stronger
Russian government Russia will continue to oppose Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has said, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. His address to a virtual Shanghai…
Bake Off Briony’s kitchen hacks and Kitch the rapper
SIMON – Hello, it’s the Ouch talk show for November 2018. Disability talk at its best. Well, we think so anyway. I’m Simon Minty, and…