Quiet music and orders via app for venues reopening
Getty Images Screens between customers are among the safety measures suggested for hairdressers Music should be kept quiet and customers encouraged to order through apps, under updated guidance for businesses reopening from 4 July. Pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers are among the venues which will be allowed to reopen in England. There is also advice […]
What’s the best way to tame the beast?
Magnum Photos Should we take more care to establish the truth of online stories first before sharing them? Most people seem to agree that “fake news” is a big problem online, but what’s the best way to deal with it? Is technology too blunt an instrument to discern truth from lies, satire from propaganda? Are […]
Fleming Fulton School pupils serve up recipe for success
Senior pupils at Fleming Fulton Special School in Belfast have shown an appetite for the catering industry by running their own cafe. The pupils, aged between 17 and 19 years old, do everything from making and serving the food to keeping an eye on the budget. As well as getting a qualification they are learning […]
Drivers face £70 fine for using shortcut without permit
BBC The permit gate is in the Llanishen area of Cardiff Drivers who use a residential road in Cardiff as a shortcut in the daytime face fines of up to £70 from Monday. Cardiff Council is introducing the so-called permit gate on Fishguard Road and Crystal Glen in the Llanishen area of the city. It […]
Can Spotify’s youth club plan actually help the future of music?
Getty Images Streaming giant Spotify has pledged to support 15 UK youth clubs for a year A report from the charity Youth Music paints a bleak picture of hundreds of closed youth centres, deteriorating mental health and a lack of access to music education. “It is really urgent,” says the charity’s CEO Matt Griffiths, who […]
hard cheese for local food firms?
BBC Managing director of East Coast Bakehouse Michael Carey said Brexit came as an “absolute shock” Just off the motorway, 40 minutes north of Dublin, you’ll find the East Coast Bakehouse – probably the most modern biscuit factory in Europe. It started trading in June 2016 – coinciding almost exactly with the UK’s vote to […]
Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
AFP Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm’s failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable. Huawei UK thanked both men for their “invaluable guidance”. Asked by BBC […]
Food and drink culture compared with smoking in 1960s
BBC Dr Chris van Tulleken has examined children’s diets for the BBC programme What Are We Feeding Our Kids Does Wales have a problem with unhealthy lifestyles? This summer, two leading politicians have suggested people need to manage their personal behaviour around eating and drinking in order to help the Welsh NHS function. But TV’s […]
Spending review ‘undermines UK green vision’
PA Media The UK chancellor’s Spending Review has been accused of undermining the prime minister’s “green” vision by pushing ahead with a £27bn roads programme. After several speeches in which Boris Johnson pledged to rescue the economy by “building back greener”, Rishi Sunak’s speech on Wednesday barely mentioned the climate. He said he was pursuing […]
‘Lifelong’ blues fan’s huge collection of 500 items on sale
Eileen Newman Alan Newman was a lifelong fan of blues music An extensive collection of blues memorabilia has been donated by a “lifelong” fan to be sold for charity. The family of Alan Newman, who died in August aged 75, has donated his compilation to St John’s Church in Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Mr Newman, who […]