Leslie Pirie, from Tayport in Fife, set up the elaborate system using a device hidden behind a picture frame.
Month: July 2024
Murder investigation under way after man shot dead
Merseyside Police say the 36-year-old man was shot in the street on Wednesday evening.
Pay grows at slowest rate for almost two years
The jobs market is showing signs of cooling but wage increases are still outpacing rising prices.
Ucas scraps personal statements for university admissions
Ucas says the change will encourage applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to higher education.
UK’s only free-roaming bison herd thriving in Kent
The Wilder Blean project aims to show how bison can thrive in the UK and help restore wildlife.
Couple battle to bring surrogate baby home from Belarus
Baby Bella’s British passport could take another three months, but her parents’ visas expire in August.
Trust to pay brain-damaged girl’s family £21m
The child suffered brain damage during an emergency Caesarean section at a Western Trust hospital.
Make electricity cheaper to boost heat pumps – climate advisers
Cutting electricity bills would persuade more people to install heat pumps, the government is told.
Starmer pledges growth but warns of ‘no quick fix’ after King’s Speech
There are measures to nationalise rail operators and speed up house building in Labour’s first legislative programme since returning to power.
Officials drop Truss budget ‘disaster’ reference
The former PM had argued official documents criticising her premiership showed political bias.
