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BBC News
06-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
People with learning disability meet 999 crews in Cornwall
Adults with learning disabilities have been encouraged to ask emergency services for help when they need it at a special 18th annual Blue Light Day held at the Royal Cornwall Showground on Wednesday saw hundreds of people interact with members of the police, fire service and of the day involved people being able to become more familiar with the uniforms, jobs and kit used by the emergency Community Sergeant for Cornwall Sgt Flo Linscott said the day was "very special for us, especially for this community who are seldom heard". Helen Thomas, safeguarding officer for Cornwall's fire service, said: "It can be quite scary if you see any emergency service vehicles and we're all in uniform, with blue lights, big vehicles and lots of us."It can be quite intimidating so it's great for people to be able to come and have a chat and sit in the truck at a lower level when it's nice and calm and relaxed."Student Louis was interested in the firearms shown by Devon and Cornwall Police said: "It's fun as there's a lot of stuff to see and do here." Ben was one of the community diversity champions who helped organise the said: "I think the police are one of the most helpful people around in Cornwall because they help you so much with stuff during the Blue Light Day. "I think this is one of the things that most people don't realise - Blue Light is the most important day for day centres to come down because it's one of the things they can all get introduced to." 'Building bridges' Diverse Community Sergeant for Cornwall Sgt Flo Linscott said sometimes people with learning disabilities do not report crimes or incidents to said: "It's even more important for us to try and make bridges into those communities and their carers, guardians and families to say 'look we're here, we want to listen if you've been discriminated against'."So that's one of the things - building those bridges, building those links into the community and helping them understand that yes we're the police but we want to listen as well, we want to help in some way, which usually we can."Sgt Linscott added: "Like I said, it's all about those relationships, and if we can form a relationship, those people will come to us direct."
Bloomberg
30-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
In Defense of Donald Trump's First Five Months
Pippa Malmgren, former adviser to President George W. Bush, and Helen Thomas, CEO of BlondeMoney, join Merryn Talks Money to review his second term so far. By Save Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Spotify Days after Donald Trump's election victory in November, we sat down with Pippa Malmgren, founder and chief executive officer of the Geopolitica Institute and former adviser to Republican President George W. Bush, and Helen Thomas, CEO of the consultancy BlondeMoney and former special adviser at the UK Treasury, to ask what they expected out of the US president's second term.
Sky News
25-06-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Welfare, telecoms and non-dom tax
As MPs push back against reforms to the welfare system, Darren McCaffrey speaks to Helen Thomas, former adviser to George Osborne and chief executive of financial consultancy firm Blonde Money. Arun Advani, director of the independent Centre for the Analysis of Taxation, joins to talk about Labour's non-dom tax policy. And Darren looks at the Thames Freeport, which is getting a critical infrastructure upgrade, with US telecoms giant Verizon contracted to build a 5G network.
Daily Record
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Stunning Scottish isle used as setting for BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs
The isle stands in for prehistoric Alberta in Walking With Dinosaurs, home to deadly predators from 71 million years ago. Scotland's Isle of Skye, best known for its dramatic cliffs, medieval castles and fishing villages, has taken on a more ferocious role, as the ancient hunting ground of a pack of deadly predators from 71 million years ago. The rugged Hebridean landscape stands in for prehistoric Alberta, Canada in an episode of BBC One's recent hit series Walking With Dinosaurs . In episode four, titled The Pack, viewers met Rose, a young Albertosaurus brought to life using cutting-edge CGI, forensic science and some surprisingly low-tech tools. Albertosaurus, a distant and faster relative of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, is believed to have hunted in packs, making it one of the most formidable carnivores of the late Cretaceous period, Express reports. Palaeontologists uncovered Rose's fossilised remains in Drumheller, Alberta, and CT scanning was used to digitally reconstruct her brain and build a scientifically accurate model. But not all the production magic happened in high-tech labs. Behind the scenes, Skye stood in as the dramatic backdrop for Rose's on-screen adventures, offering terrain strikingly similar to that of ancient Alberta. 'There's a 'making-of' chapter in the book and what may be of interest is a lot of the background in what is shown as Alberta, Canada, was actually filmed on the Isle of Skye,' said Helen Thomas, senior executive producer of the series and co-author of the official companion book. Filming prehistoric giants amid Scotland's raw and windswept scenery came with its own challenges, not least the unusual sight of crew members wielding tennis balls and broomsticks to help visualise the dinosaurs. 'You take blue cut-outs of the heads of these creatures, which are quite large, and then a member of the production team will have a tennis ball or something representing the other end,' Helen explained. She added: 'You have people dressed all in blue and you've got them holding blue heads, and then you get somebody else with a broom pole with a blue tennis ball on top, that's there for the tip of the tail. "And the director of photography and the cameraman have to imagine what's in between and how that's moving.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. This inventive mix of imagination and science is at the heart of the BBC's ground-breaking series. Every detail is crafted to bring viewers as close as possible to the prehistoric world, while remaining rooted in scientific evidence. 'They have to have the most amazing imaginations and we have to make sure it's scientifically accurate,' said Helen. In the third episode, Band of Brothers, audiences met George, a heavily armoured juvenile Gastonia, who forms a herd with fellow youngsters in a bid to survive the looming threat of Utahraptor attacks. The companion book, Walking With Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secret Stories of Prehistoric Life by Andrew Cohen, Helen Thomas and Kirsty Wilson (DK, £25), is available now.
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Chelmsford revealed as BBC Radio 2 in the Park 2025 location
BBC Radio 2 has announced this year's location for its flagship live music festival will be Chelmsford in 2 in the Park will take place in Hylands Park, just outside the city, from 5 to 7 September. The announcement was made on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show with the artist line-up to be revealed on the same show on Tuesday. Tickets go on sale on Thomas, head of Radio 2, said it was to be the "biggest part of the year" while leader of Chelmsford City Council, Stephen Robinson, added it was a "fantastic opportunity" for the city. The announcement came as Mills was speaking to fellow Radio 2 presenter and comedian, Ellie Taylor, who hails from was live on air at Hylands House within the park alongside Rylan Clark, also from Essex, to reveal the location. "We've been busy booking some of the world's most loved artists to perform to thousands of revellers in Hylands Park, as well as to millions of listeners and viewers at home or on the move," Ms Thomas said. "We can't wait to bring our family of Radio 2 presenters to Essex."Robinson added that Hylands House was "no stranger to music festivals", having previously hosted V Festival, Creamfields South and Country Calling."BBC Radio 2 in the Park is a fantastic opportunity for Chelmsford – one that will lift our local economy and boost the city's position as a top events destination," he said."We're looking forward to welcoming world-famous music acts and thousands of Radio 2 fans from across the UK to our brilliant city this summer, for this unrivalled three-day celebration of music."In recent years the festival has been held in Preston in Lancashire and in Leicester. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
