We’ve hit YouTube limit so are moving to Netflix
Anthony Stanley/WENN/Alamy The Sidemen have been among Britain’s most popular YouTubers for the past decade The Sidemen are used to making content for YouTube, but say they’ve now “hit the limit” on what they can achieve on the video sharing platform so are moving “to something even bigger”. The British YouTube superstars have announced that […]
Frustration over disabled man’s 48-hour ordeal
Getty Images Aneurin Bevan health board says delayed discharges and winter viruses have led to longer waits at A&E at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran A care agency boss has described the NHS as “a joke” after a disabled man was forced to wait for 48 hours in A&E. One of David Williams’ clients, who […]
More images of hands needed to help identify child sex offenders
Scientists building a database of images of hands as a way to identify child sex abusers are appealing for 500 more volunteers to come forward to help complete their research. Researchers led by Lancaster University wanted 5,000 “citizen scientists” to help create a database of images to train machines to identify child abusers by analysing […]
Executive calls for extension of furlough scheme
PA Media Conor Murphy will seek an extension to the furlough scheme – but Boris Johnson and his government have previously ruled this out Stormont’s finance minister has written to the Treasury calling for an extension to the job retention scheme. The executive supported Conor Murphy’s proposal following its meeting on Thursday. Deputy First Minister […]
How an Icelandic firm became a global food giant
The cod father of the global food production Hundreds of freshly caught cod are moving at pace down a conveyor belt, before automated paddles pop out to send the fish splashing, one by one, into storage tanks below. From there the cod, pulled from the cold water of the North Atlantic just a few hours […]
The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude
The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust Raphael’s The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust) How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era’s ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the artist’s genius. It’s part of an exhibition, Drawing the Italian […]
Retailers to tackle Gove over Brexit food claims
PA Media Top retailers are holding what some describe as “clear-the-air” talks with government after a recent row over the impact of no-deal Brexit on the supply of fresh food in particular. The meeting is the result of a demand from some chief executives to meet the prime minister. Earlier this month, Michael Gove, his […]
I’m A Celeb’s Tulisa says she’s demisexual
PA Media Tulisa Contostavlos told camp mates she needs an emotional bond to feel sexually attracted to others I’m A Celeb’s Tulisa Contostavlos has told her campmates she’s demisexual and has abstained from sex for more than three years. The N-Dubz singer and former X-Factor judge explained she needs “to have a really close emotional […]
‘I went from loaning £150 to owing £6,000 in months’
BBC Tom was able to get into about £6,000 of debt through payday loan apps on his mobile phone Within minutes, £150 landed in his bank account, leading him on a spiral of debt that left the 18-year-old owing £6,000 to 10 online lenders. “I was young and dumb,” said Tom, who said his mental […]
Sainsbury’s sorry for trouser description linked to racist slur
Sainsbury’s has issued an apology after a term used by racists online was discovered in an online listing for school trousers. The trousers feature a reinforced knee and a grow hem, handy features for childrenswear. However when the two details were put side-by-side in the listing’s title, it spelled out a phrase used by racists […]