Jogger attacker identified by facial recognition
A man who assaulted a female jogger in a park in January has been sentenced to a community order. Philip Daniel, 32, from Barry grabbed the woman in Bute Park, Cardiff as she was running on 31 January at 11:40 BST. She was able to push him away, but managed to take a photograph of […]
South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns
AFP For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg. To the shops, restaurants and even the gym. His gun has become an extension of him as the country battles record levels of crime. “I’m not a fortune teller – […]
Obituary: Hugh Hefner – BBC News
In 2012 he married his third wife, Crystal Harris, when he was 86 – 60 years older than his bride. A libertarian by nature, Hefner’s Playboy Foundation continued to support freedom of expression and First Amendment rights. He also donated large sums of money to the Democratic Party, including Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. He was […]
Police investigate Tory donor alleged race comments
Getty Images Officers are investigating after Frank Hester reportedly said Diane Abbott, the UK’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women”. The Guardian alleged the Leeds businessman, who has given £10m to the Tories, also said she “should be shot”. The force said it is working to establish if “a crime […]
Met Police bid to overturn vigil ruling rejected
PA Media Reclaim These Streets founders (left to right) Henna Shah, Jamie Klingler, Anna Birley and Jessica Leigh celebrated outside the Royal Courts of Justice when they won their case A Met Police appeal against a ruling that it breached the rights of the organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard has been rejected. Two […]
Man buys crypt near film star’s for $195,000
Getty Images A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction. Beverley Hills tech investor Anthony Jabin said he had “always dreamt” of being next to Monroe. The space is also close to the crypt of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who bought the […]
Documentary follows three Scots couples going through IVF
BBC L-J McRae and her husband Findlay tried for children after their wedding in 2016 but pregnancy has eluded them A new documentary follows the lives of three Scots couples as they undergo IVF treatment in a bid to start a family. But behind the camera, filmmaker Laura-Jane McRae was going through a similar experience. […]
Diabetes patients to be offered artificial-pancreas technology
Getty Images The technology automates the release of insulin into the bloodstream Tens of thousands of people with type 1 diabetes in England are to be offered a new technology, dubbed an artificial pancreas, to help manage the condition. The system uses a glucose sensor under the skin to automatically calculate how much insulin is […]
What were the most-played songs of the 2010s?
Getty Images Aah, the 2010s… Do you remember them? Back in that golden age when we were all still able to listen to music in bars, cafes, shops, stadiums, at the gym and (sometimes) even at the office. Now with the first Easter of the 2020s on lockdown, PPL and BBC Radio 2 can reveal […]
Paisley plea and twitter spat
BBC Mrs Paisley called for Stormont to be restored before abortion is decriminalised Mrs Paisley has asked for the Assembly to be up and running within a fortnight so that abortion will not be decriminalised on 21 October. She said parties are facing “the greatest test of our political leadership” calling for someone to “break […]