By Noel Titheradge Investigative correspondent 35 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try another browser video caption, “I filmed police officers harassing me” Police forces thwarted vulnerable women who said they had been sexually exploited by officers, the BBC has learned. One woman said a detective pursued a sexual relationship in … Read more
By Ione Wells, Politics correspondent, & Paul Seddon BBC news July 3, 2023 Updated 53 minutes ago Caption, A picture shows the Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in June 2023 The government has been urged to rethink its plans to fine public bodies that initiate boycotts against Israel. The proposal received … Read more
By Anthony Ruben BBC news 2 hours ago Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his five priorities for 2023 in a speech on January 4. “I fully expect you to hold my government and me accountable in realizing those goals,” he said. Since then, he and members of his government have repeated it at every … Read more
By Alison Benjamin & Harriet Agerholm BBC news 2 hours ago Caption, “It’s been very clear to me that having a teenage son is not ideal,” said Sara Thousands of advertisements for rental homes put up by private landlords and rental agencies say children or pets are not welcome, BBC analysis shows. There is no … Read more
By Michael Race Business journalist, BBC News 3 July 2023, 22:24 WIB Updated 47 minutes ago image source, Getty’s image The bank’s chief executive has been summoned by Britain’s comptroller to address concerns that savings rates are not rising as fast as mortgages. Bosses at Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest and Barclays will meet with the Financial … Read more
By Paul Seddon Political journalist 3 July 2023, 21:59 WIB Updated 1 hour ago image source, Getty’s image The House of Lords has voted against the government’s plan to weaken detention limits for children and pregnant women in a migration bill. The law would overturn existing legal limits on how long they can be detained … Read more
By David Deans BBC Wales political journalist 3 July 2023, 17:23 WIB Updated 48 minutes ago Caption, Brexit is said to have affected planning Preparations for a no-deal Brexit are holding up work to plan for a future flu pandemic, Wales’ most senior medical advisor has said. Sir Frank Atherton said work on the Covid … Read more
July 3, 2023 Updated 6 hours ago Caption, Colin Pitchfork jailed for life for raping and strangling two 15 year old girls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth The Lord Chancellor has asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison. Pitchfork was jailed for life … Read more
Summary: Regular physical exercise, especially resistance training, can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Using a mouse model, the team showed reductions in Alzheimer’s indicators, such as beta-amyloid plaques, and normalized stress hormone levels, after resistance training training. Resistance training not only offers physical benefits, it also appears to reduce Alzheimer’s-related behavioral problems. This study … Read more
Summary: Babies tend to trust other people’s observations more than their own. Studying infants aged 8 and 12 months, the researchers found that the younger infants prioritized the animated character’s attention over their own in tracking the location of objects. However, at 12 months of age, children are showing signs of transition to trusting their … Read more
By Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Bedfordshire 3 July 2023, 14:41 WIB Updated 43 minutes ago Caption, The holes appear to have been laid out in a straight line 500m (1,640ft) long. Archaeologists have discovered up to 25 Mesolithic pits at what has been described as a “nationally important prehistoric site”. The hole found at Houghton … Read more
July 3, 2023 image source, Getty’s image Caption, Secretary of Culture Lucy Frazer The Secretary of Culture said he was concerned that banks might close customer accounts for political reasons following claims from Brexiteer Nigel Farage. Lucy Frazer said it was something the bank “had to think about very carefully”. Last week, Mr Farage said … Read more