Teaching children to code with free ebook from Primo Toys, creators of Cubetto
Primo Toys, the leading purveyor of STEM toys for early years, released a free ebook: “Beginning computer programming for kids: An introductory guide to computational thinking and coding for kids aged 3-6 years old.” Aimed at parents and educators of children aged 3-6, the comprehensive, 10,000-word ebook covers all bases of teaching children to code. Find it at http://cubet.to/UKEbook The new E-book offers insight into coding and why parents should be teaching their children the basics from a preliterate age....
Job adverts excluding non-British EU applicants are discriminatory
Clifford Johnston & Co look at several recent reports in the press which highlight a new “Brexit effect”: job adverts that specify British workers only or directly exclude non-British applicants from the European Union (EU). Some of the evidence is anecdotal but the3million, an EU citizens’ campaign group, has gathered a dossier of examples. The organisation has taken its concerns to the Government Equality Office (GEO), which is now looking into the matter. Journalists from the Guardian newspaper contacted several...
Watching Theresa May’s speech, it now looks Prime Minister may have plagiarised The West Wing
Oh deary dear. Deary deary deary me. So it turns out that the bit of Theresa May’s car crash Conservative Party Conference keynote speech that wasn’t marred by being handed a P45, her constant miserable coughing or the new slogan she got in to replace “strong and stable” falling off the wall behind here letter by letter... well that uplifting, inspiring bit appears lifted of an uplifting, inspiring speech in hit political TV show The West Wing. https://twitter.com/D_Raval/status/915618207343480833 https://twitter.com/chrisasabutton/status/915615879135744005 Downing...
Was Tory PM Ted Heath a serial paedophile – and what happened to the boys on his boat?
@BenGelblum Tomorrow an investigation into claims of sexual abuse by former Tory PM Sir Ted Heath is due to publish its report. It is expected to reveal links to 42 assaults on boys, with seven claims detectives regard serious enough that they would have questioned the former Prime Minister under caution if he was still alive. The Mail on Sunday has reported that the report has looked at allegations of sexual assault on boys aged as young as 11, including a rape....
Pics show five of the smallest otter species in the world playing in autumn leaves
These adorable pictures show five of the smallest otter species in the world rumaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. Otters rummaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. The fluffy bundles of joy, who are homed at Edinburgh Zoo, were captured playing together in the leaves and looking for food which staff placed in the colouful leaves. The oriental short-clawed otters, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, were celebrating world animal day...
Five… Asian action heroines to discover
By Sam Inglis With South Korean revenge actioner/Nikita knockoff The Villainess (with the excellent Kim Ok-vin showing her action credentials) recently released on Digital HD, I thought I’d use this week’s Five… to spin off and take a look at a handful of the many, many great action heroines that Asian cinema has given us over the years. Some are relatively unknown in the mainstream, others are huge stars. Some started working over 50 years ago, others are much newer...
Guangzhou: The gateway to the east
Ask the average Brit to pin Guangzhou on a map and the reality is that 99 out of 100 will fail. The sprawling port city northwest of Hong Kong is as ill-recognised as any of the other cities that cluster around China's autonomous territory, but the home of the Double Pebble opera house and the iconic Canton TV Tower skyscraper could soon become the most important gateway to the east - and it's high time we recognised it. For many years people travelling east...
This is the moment police had a real-life ‘Hot Fuzz’ moment – by rescuing an escaped SWAN
This is the moment police had a real-life 'Hot Fuzz' moment - by rescuing an escaped SWAN. Two PCSOs found themselves chasing a lost bird near Trowbridge in Witlshire - replicating the scene from the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost blockbuster, But unlike the bumbling antics of Sergeant Nicholas Angel and PC Danny Butterman the officers recovered the stray bird with ease. They even posed for a selfie with the bird in their cop car. PCSOs Maria Badder and Laura...
As Theresa May served P45, all the ways a calamitous Conservative Party Conference turned into an episode of The Thick Of It
Usually when Theresa May makes an important speech the pound tends to plummet scarily on international markets and confidence in Britain falls even further. Sterling cliff dive after Theresa May speech But you know it’s been a good speech when everyone’s favourite political farce The Thick Of It starts trending on social media before the speech is even over. Still it’s not like this lot have anything more complex to negotiate apart from getting through a week in Manchester without any...