Kate Cassidy says Christmas a ‘time of grief and sadness’
Liam Payne’s girlfriend has shared a message about experiencing sadness and grief during the Christmas holidays following the singer’s death earlier this year. Payne died in October after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31. Kate Cassidy – who had been in a relationship with the One […]
Gadd and Storrie lead hopefuls at Scottish Baftas
Getty Images Richard Gadd will be on home soil for the first time since his Netflix hit took off Scotland’s film and television industry is small and tightknit, so the BAFTA Scotland awards always feels a bit like a family wedding. Everyone knows each other, and everyone is dressed up to the nines. No bride […]
Humberside Police dogs to work alongside online investigation team
Two police dogs are being trained to assist investigations into criminals who exploit technology to commit offences, Humberside Police have said. Digital detection dogs Duke and Dexter are on a six-week training programme to uncover hidden items such as USB drives and mobile phones. Officers said these items are often critical pieces of evidence in […]
Sudden closure of Newquay hotel and nightclub ‘a massive shame’
Google Hotel Victoria closed its doors on Monday and future plans for the building are unclear A hotel and nightclub in a Cornwall seaside town have closed suddenly, with staff placed at risk of redundancy, a councillor for Newquay has confirmed. The Hotel Victoria, a mainstay on Newquay’s East Street since 1899, shut its doors […]
Men buy more from Lidl’s middle aisle of unusual stock, says boss
Lidl Men are buying more from Lidl’s middle aisle, its UK boss has said as the supermarket returned to profit after a loss-making year. Ryan McDonnell said the middle of Lidl, known for its unusual stock which ranges from power tools to inflatables, had a “big male following”. “We often get partners at odds with […]
Gloucestershire charity hopes to remove rural ‘digital poverty’
Getty Images The charity also refurbishes and re-allocates digital devices to those in need A charity says it hopes to remove “digital poverty” in its local area by helping rural communities to have more access to services. Gloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC) has handed out £3.2m of free SIM cards and offers workshops to those […]
Why the illegal tarantula trade is booming
Getty Images Tarantula poaching could threaten some species to the point of extinction (Credit: Getty Images) The global arachnid trade is threatening the world’s most famous spider species. And it’s primarily driven by souvenir collectors. With their eight beady eyes and furry limbs boasting retractable claws, tarantulas are polarising creatures. During Jackie Peeler’s more than […]
AI will never replace ‘human touch’
Sony Hermen Hulst (left) and Hideaki Nishino (right) have been joint CEOs of Sony since June PlayStation’s boss says artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to “revolutionise” gaming, but he believes it will never replace the “human touch” of games made by people. Hermen Hulst and his co-CEO Hideaki Nishino spoke to the BBC as […]
King Charles champions food poverty project on working 76th birthday
PA Media King Charles III was greeted by staff at the Coronation Food Project hub on the first engagement of his birthday King Charles has marked his 76th birthday by opening a new hub in south-east London as part of his project to distribute surplus produce to people in food poverty. The King is treating […]
Sheffield widow demands government scraps smart motorways
PA Media Claire Mercer has written to the Transport Secretary saying ‘the buck stops with you’ The widow of a man who was killed on a section of smart motorway has asked the government for them to be scrapped completely as the lack of hard shoulder leads to “scenes of utter carnage”. Claire Mercer’s husband […]