gildings auction houseRonnie Wood sends a message through his art donation Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and artist Sir Grayson Perry are among those who have donated artwork to the school’s charity postcard auction. Treatment is provided at Northleigh House School in Hatton, Warwickshire teaching environment For children suffering from issues such as bullying and anxiety.Viv Morgan, who founded the school with her late husband in 2012, said the money raised through the sale of 90 signed postcards will support existing students and help the school expand to a second location nearby. Sir Grayson drew a queen and cat for…
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ReutersCanadian lawmakers will vote on a motion that could topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government and trigger an election, although it is unlikely to pass.Wednesday’s no-confidence vote was the first in a series of similar votes expected by the opposition Conservatives as Trudeau’s support plummets. The motion is expected to fail as the leaders of the other two parties – the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois – have said they will not support it.Trudeau has been Canada’s prime minister for nine years and has led under minority governments.The vote is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, the same…
Story Highlights Autonomous electric race car successfully completed track testing in Marrakech, Morocco The planned Roborace series will take place during the Formula E Grand Prix weekend and will feature autonomous cars CNN — The car is equipped with technology that its developers boldly predict will change our cities and the way we live. The self-driving “DevBot #1” recently made a huge step forward in Morocco, making its debut on the street circuit at the Marrakech Formula E Grand Prix. The battery-powered prototype is being tested for Roborace, a proposed racing series in which driverless cars would compete on temporary…
The Prime Minister has told British nationals in Lebanon to “leave immediately” after fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah intensified.Sir Keir Starmer said “we are stepping up our contingency plans” and warned “we could be on the brink” of all-out war. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) is sending 700 troops to nearby Cyprus to prepare for the possible evacuation of British nationals from Lebanon, and the government “continues to advise against travel to Lebanon”.Britons have been advised to book outbound flights, but the options available are limited and most airlines, apart from the national carrier, have…
Getty ImagesUnder new rules, UK banks must return up to £85,000 to fraud victims within five days.Most commercial banks and payment companies will voluntarily compensate customers who have had their money taken away by scammers. But the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that these refunds will become mandatory from October 7, in a world first.The regulator has cut the maximum compensation amount from the previous £415,000. The regulator said the new £85,000 cap would cover more than 99% of claims.It also announced that once a bank or payment company refunds a customer, half can be reclaimed from the financial…
Former government minister Michael Gove is to be the new editor of The Spectator after it was bought by hedge fund tycoon and British journalism backer Sir Paul Marshall.He will take over the role in early October, according to the magazine’s publisher, Freddie Sayers.In X’s postMr Sayers, who is also chief executive of new owner OQS, formerly of Twitter, added that Mr Gove was “perfectly suited to the role”.Mr Gove, who quit parliament at the general election, was a journalist before becoming a Conservative MP.He will commence his duties subject to final approval from Acoba.Sayers said Gove replaced Fraser Nelson,…
ReutersBefore Helen arrived, the fishermen pulled the boat ashoreThe center of Tropical Storm Helen was near the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, with hurricane-like intensity.Meteorologists warned that Helen could transform into a Category 3 hurricane before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast in the coming days. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Helen is expected to pass over the northeastern coast of Yucatán in the next few hours and hit Florida late Thursday local time. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in nearly every county in the state.Tropical Storm Helen’s path mapHelen had maximum sustained winds…
Virtual reality could be used to train the next generation of fire investigators.The researchers set up mock crime scenes and, with the help of firefighters, conducted controlled burns while carefully measuring the results.The scene can then be reconstructed in virtual reality. The study shows that more investigators are able to pinpoint the origin and growth of a fire using this technology.A research team from the University of Dundee and emergency services hopes virtual reality could soon be used to train new investigators and share crime scene data more easily. Source link
10 Downing StreetLord Timpson speaks out about his views on justice systemCommunity sentences need “more confidence from the courts” as an alternative to prison, the Prisons Minister has said.Speaking at a Labor conference, Lord Timpson said the government was moving quickly to review how courts sentence criminals.He said evidence that previous prisons ministers had not always followed “the best way to stop re-offending”.The Labor peer said his appointment by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was “a signal that we need to change the system”.The former chief executive of key-cutting and shoe-repairing company Timpson Group is known for employing ex-offenders and…
BBCThe two companies raided by HMRC, Green Jellyfish and Kirby and Haslam, were located in the Union Buildings in NorwichEleven people have been arrested across the country in connection with tax deduction fraud.It comes after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers carried out raids on a number of premises on Tuesday.The BBC understands the warrants were executed at Green Jellyfish, Kirby and Haslam in Norwich.Both companies said they had “nothing to hide”.HMRC said the arrests were part of a coordinated operation to crack down on suspected abuse of the research and development (R&D) tax relief system.The program aims to support…