UK quarantine plans and £1,000 penalties confirmed
Home Secretary Priti Patel: ‘We are now more vulnerable to infections being brought in from abroad’ Plans to force almost all arrivals to the UK to isolate for 14 days have been confirmed by the home secretary. Priti Patel told the Commons that Border Force will check that travellers fill out a form with their […]
Apple apologises and fixes security flaw
Getty Images Macbooks running the latest software will automatically be updated Apple has pushed out an update to fix a major security hole in its Mac operating system, admitting it “stumbled” with its latest software. The flaw, revealed on Tuesday, made it possible to access a Mac without a password, and also have access to […]
The magazine that defined lad culture 30 years on
BBC Loaded was published for more than 20 years from its inception in 1994 Thirty years ago a magazine was founded which some claim defined 1990s lad culture. Loaded offered a mix of irreverent humour and celebrity interviews – alongside raunchy photos. In its heyday it sold more than 400,000 copies a month and twice […]
Touring 21st-Century Devon with a pre-war guidebook
BBC In 1939, the newly established Penguin Books decided to branch out from its trademark paperback fiction and Pelican non-fiction titles and to try its hand at UK travel guides. Six guides to various English counties were initially published, complete with touring maps, aimed at the motoring middle-class traveller. Emma Jane Kirby has been driving […]
E-scooters, hoverboards – the tech transforming travel
Getty Images Electric scooters and other new modes of transport could be allowed on Britain’s roads under a wide-ranging review. It is currently illegal to ride powered scooters – which can travel up to 30mph – on public roads or pavements, but the government has said the traffic laws are “a barrier to innovation” and […]
Impact of Brexit on economy ‘worse than Covid’
BBC The impact of Brexit on the UK economy will be worse in the long run compared to the coronavirus pandemic, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said. Richard Hughes said leaving the EU would reduce the UK’s potential GDP by about 4% in the long term. He said forecasts showed the […]
Gavin & Stacey star Jason West tight-lipped on fishing trip reveal
BBC/Lily-May Symonds Robert Wilfort (right) was taken on a fishing trip by BBC Three Counties Radio’s Justin Dealey A star of the hit TV series Gavin & Stacey has teased fans they will need to watch the final episode to see if answers are given about what happened on the show’s often-referenced fishing trip. Robert […]
Very difficult winter ahead for many, warns Kwasi Kwarteng
PA Media Many UK households could face a “very difficult winter”, with fuel prices surging and the £20-a-week uplift in universal credit ending, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has warned. But he told BBC Breakfast the energy price cap was staying in place, despite a global spike in prices. The temporary universal credit rise, brought in […]
Is the hydrogen tech ‘revolution’ hope or hype?
BBC Diggers are now one of the vehicle types powered by hydrogen In his speech on the planned economic recovery, the prime minister said hydrogen technology is an area where the UK leads the world. He hopes it’ll create clean jobs in the future. But is the hydrogen revolution hope or hype? The digger with […]
Next year’s Cambridge Club Festival cancelled
A music festival that has featured stars including Diana Ross, Lionel Richie and Jessie Ware will not take place next year, the organisers have said. The Cambridge Club Festival, held at Childerley Orchard, started off as a gin festival and grew into weekend-long event. A statement on the festival’s website said: “It is with a […]