News bulletin 2022/01/04 20:46

PA Media: UK News
Cash use set to survive despite slump during pandemic – report
Use of cash is expected to drop to just 6% of payments by 2031, UK Finance said.
10 hours ago
Evening Standard
100,000 sign petition calling for emergency budget amid cost-of-living crisis
Campaign group 38 Degrees said the numbers wanting to sign shows how desperate people are for help in the wake of soaring inflation.
2 days ago
Evening Standard
Met Police Covid fine for ‘partying’ while sitting at desk was ‘slap in face’, says cleared office worker
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines says "it (strikes) could go on for a long time"
Train services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take further strike action.ScotRail has warned passengers a very limited number of services will run on Thursday as a result of industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) which has been locked in an ongoing battle over pay, jobs and conditions with Network Rail.Services will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm and ScotRail has urged passengers to check services ahead of travel and only travel if it is necessary.The operator has also warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday August 20 and Sunday August 21 following the strikes as services are restarted.RMT picket lines will be in place at Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley from 7am on Thursday, with a “picket at the fringe” at 10am on Waverley bridge.
12 hours ago
The Guardian
From solar panels to switching off lights: how Aldi is reducing its environmental footprint
‘We’re not perfect, but we’re getting better every day,’ says corporate responsibility director Liz Fox as she explains the supermarket’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions
11 hours ago
The Independent
Liz Cheney concedes in her primary race
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base.Source: C-SPAN
2 days ago
AFP
UN rights chief says Rohingya refugees unable to return
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
a day ago
PA Media: UK News
Manhunt launched after seven-year-old girl is ‘abducted and taken into woods’
The youngster is believed to have been taken on Warne Avenue in Droylsden, Greater Manchester to an area near a disused railway track.
a day ago
The Independent
Sewage: How to check for pollution at beaches near you
Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe
3 hours ago
Evening Standard
Conservative leadership hopefuls visit Northern Ireland
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in hustings in Belfast later to win Conservative Party member votes in the region.
2 days ago
The Independent
Brewdog opens biggest bar in London
Brewdog opens biggest bar in London outside Waterloo stationJames Watt
9 hours ago
Evening Standard
First glimpse of Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer in new BBC western drama
The series uncovers the unlikely connection between an aristocratic Englishwoman and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout.
6 hours ago
KameraOne
Kangaroo attempts Russian embassy break-in
A kangaroo in Canberra seemed hellbent on causing an international incident when it attempted to enter the Russian embassy on August 11th. The animal made two attempts to force itself through the front gate before continuing down the street. Embassy staff recorded the attempt at entry but calmly brushed it off.
9 hours ago
Isle of Wight County Press
Yaverland to welcome bare bathers in aid of British Heart Foundation
Clothes not required at this charity fundraising skinny dip on the Isle of Wight. How to take part...
a day ago
Sky News
Brexit: EU must end 'persistent delays' in giving UK access to scientific research programmes, says government
The EU must end "persistent delays" over the UK's access to the bloc's scientific research programmes after Brexit, the government has demanded as it launched legal action. It said the delays have prevented the UK from accessing Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, and Copernicus, the earth observation programme that provides data on climate change. Other schemes that have been affected include nuclear research programme Euratom, and access to space surveillance and tracking.
2 days ago
Storyful
Venice Mayor Denounces 'Imbeciles' on Electric Surfboards
Venice’s mayor took to Twitter on August 17 to denounce what he called two “imbeciles” who were spotted riding electric surfboards along a city canal.Mayor Luigi Brugnaro later said the pair had been identified and would be facing fines.Twitter user @angloswissguy replied to the mayor’s post with a couple of videos showing the pair’s exploits.La Nuova Venezia cited police as saying the two were Australians, and that they were facing fines of €1,500 each. Credit: Daniel E via Storyful
10 hours ago
The Telegraph
A-level grades gender gap is halved after return of exams
The gender gap between boys and girls at A-level has narrowed with the return of full public examinations following their cancellation during the pandemic.
2 hours ago
The Independent
Infected blood scandal victims to receive £100,000 ‘interim compensation payments’ after decades-long campaign
But campaigners say families who have lost loved ones are being ‘ignored’
2 days ago
PA Media: Entertainment
Hollywood’s Brendan Gleeson backs coffee morning for ‘life-affirming’ hospices
The Hollywood star joined hospice hosts and volunteers at Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street, Dublin.
9 hours ago
PA Media: UK News
Police officers who damage public trust ‘must face tougher sanctions’
The College of Policing said any undermining of trust should be at the heart of decision-making in disciplinary proceedings.
2 days ago

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