BBC presenter Nick Owen receives MBE from Princess Anne
Television presenter Nick Owen has received his MBE from the Princess Royal. The BBC Midlands Today presenter was awarded the accolade in June, as part of the King’s Birthday Honours List, for services to charity and broadcasting. The 76-year-old received the honour at a ceremony at Windsor Castle earlier. Owen has presented various shows over […]
Switzerland considers tighter rules on sustainable ‘fair food’
BBC Local, high-quality food is already popular – but will the Swiss pay more for ethical farming? Swiss voters are casting their ballots in not one, but two votes which campaigners say will promote ethical and sustainable food. The votes follow scandals in the last few years over horse meat in lasagne and the destruction […]
Jeffrey Gafoor will not have public parole hearing
South Wales Police / PA Media Lynette White was murdered by Jeffrey Gafoor in the 1980s The parole hearing of one of Wales’ most notorious murderers will not be held in public after three requests were rejected. Jeffrey Gafoor, 59, was jailed in 2003 for killing Lynette White in Cardiff in 1988 and his sixth […]
The scarf is back – Ashley Jensen returns for second Shetland mystery
BBC/Silverprint Films/Jamie Simpson Ashley Jensen returns as DI Ruth Calder in the ninth season of crime drama Shetland TV detectives seem to always have a “thing”. Columbo had the beige trench coat, Kojak loved a lollipop and for CSI: Miami’s Horatio Caine it was shades and a corny one-liner. For Scots actress Ashley Jensen, her […]
How is Asia coping with the outbreak?
Getty Images African swine fever is affecting countries where pork is a major part of people’s diet The Philippines is the latest country to report cases of African swine fever and has culled more than 7,000 pigs in an effort to control the spread of the disease. Countries across Asia have been struggling to contain […]
Red paint sprayed over Newcastle Barclays Bank branch
BBC Two men threw red paint at the Newcastle branch in the early hours of Tuesday A Barclays bank has been covered in red paint and had its door and windows smashed with a hammer. Two men had reportedly thrown the paint at the branch on Northumberland Street in Newcastle just before 05:30 BST, Northumbria […]
‘Designer’ charity shop opens in Leeds suburb
A charity shop selling designer clothes has opened to promote sustainable luxury fashion and target a “different kind” of customer. The Marie Curie store, called Edit, was launched in Chapel Allerton in Leeds earlier this month and is the first of its kind run by the organisation. The site has been designed to resemble a […]
Sam Smith and 9 other male celebs on body image
Allow Instagram content? This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read and before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. Accept and continue Singer Sam Smith has posted a shirtless photo of himself on […]
The cells that protect your brain against infection could also be behind some chronic diseases
Serenity Strull/BBC/Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/BBC/Getty Images) Microglia are the brain’s resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain’s blood vessels looking for invading pathogens to gobble up. But what happens when they go rogue? Historically they’ve been overlooked – seen as simple foot soldiers of the immune system. Yet increasingly, scientists believe […]
PM urged to allow NI immigration scheme
Getty Images Theresa May has been urged to allow Northern Ireland to have its own immigration scheme. It comes after a sharp fall in its foreign workers. Twenty-one organisations connected to business have signed a letter to the prime minister highlighting their concerns. The organisations said this is “creating severe labour shortages” in the food […]