THE SCOTTISH Parliament is putting road safety first – with the help of new roadside cameras that can see right inside your vehicle. Using AI, the cameras will work out if you have your seatbelt on or you are using ...
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Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago-1976-3
FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. First oops… we have ...
Read More »Iran files missiles at UK/US base in Diego Garcia
REPORTS CAME in on the morning of Saturday, 21st March that missiles had been fired at Diego Garcia – an island in the Indian Ocean which has been home to the controversial UK base for years. Initially, the UK Ministry ...
Read More »Trump’s war on Iran threatens England’s summer cricket
THE SOUND of willow on leather – as a traditional cricket bat connects with a traditional cricket ball – is usually the soundtrack to a traditional English summer. But Trumps war has put this summer’s sport in danger. The problem ...
Read More »Starmer stymied as Iran threatens UK
IRAN HAS told the UK that allowing the USA to use British military bases overseas will be regarded as giving support to the US/Israeli attack on Iran. The news was delivered over the phone this morning, when Iran’s Foreign Minister, ...
Read More »Eid Mubarak!
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Read More »Brace yourself: hayfever’s here!
THE WEATHER is warmer, but by most counts it’s only the start of spring. Sadley, no one has told urban trees, which are starting to drop their pollen. And that’s very bad news for hayfever sufferers. A new study shows ...
Read More »Hot Honey Walkers crisps recalled
Walkers is recalling some six-packs of its Hot Honey crisps because some packets may contain mild cheese and onion seasoning. The seasoning may contain milk, which is not recorded in the list of ingredients on the bag. Some people are ...
Read More »Mayor invests in new leisure centres – and new homes
A MAJOR upgrade will see two Leisure Centres in Tower Hamlets getting a revamp – a far cry from the bad old days when the community struggled to stop Labour mayor John Biggs from closing them down. •St George’s Leisure ...
Read More »Shop fire closes roads in Chingford
FIRE BROKE out today, 14th March, in a shop in Hall Lane Chingford, and quickly spread to a flat above. Ten fire engines brougt some 70 firefighters to the scene, and the fire was quickly brought under control. The ground ...
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