Met Police chief Cressida Dick today apologised to Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams for the distress her officers caused her in a heavy-handed stop-and-search. Dame Cressida told the Home Affairs committee a senior officer had said ‘I’m sorry’ to the 26-year-old over the incident, which was criticised as being ‘racially profiled’. Williams and her Portuguese sprinter husband … Read more
Following the sudden death of my husband, Barclays Partner Finance has been by far the worst and most unsympathetic company I have had to deal with. We had an interest-free loan in my late husband’s name relating to a gas boiler. I wanted to settle the £2,252 balance but it took me more than a … Read more
Plants feel pain too! Chemical engineers at MIT develop system to monitor when plants are distressed by embedding microscopic nanotubes into their leaves Chemical engineers tested a monitoring system for damaged plant cells They inject microscopic nanotubes into cells and measure hydrogen peroxide Plant cells release hydrogen peroxide as part of a natural damage response … Read more