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By Craig Lewis
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image captionJeff, Helen, Xing and Alice Ding were murdered by Anxiang Du on 29 April 2011- the day of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
A family of four was murdered in their own home on 29 April 2011 by a killer eventually traced to Morocco after a 14-month manhunt. Ten years on, the permanent legacy of hope left behind by the Ding family can still be seen.
Visitors to Caroline Chisholm School, in Northampton, are greeted by a sea of daffodils.
They were planted to celebrate the life of a former pupil who lit up the school with her hard work and talent.
by Alistair Hardaker
Registration is now open for the launch event of Prolific North’s major international research initiative.
Prolific North’s Global Reach initiative returns this year with new insight into the national and international activity of tech, marketing services, media and creative companies with a Northern base.
Global Reach 2021 will
The initiative will build a picture of the North’s contribution to global business.
Prolific North is working with Manchester Metropolitan’s School of Digital Arts (SODA), which is leading the research.
The research, set for publication later this year, follows Prolific North’s 2013 Global Reach pilot, which identified around 250 companies of this kind, employing over 18,000 staff.
Bath scientists receive £1.3 million grant to develop a portable spice-detection device
Apr 22 2021
University of Bath scientists have been awarded a research grant of £1.3 million to develop a portable device to detect the street drug ‘spice’ on the spot. They expect the new technology to be ready for use in clinical settings, prisons and across police services within three years.
Dr Chris Pudney with an early prototype of the spice-detection device. Image Credit: University of Bath
Despite the serious and increasing public health problem that spice poses in Britain and other countries of the world, there is currently no point-of-care test to tell if someone has recently taken it. At present, testing involves urine samples being sent to a laboratory for analysis, with results being available after three to seven days.
These unis won’t punish you for reporting a sexual assault while breaking Covid rules
Five universities couldn’t rule disciplinary action out
4 hours ago
There’s a growing fear that students who broke coronavirus rules at the time when they were sexually assaulted may face repercussions after reporting the assault.
Dr Nina Burrowes is the founder of The Consent Collective, a charity aiming to educate uni students about consent and to support victims of sexual assault. “We’re certainly hearing people reluctant to report because they were breaking the lockdown.
“Because you don’t want to get in trouble for breaking the rules. Like you weren’t supposed to be there, or you were with someone you weren’t supposed to be with,” Burrowes said.