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Who needs to 'step up' to keep kids safe online? -- BBC News (UK)
If it isnt working, change it, fix it, do it better Actress Kate Winslet says more should be done to help families with the cost of living after she donated to a woman struggling with energy bills
Outline:
kate winslet
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ Spain,
-- Kate,
? EU
Kate Winslet on why she paid family's 17,000 energy bill -- BBC News (UK)
Carolynne Hunter's daughter Freya, 13, has severe cerebral palsy and relies on oxygen; She was warned by Clackmannanshire Council that her energy bill could hit the high sum next year
Outline:
special circumstances kate winslet
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ Kate,
? BBC,
? Afganistan
A 17,000 donation was made to a GoFundMe page from the actress, marked Kate Winslet and family -- ITV News
Outline:
kate winslet
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? UK,
? Twitter,
? Gavin
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Currys drops Royal Mail due to strike action -- BBC News (UK)
Currys stops using Royal Mail due to strikes
Outline:
days royal mail workers
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
+ Royal Mail,
++ RM,
? Amazon
How will you be affected by pre-Christmas strikes? -- BBC News (UK)
Health workers in Northern Ireland have yet to receive a pay offer for 2022-23; Public sector workers have had no or minimal pay increases over the past decade
Outline:
pre - christmas strikes
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? NHS,
? BBC,
? EU
Teachers' strikes force blanket closures in five areas -- BBC News (UK)
Fife Council's secondaries will be closed to all students on Thursday; East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, Midlothian and Scottish Borders have confirmed closures
Outline:
fife council
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
++ Bitcoin,
++ Twitter,
? Covid
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St Edward's Crown leaves Tower of London ahead of Coronation -- BBC News (UK)
St Edward's Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for the King ahead of the Coronation; The historic centrepiece of the Crown Jewels was taken away to allow for its modification before the ceremony on 6 May
Outline:
coronation the st edward
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
++ US,
-- Charles,
? Thailand
Baby christened in UK's 'first Lego baptism' -- BBC News (UK)
Two-month-old Oliver was christened in a font made from Lego blocks; The baptism took place at All Saints Church in Okehampton, Devon
Outline:
first lego baptism
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
+ Lego,
? Iran,
? Edsheeran
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Animal rebellion activists removed from steakhouse -- BBC News (UK)
Animal Rebellion protesters entered Nusr-Er steakhouse in Knightsbridge at about 18:00 GMT; Group said it was calling for a plant-based food system and mass rewilding
Outline:
animal rebellion protesters
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? UK,
? McDonald’s,
? Trespass
Watch: Waitresses at Salt Bae's restaurant physically remove Animal Rebellion protestors -- The Telegraph
Animal Rebellion protesters say staff from Salt Bae's Knightsbridge steak restaurant physically removed demonstrators 'tougher than police would do it'
Outline:
knightsbridge steak restaurant
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Edwina Izzard,
? LONDON,
? Knightsbridge
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The female coding engineers deleting the myth that tech is for men -- BBC News (UK)
Latest ONS figures show women make up 31% of staff in the wider technology industry; But for software developers, web design professionals and data analysts, the proportion is far lower at just 18
Outline:
technology staff
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
-- BBC,
? Margaret Hamilton,
? Simon Baron-Cohen
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Cutting energy prices will take years, power boss says -- BBC News (UK)
Francesco Starace says it will take years to get energy prices back to pre-Ukraine war levels; Italian energy giant sells power to more than 70 million homes and businesses in 30 countries
Outline:
energy prices
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Ukraine,
? Putin,
? Europe
Half of Scots cutting back spending, study finds -- BBC News (UK)
Citizens Advice Scotland said people have been left worried and anxious by the soaring cost of living; A YouGov poll found 48% of respondents have cut back on spending because of energy costs
Outline:
household spending
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
? Tony Blair,
? Tories,
? SNP
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