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20mph speed limit for residential roads comes into force in Wales
W ales has become the first country in the UK to roll out a default 20mph speed limit for residential roads. The scheme begins on Sunday and most roads in Wales that are currently 30mph have become 20mph although councils have discretion to impose exemptions. The Welsh Government has saidContinue Reading
Sacred religious artefact returned to Ethiopia after being saved from sale
A sacred religious relic believed to be plundered by British soldiers from Ethiopia is being returned to the African country after being saved by a London-based academic. The 19th century tabot, a type of altar tablet from the Christian Orthodox Ethiopian Church, is regarded as so holy it cannot beContinue Reading
What happens if you own an American XL bully and how will the ban work?
A merican XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year following a series of attacks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. It comes after it emerged a man had died after being attacked by two dogs – suspected to be bully XLs – in Staffordshire andContinue Reading
Border security top of agenda at Montreal summit – Starmer
S ir Keir Starmer said protecting the UK’s borders is an “acute security concern” as he arrived in Canada for a summit of political leaders. The Labour leader is set to declare people smuggling, terrorism, climate change and weakening democracy the four major threats to western countries during the latestContinue Reading
Ministers set to work out American XL bully dogs ban after PM pledge
M inisters will soon have to set out details of the Prime Minister’s planned ban on American XL bully dogs. Rishi Sunak said the dogs will be banned by the end of the year in response to a series of attacks. The decision was quickly backed by campaign groups, theContinue Reading
Mike Birbiglia at Wyndham’s Theatre: certainly makes a splash
Review at a glance M ike Birbiglia is what I call a straddler. Part stand-up, part storyteller. The Brooklyn-based monologist specialises in autobiographical pieces, putting his whimsical imprint on this distinctive hybrid. And he doesn’t shy away from big topics. His latest show, The Old Man & The Pool, tacklesContinue Reading
Reeves: SNP strategy not a mandate for independence under Labour
A proposed policy which could see the SNP seek to kick-start independence negotiations if it wins a majority of seats at the next general election has been rejected by Labour’s shadow chancellor. The motion, proposed by First Minister Humza Yousaf and SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, will be debated atContinue Reading
Legal go-ahead for safe consumption room is gamechanger for Scottish drug policy
On the basis of the information I have been provided, I would be prepared to publish a prosecution policy that it would not be in the public interest to prosecute drug users for simple possession offences committed within a pilot safer drugs consumption facility. Dorothy Bain KC, Lord Advocate ofContinue Reading
Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Cornelius Krishna Tedjo/Shutterstock Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past – leaving you with an spooky sense of pastness. But we have discovered that déjà vu is actually a window intoContinue Reading
Drivers warned not to rely on sat navs when Welsh roads switch to 20mph
D rivers are being warned not to rely on sat navs for the speed limit on Welsh roads when a cut from 30mph to 20mph is imposed from Sunday. The RAC said motorists should “pay full attention” to signs rather than electronic devices after the change is made. First MinisterContinue Reading