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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Banned drink driver nearly four times over limit
A man who admitted being nearly four times over the drink drive limit has been banned from driving for three years and given a suspended jail term. Amar Singh, 25, was found to have 137 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath while driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo on the M4 near Reading on 30 March. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. Singh, of Boxley Road, Chatham, Kent, was sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on 22 May. He was given an eight-week jail term, suspended for 12 months, and banned from drinking alcohol for 120 days. He will be able to cut the length of his three year driving ban by 36 weeks if he completes a rehabilitation course by 13 June, 2027. Singh was also told to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £154. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Thames Valley Police
BBC News
4 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Drink driver nearly four times over limit on M4 near Reading
A man who admitted being nearly four times over the drink drive limit has been banned from driving for three years and given a suspended jail Singh, 25, was found to have 137 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath while driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo on the M4 near Reading on 30 March. The legal limit is 35 of Boxley Road, Chatham, Kent, was sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on 22 was given an eight-week jail term, suspended for 12 months, and banned from drinking alcohol for 120 days. He will be able to cut the length of his three year driving ban by 36 weeks if he completes a rehabilitation course by 13 June, was also told to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £154. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Why some women dey chop dia placenta afta childbirth?
Placenta na waste product from childbirth, so why anyone go choose to eat raw human placenta? E dey sustain life inside womb and don fulfil im primary purpose once e comot from di mama body afta childbirth. Di human placenta den become somtin wey dem suppose trowey - but no be evribodi dey see am dat way. Some pipo believe say di nutrients wey don pass from mama to pikin over months of pregnancy still dey inside di organ and no suppose waste. Dem believe say di raw placenta fit provide just wetin di mama need as she dey recover from childbirth and begin to breastfeed. Some women prefer to drink di placenta in a fruit smoothie hours afta dem give birth, some prefer to keep am cool and dry am so dem go use am make capsules. Dem dey convinced say di magic bullet fit give dem energy boost, fit encourage breastmilk production, and even prevent post-natal depression. Charlie Poulter from Reading, Berkshire, England, believe say ingesting a palm-sized piece of placenta within a cocktail of red berries and banana bin give her energy afta her labour. "I drink am quickly becos I no want think about am," she tok. "But I bin just push a baby out, I bin get lots of pipo dey look at me. I bin insignificant compared to wetin I just go through. "I bin think 'if dis go stop post-natal depression and give me some energy, den I fit drink three-quarters of a pint of liquid. Man up and drink am'," she tok. Di woman motivation bin dey clear. She bin dey receive therapy for depression for 18 months wen she get belle and she bin dey concerned say she fit develop post-natal depression. "I bin neva hear of placenta encapsulation bifor but find out say e fit help wit di baby blues. "I bin dey willing to try anytin and my husband say even if e get placebo effect, e no mata, e no go harm you." She say she bin no develop post-natal depression and "swear say na di placenta". Humans dey for minority over placentophagy, wey mean to eat di placenta. Wit di exception of marine mammals and some domesticated ones, all oda mammals dey eat di afta birth - possibly to help wit di bonding process. Dem dey use dried placenta for some traditional Chinese medicine and dem believe say e dey restorative, but di practice of placentophagy na trend in western culture and e dey controversial. Eating placenta 'no benefit health' Scientific evidence no support claim say to dey eat di placenta afta childbirth fit protect women against depression and boost energy, US research suggest. Claims wey tok say di placenta contains vitamins wey fit benefit a woman health don increased interest for di practice in recent years. But one review by Northwestern University no find proven benefits and research on di potential risks. Di Royal College of Midwives say make e be di woman choice. Di researchers tok say di popularity of eating placentas don rise but dis fit be sake of media reports, blogs and websites wey dey influence women. Review wey dem publish for Archives of Women's Mental Health, bin look at 10 published studies wey dey related to eating placenta. But e no find any data to support di claims say to dey eat di placenta raw, cooked or in pill form get any health benefits. Di review also say studies no dey wey look at di risks of eating di placenta. Di organ dey act as filter to absorb and protect di developing foetus from toxins and pollutants. As a result, di scientists say, bacteria or viruses fit remain within di placenta tissues afta birth. Lead study author Cynthia Coyle, wey be clinical psychologist for Northwestern University, say: "Our sense be say women wey dey choose placentophagy, wey fit otherwise dey veri careful about wetin dem dey put into dia bodies during pregnancy and nursing, dey willing to ingest somtin without evidence of im benefits and, more importantly, of im potential risks to demsefs and dia nursing infants. "Regulations no dey on how dem dey store and prepare di placenta, and di dosing no dey consistent. "Women really no know wetin dem dey ingest." Louise Silverton, of di Royal College of Midwives, say enough evidence no dey for dem to dey able to advise women about eating dia placenta. "E gatz be di woman choice if she choose to do am. "Women gatz dey aware sat like any foodstuff, placentas fit go off, so care go dey needed about how dem dey stored." She add: "If woman dey intend to do dis, dem gatz am wit dia midwife ahead of di birth so arrangements fit dey to ensure she get her placenta." Dr Daghni Rajasingam, wey be consultant obstetrician, say although di placenta dey veri rich in blood flow, to ingest am get potential risks. "Wetin women do wit dia placenta dey up to dem - but I no go recommend make dem eat am."
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic former Reading owner set for Q&A session at popular town centre venue
Sir John Madejski OBE will reflect on his time as owner of Reading FC at an exclusive Q&A event at the Purple Turtle on Tuesday, July 15, starting at 7.30pm. He will also discuss the new Reading FC ownership. Advertisement A Q&A will be followed by questions from the audience and there will be a chance to meet the former owner. Sir John became chairman in 1990 and, after the club had a new stadium built in his name, Reading went on to play in the Premier League for three seasons. He relinquished control of the club in 2012 and became honorary life president, and remains a staunch supporter of the club at the age of 84. He is also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire and was knighted in the 2009 New Year Honours, for charitable services. The Purple Turtle in Gun Street, Reading, has hosted a number of Q&A events with former Reading stars and the Q&A with former manager Steve Coppell in April was a sell out. Advertisement The venue will host a Q&A with former Reading striker and manager Jimmy Quinn on Sunday, June 22, starting at 5.30pm - and is also in talks with current owner Rob Couhig about hosting a Q&A with him. Tickets for the Q&A with Sir John Madejski are £10 each, with a limited number of meet and greet tickets available at £17.50. Ticket information for the Sir John Madejski Q&A and other Q&A events at the Purple Turtle is available by sending a WhatsApp or text message to 07842 627548.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Reading bus prices to rise after government funding ends
Bus tickets prices in Reading are set to rise as government funding comes to an borough council said five million All-Bus tickets had been sold since the scheme was introduced in March 2023 as part of its £26m Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). John Ennis, lead councillor for climate strategy and transport, said the council's scheme had brought bus usage close to pre-Covid levels, and that the authority remained "committed" to making public transport more he said the government funding "was never going to last forever" and the council could not subsidise bus travel. The All-Bus tickets allow passengers all-day travel on services run by several different operators in the Reading Monday, the ticket will cost £4.90 on an app and £5.40 if purchased on the bus. Currently, it costs £3.40 on the app and £3.50 on the Young Persons All-Bus ticket - currently £2.60 if bought on the app - will cost £4.20, and the Group All-Bus ticket will cost £10.80 during the peak period and £8.80 off-peak. Service improvements The council has introduced a number of improvements to its bus services, including the introduction of tap-on-tap-off payment and adding new services, such as those to and from Reading Green Park railway station."The council's BSIP has so far been successful in helping to bring passenger numbers close to the level they were before the Covid pandemic," said Mr Ennis."Reading already had an excellent bus service and the BSIP funding has allowed us to introduce a wide range of improvements to make bus journeys even more reliable, convenient, easier, faster and cheaper."Encouraging more people to travel by bus takes cars off roads, reduces congestion, improves air quality and benefits the health of Reading residents." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
