September 2019 – Page 140 – EnSound Media – Streaming Innovation Amplified

John Humphrys: What’s it like to face the BBC’s Today presenter?

Image copyright Jeff Overs/BBC Image caption John Humphrys: “You are not answering the question” Once described as “the listeners’ champion”, John Humphrys has spent 32 years grilling interviewees on the Today programme. On Thursday he is stepping down from BBC Radio 4’s flagship news show as its longest-serving presenter. His forensic approach is feared by […]

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Bridgend site to produce Land Rover-inspired Ineos 4×4

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Ineos Image caption Ineos says the new Bridgend plant will employ 500 people and produce 25,000 cars a year Ineos Automotive has chosen Bridgend for the production of its new 4×4 vehicle, it has been announced. It is expected to initially create around 200 jobs to make the Grenadier, and up to 500

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House Hunting in … Iceland

Travel / En Sound Media

A House on 17 Pristine Acres in Iceland $1 MILLION (125 MILLION ICELANDIC KRONUR) This three-story farmhouse is outside Reykholt, a small village in the Haukadalur geothermal valley of southwest Iceland, about 70 miles east of Reykjavik. Built in 1958 to house two families, the property is perched on 17 upland acres with majestic views

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The debate over facial recognition technology

Technology / En Sound Media

UK police and companies must stop using live facial recognition for public surveillance, some MPs and campaigners have said. The technology allows faces captured on CCTV to be checked in real time against watch lists, often compiled by police. Privacy campaigners say it is inaccurate, intrusive and infringes on an individual’s right to privacy. The

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Carl Yastrzemski’s Grandson Mike Homers In First Game At Fenway Park

Sports / En Sound Media

It isn’t often that an opposing player is showered with a standing ovation at Fenway Park after hitting a home run, but this was no mere visitor. Mike Yastrzemski, a 29-year-old rookie left fielder for the San Francisco Giants and grandson of Boston Red Sox god Carl Yastrzemski, hit a home run Wednesday in his

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Boris Johnson confronted on east London hospital visit

Politics / En Sound Media

The prime minister was visiting the maternity ward at Whipps Cross Hospital when he was approached by a father. The man, who is also a Labour activist, told Boris Johnson that the ward was understaffed and the NHS was being destroyed. A spokesman for the prime minister later said Mr Johnson was visiting public services

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Trump and California See Same Homeless Problem, but Not the Same Solutions

Finance / En Sound Media

SAN FRANCISCO — Open-air heroin use. Sidewalks smeared in human feces. Blocklong homeless camps and people with severe mental illnesses wading through traffic in socks and hospital clothes. You would be forgiven if you thought that those descriptions of California’s urban ills came from the mouth of the state’s biggest detractor, President Trump. After all,

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South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Boom: A Quest To Be ‘Above Normal’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

“I just wanted to be prettier.” As a 20-year-old woman living in Seoul, South Korea, and working in the television industry, G (who has asked to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations with her employer) was determined to alter her face for both personal and professional reasons. She decided to undergo plastic surgery to heighten

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Katy Perry Says She And Taylor Swift Ended Feud At Encouragement Of Young Fans

Entertainment / En Sound Media

The long-standing feud between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift divided their respective fans for the better part of a decade. Those same fans, it turns out, inspired the two pop stars to mend fences. In a Wednesday appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Perry opened up about her much-ballyhooed beef with Swift, which dates back

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British Airways pilots call off next week’s strike

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways pilots have called off the next strike in their dispute, which had been scheduled for 27 September. Last week, a two-day stoppage called by the pilots’ union, Balpa, forced BA to cancel almost all its flights. The strike followed failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a

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