Felicity Capon

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What to do if your phone is stolen

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Felicity Capon

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Shutterstock / Getty ImagesAround 78,000 people reported having their phones or bags snatched across England and Wales in the year to March 2024, according to government statistics. That's a 153% increase from the previous year.
What to do if your phone is stolen

1 month ago | theweek.com | Felicity Capon

Around 78,000 people reported having their phones or bags snatched across England and Wales in the year to March 2024, according to government statistics. That's a 153% increase from the previous year. In London, dubbed the 'phone-snatching capital of Europe', the experience will be "depressingly familiar" to many in the city, said The Times. According to a recent investigation by The Independent, an average of 180 phones is stolen in the capital every day.
The Met police's stop and search overhaul

1 month ago | msn.com | Felicity Capon

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The Met police's stop and search overhaul

1 month ago | msn.com | Felicity Capon

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The Met police's stop and search overhaul

1 month ago | theweek.com | Felicity Capon

It's been almost two years since the Metropolitan Police was severely criticised by the Casey Review for "over-policing and under-protecting" Black Londoners, said the BBC. Now, the force has come up with a new charter which aims to strengthen and improve the use of its controversial stop and search powers. More than 8,500 Londoners of all ages and ethnicities were involved in the new charter, which was put together over the past 18 months.
No.42 by GuestHouse, Margate review: a trendy beachfront boutique

Nov 16, 2023 | theweek.com | Felicity Capon

Nicknamed "Shoreditch-on-Sea" and the "British Ibiza", Margate is a mad, art-filled, party town which thrums and hums with creativity and hedonistic good-time vibes. Mention Margate and the likes of Tracey Emin and The Libertines are likely to spring to mind.
Can British universities keep up with global rivals?

Oct 1, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Felicity Capon

British universities, once the country's "trump card", are at risk of "terminal decline", said Emma Duncan in The Times. This year's Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings show the "beginning of a relative slide", wrote Duncan. Although the number of UK universities in the top 100 has risen by one from to 11, six of these have dropped down the rankings, with Cambridge falling from third place to fifth.
Why did the Hadrian’s Wall tree mean so much to us?

Sep 29, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Felicity Capon

The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in an apparent act of vandalism has caused widespread outrage and dismay. The 300-year-old sycamore was known worldwide after featuring in the 1991 film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", and was "visited by tens of thousands of walkers" in Northumberland each year, said The Telegraph. But visitors found the tree lying on the ground on Thursday, after "someone took a chainsaw to its trunk".
Diana’s death in The Crown: how accurate is Netflix series? | The Week UK

Aug 28, 2023 | theweek.co.uk | Felicity Capon
How ‘underdog’ India beat rivals to the Moon

Aug 27, 2023 | msn.com | Felicity Capon

India’s arrival on the lunar surface has sparked mass celebrations across the nation Only three nations – the US, Russia and China – have managed a safe “soft” landing on the Moon, and no country has done so at its south pole. Until now that is. India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully touched down on 23 August, prompting mass celebrations across the country and only slightly hyperbolic statements from the country’s leader.