BFI-funded short film shot in Northampton park
Rooscreen The film stars Poldark’s Amelia Clarkson and Ebony Aboagye from BBC Three’s Mood (nearest camera) A film chosen from more than a thousand applications to be funded by the British Film Institute (BFI) has been shot in a town park. Playground was filmed in September around the play equipment at Abington Park in Northampton. […]
Shop prices fall for first time in nearly three years
Getty Images Summer sales by fashion retailers trying to shift stock helped shop prices to record their first annual fall for nearly three years, research suggests. Prices in August were down 0.3% from a year ago, the lowest rate since October 2021, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The drop in prices was driven […]
Inside the £70K ‘mafia-style’ shoplifting champagne gang
BBC The tactics of an increasingly professional shoplifting gang which has stolen at least £73,000 of goods from supermarkets across the UK have been revealed to the BBC. Usually operating in groups of three, the gang members wear bluetooth headsets to communicate and warn each other if security guards are watching them. Wheeling a trolley […]
Films and families to benefit from new grants in Northampton
FIFTY-FOUR DAYS This year’s Northampton Film Festival showcased a film with Cat White and Celia Imrie A film festival and families affected by substance abuse are to benefit from grants to support local initiatives. Northampton Film Festival and Family Support Link will be getting the money from the town council. A residents’ association will also […]
Solar or food production? Somerset farmers locked into debate
BBC “When it’s gone, it’s gone,” say campaigners fighting to keep farmland for food Should rural land be used to produce food or energy? It is a question that divides farmers nationwide, and is being debated on the Somerset Levels. On ancient grazing pastures steel and silicon solar panels are being installed, taking thousands of […]
Cambridge museum visitors to have AI chats with dodo
J. Garget The technology brought together all the available information on each animal involved, said the museum Visitors to a natural history museum will be able to have two-way chats with animals on display using generative artificial intelligence (AI). The University of Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology has chosen 13 specimens for the conversations, including the […]
Farmer diversifies business to survive as profit margins tighten
Handout Adam Stratton is still an arable farmer, but has to subsidise his business in other ways A third-generation farmer has transformed his dairy and poultry farm into a storage business in response to shrinking profit margins in agriculture. Adam Stratton, who ran a dairy and poultry farm in Keynsham, Bristol, said that financial pressures […]
Humber port to get UK’s ‘first’ HGV electric charging hub
What is claimed to be the UK’s first public electric charging hub for lorries is set to open in North Lincolnshire later this year. The hub is being installed at Able Humber Port (AHP) in South Killingholme as part of a decarbonisation initiative to replace existing diesel fleets. North Lincolnshire Council granted planning consent for […]
The deadly mystery scientists can’t solve
Getty Images The condition causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year – but its causes continue to elude scientists. After a glittering track and field career which saw her rack up seven Olympic gold medals and 14 world championship golds, Allyson Felix assumed that pregnancy would be as smooth as her trademark running style. […]
New Leeds University centre focuses on alternatives to meat
Ivy Farm/The Good Food Institute Researchers at the centre say moving towards meat-free food will improve sustainability A new innovation centre dedicated to developing eco-friendly alternatives to meat has been set up at the University of Leeds. Researchers behind the £38m unit, known as the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, said they aimed to help […]