Road campaigners celebrate zebra crossing success
LDRS Caron Britton (l) and Jayne Mason (r) have lobbied Sheffield City Council since 2022 due to fears a pedestrian could be killed Two women…
New Met boss must have robust plan on culture problems
PA Media Sadiq Khan says recent revelations about the force remind him of the “bad old days of the Met” from his childhood London’s mayor…
Tech bug keeps Mazda radios locked in to NPR
Getty Images A National Public Radio network has become a must-listen for some Mazda drivers in Washington State, as a tech bug means they are…
Vast collection of Ladybird classics ‘coming home’
Ladybirdflyawayhome Collector Helen Day said hundreds of books would be available “for visitors to browse through and share” Hundreds of privately owned vintage Ladybird books…
France fines Google and Facebook over cookies
Getty Images French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with fines totalling 210m euros (£175m) over use of cookies. Data privacy watchdog the CNIL said…
Why commercial hunts have resumed despite outcry
Barcroft Media Japan has resumed catching whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism. Its last commercial hunt was in 1986, but Japan has never…
The abortion privacy dangers in period trackers and apps
Getty Images After the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade ruling overturned citizens’ constitutional right to abortion in the US, there has been concern about data…
What can you absorb through your skin?
Getty Images While some skincare ingredients just sit on the topmost layer of the skin, others can penetrate more deeply – potentially delivering more benefits,…
‘Machines threaten jobs’ in age of robotics
Getty Images “Jobs Terminatored” is the Sun’s headline for a story about how the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence will affect British workers. It…
Government funds planting of more trees
BBC The National Forest Company (NFC) said it had planted over nine million trees in the last 30 years More than £2m of government funding…