内容摘要：Binhui Shao, founder of Cambridge-based Easy Digital, wants to improve digital accessibility for the more than

Binhui Shao, founder of Cambridge-based Easy Digital, wants to improve digital accessibility for the more than

He helped retrieve three stranded cars - paddling to one and walking to the others wearing his wellies."They had been parked overnight and the owners couldn't get to them, so they gave me the keys and I drove them out," he said.

Like the fire service, Leicestershire Police said it had experienced a "high volume of calls relating to flooding".A force spokesperson said: "We are working with colleagues from partner agencies to respond accordingly."We would ask that you only contact us about flooding if there is an immediate threat to life."

Authorities have urged people to stay safe and not to drive or wade through flood water.A council has moved a step closer to building a footbridge over a river.

Peterborough City Council hopes a new bridge for walkers and cyclists over the River Nene in Peterborough will ease pressure on city centre traffic routes.

A senior council officer has now approved the £6.3 million "Cygnet Bridge" project.Another major Northern Ireland-based supplier of seats is Collins Aerospace, in Kilkeel. There is also Alice Blue Aero, in Craigavon.

One of the largest seat manufacturing companies worldwide is Safran. It has facilities on six continents.But, thanks to the pandemic, demand for aircraft seats has flip-flopped dramatically of late. When Covid-19 emerged, the aerospace manufacturing industry slowed to a crawl. Globally, companies laid off thousands of workers. Thompson, for one, cut its own workforce in half, and has faced financial losses running to many millions.

The world has at last opened up again, but seat manufacturers have not been able to find all the skilled workers they need, meaning that demand, globally speaking, is outstripping supply. It is a “very difficult situation”, Airbus’ chief executive said in June, referring to the slow supply of seats and other cabin parts.“The industry lost that expertise, both in terms of direct, hands-on manufacturing, but also in terms of teaching younger people how to do the job,” explains Nick Cunningham, an analyst at Agency Partners who tracks the fortunes of another seat maker, Safran.