Beth Franklin

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Cop climate summit websites ‘produce more carbon than average sites’

8 months ago | By Beth Franklin | STV News (Glasgow and West) Verified
Websites promoting the Cop climate summits hosted by the UN produce around seven times more carbon than average websites, according to researchers. Around 3% of emissions are now attributable to the internet, but the carbon footprint of official Cop host country websites is still significantly higher than the average webpage, an Edinburgh College of Art study found.

Media needs to retain opportunities for ‘working-class voices’ - Lorraine Kelly

9 months ago | By Beth Franklin | STV News (Glasgow and West) Verified
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has emphasised the need for better representation of working-class voices in the media because “if you’re only going to hear elite opinions we’re never going to get anywhere”. The daytime host appeared on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs, where she also discussed the ITV cutbacks which will see her eponymous show reduced to 30-minute episodes that will be shown for just 30 weeks a year from 2026.

Film material from Monty Python’s Terry Jones donated to BFI National Archive

9 months ago | By Beth Franklin | STV News (Glasgow and West) Verified
Film material from the personal archive of Terry Jones has been donated to the BFI National Archive for preservation, the film organisation has said. The collection includes Jones’ 16mm copies of the Monty Python feature films, a 35mm print of his film adaptation of The Wind In The Willows (1996) and early sketches from series including BBC’s The Late Show.