Work on new Wolverhampton cinema to start in January
Work is set to start in January on a new four-screen cinema in Wolverhampton’s Grade II-listed Chubb Building, a council has announced. Developer PDJ and City of Wolverhampton Council will jointly invest £2m in the refurbishment work and enter into a 30-year lease for the site. The current outdated two-screen venue will be revamped with […]
Jamie Oliver calls for help from fans after ‘great cheese robbery’
Neal’s Yard Dairy Hafod cheddar produced in Llangybi, near Lampeter, was among the stolen cheese Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has called for people to keep an eye out for “lorryloads of posh cheese” being sold “for cheap”, after more than 22 tonnes of cheddar were stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy. Fraudsters posing […]
Satellite text helps Derbyshire rescuers save stricken walker
A mountain rescue team was aided by satellite technology as they came to the aid of an injured walker in the Peak District. Kinder Mountain Rescue Team said the rambler “heard an ominous snap of his ankle” while out with two other walkers and a dog between Kinder Downfall and Crowden Clough on Sunday. He […]
Would you wait 90 minutes for a takeaway?
BBC Ramakrishnan Kannan said it took him one hour and 45 minutes to deliver an order from the city centre to the Shankill Road A spike in traffic congestion is causing concern for some takeaway delivery providers in Belfast. Complaints about orders arriving late, and cold, have gone up due to congestion in the south […]
London: Mobile phone snatch victim gives chase
Izzy Du Izzy Du said her “whole life” was on her phone when it was snatched by someone on a bicycle A designer from Tottenham says she “can’t believe” she recovered her mobile phone after it was snatched from her earlier this week. Izzy Du was walking along a busy main road in north London […]
Manchester professor created device to help son’s inhaler use
University of Manchester Software converts audio signals, picked up by an inhaler microphone, into visual information within a video game Like many parents of asthmatic children, Tariq Aslam found it incredibly difficult to watch his young son struggling to cope with his inhaler. The consultant ophthalmologist said it was incredibly “stressful and frightening” for him […]
Neal’s Yard’s stolen cheese could be sold abroad, supplier says
Neal’s Yard Dairy The supplier of Hafod cheddar – produced near Lampeter, western Wales – said the theft should be a “wake-up call” Cheddar stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy may have been shipped abroad to be sold on, a supplier has told the BBC. Truckles of Patrick Holden’s Hafod Welsh Cheddar were […]
What is the new battery that never dies?
Scientists and engineers have created a battery that has the potential to power devices for thousands of years. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in Culham, Oxfordshire, collaborated with the University of Bristol to make the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. Scientists say it could be used with medical devices like ocular implants, hearing aids […]
What are Harris and Trump’s policies?
BBC American voters will face a clear choice for president on election day, between Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. Here’s a look at what they stand for and how their policies compare on different issues. Inflation Harris has said her day-one priority would be trying to reduce food and housing costs for […]
Covid inquiry excuses Catherine Calderwood from giving evidence
Scotland’s former chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, has been excused from giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry on health grounds. The medic, who resigned during the pandemic after breaking lockdown rules, was given a year’s grace in December 2023 after she was deemed to be unfit to provide evidence. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett, […]