Right-to-die bill should include those not terminal, says campaigner
PA Jane Nicklinson with her late husband, Tony, who campaigned for the right to die The widow of a man who campaigned for the right to die has said a government bill is a “step in the right direction” but also disappointing because it is only for the terminally ill. Jane Nicklinson is the wife […]
Minster Exchange workspace for tech companies opens in Cheltenham
BBC Dozens of people attended the opening of the Minster Exchange in Cheltenham A £9.27m shared workspace designed for start-up tech companies has opened in Cheltenham. Dozens of people attended the opening of the 20,000 sq ft Minster Exchange (MX), which is a key part of Cheltenham Borough Council’s cyber vision for the town, on […]
Bruce Springsteen: I rarely see my bandmates
Bruce Springsteen on tough gigs and rock star poses “The louder you can talk, the better, because I’ve played rock and roll for 50 years.” Bruce Springsteen has just E Street Shuffled into the room. Uncannily charismatic, he carries the practised ease of someone who knows the destabilising effect their presence can have on regular […]
Menendez brothers should be resentenced with parole says LA DA
Watch: LA prosecutor recommends resentencing Menendez brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez – two brothers convicted of murdering their parents in a case that shook America more than three decades ago – should be resentenced by a judge and released on parole, the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended. The 1989 murders of Kitty and […]
Multimillion-pound scheme opens for food and drink manufacturing
Getty Images The £46m grant scheme is to help boost NI’s poor productivity levels More than £40m of government grants are being made available to Northern Ireland food and drink manufacturers. The £46m scheme is part of the economy minister’s plan to boost poor productivity. One aspect of Northern Ireland’s productivity problem is its relatively […]
Peta calls for police dogs to be phased out
Staffordshire Police Police dog Vixen suffered a gash to her head after the brick was thrown The animal rights group Peta has called for the use of police dogs to be phased out after animals were hit with bricks and burned during riots last month. Staffordshire PD Vixen was one of several to be injured […]
People don’t want to argue with you as much as you think
Javier Hirschfeld/Getty Images While political issues seem to be dividing the US like never before, talking politics with friends may not be as risky as you might think (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld/Getty Images) The results of a study of BBC.com readers about their friendships suggest there is some cause for optimism amidst the current heated political […]
Labour MP calls for sex buying to be criminalised
A Labour MP has called for the purchasing of sex to be criminalised. Tonia Antoniazzi said that “sex buyers fuel demand for trafficking” and must be held accountable “for the severity of their actions”. The MP for Gower also urged a crackdown on “pimping websites”, which she compared to ordering a takeaway because of how […]
India’s start-ups look to villages to drive next leg of growth
Getty Images A bulk of India’s 1.4 billion people live in villages The tiny villages of Haryana state in India’s rural north-west find themselves in an unlikely spotlight these days. Farmers’ homes in hamlets around the industrial town of Rohtak are suddenly in demand, doubling up as movie sets. Alongside the mooing of cows, it […]
Peter Pan site creditors could claim £3.5m
BBC A number of creditors could seek to claw back grants given towards the overhaul of Moat Brae Creditors of a trust that operated the mansion that helped inspire the Peter Pan story could seek to claw back more than £3.5m. The children’s literature centre at Moat Brae in Dumfries closed its doors in August […]