Bringing Communities Together
Petnet allows owners to schedule and control feeding via a smartphone app. When the BBC contacted Petnet on its advertised email address, the email bounced back with a delivery failure notice. One pet owner tweeted: “My cat starved for over a week”, while others complained about other hardware issues. “My […]
Disney said it had appointed Bob Chapek, who previously ran the company’s parks and products division, to replace him. Mr Iger will remain Disney’s executive chairman until the end of next year to direct “creative endeavours”. The move came as a surprise. Mr Iger, who is considered by many to […]
Up to 10% of adults worldwide experience symptoms with no clear underlying cause. Some suffer for decades and there is currently no effective treatment. Researchers at the University of Manchester said a clinical trial resulted in a significant reduction in patients’ symptoms. Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines […]
The Guinness-owner said operating profits could be £140m-£200m lower than expected due to disruption across Asia. It joins companies such as Apple and Danone in warning about the impact of the deadly virus. Financial markets have also fallen sharply this week as fears of a pandemic grow. The company – whose brands […]
It comes as two severe flood warnings remain in place in Shropshire with the River Severn at risk of breaching defences in Ironbridge. Sally Yardley left her ground floor flat in Bewdley which overlooks the river just before midnight on Tuesday. “The water was rising really quickly,” she said. “I […]
Unlicensed Connor Fellows sped through a red light and hit another vehicle in Littleton Street West during the early hours of June 2 last year. His Mini Cooper came to rest on its roof and Fellows ran from the scene, leaving his passenger behind unconscious. The 21-year-old man suffered a […]
From Saturday 7 March visitors to Wolverhampton Art Gallery will be able to see one of the most interesting British artists working with clay, Phoebe Cummings, in her solo exhibition This Was Now. The exhibition is a new commission from the award winning Staffordshire based artist exploring clay as a […]
A nursery school boss who defrauded Sandwell Council by dishonestly claiming more than £25,000 in taxpayer-funded nursery fees has been jailed for 28 months. Kaljit Randhawa, who ran the Little Genius Academy in Great Bridge Street, West Bromwich, was found guilty of 15 counts of fraud by false representation following […]
A former Sandwell Council worker and his wife have been sentenced for a £20,000 benefits scam that ended with them dishonestly trying to purchase their council home. Anthony Cheshire, who worked as a painter and decorator in the council’s neighbourhoods team, and his wife Elizabeth Webb falsely claimed council tax […]
Manager David Moyes wore a familiar pained expression at the final whistle. It was the 16th time he has disappeared down the tunnel here without the win over Liverpool he craves. The Scot has lost nine times and drawn seven since his first visit as Everton manager back in December […]
