Joe Biden says ‘time to turn the page’ after victory confirmed
Joe Biden, speaking earlier in December after his election victory was confirmed Joe Biden has said it is “time to turn the page” after his presidential election victory was confirmed by the US electoral college. In a speech after the announcement, he said US democracy had been “pushed, tested and threatened” and “proved to be […]
Meet the teens who developed a dementia app which uses music
A group of Nigerian-Irish teens have developed an app which uses music to comfort those living with dementia. Rachel, Margaret and Joy were worried about how people with dementia were coping during lockdown, so they decided to design and code Memory Haven. The app has already won a prize at the prestigious technology competition, Technovation, […]
Pig farmer demonstration urges Defra to help industry
PA Media Farmers in the UK have said there is a crisis in British pig production Pig farmers have gathered outside a meeting with government officials to highlight a crisis in their industry. Farmers from the across UK staged a demonstration outside York’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) building. Up to 30 […]
Israelis seek opportunities abroad amid unrest at home
BBC Relocation experts say many of those looking to emigrate are highly-trained professionals, such as Professor Chen Hoffmann As tens of thousands of Israelis continue to join weekly protests over the government’s highly controversial plans to change the justice system, as many as one in three citizens is thinking of leaving the country, according to […]
Football Association of Wales unveils six-year plan to make Wales leading football nation
A particular priority on gender imbalance aims to see the FAW work with partners across Wales to “guarantee the female game has the platform to reach its potential”. Mooney is looking to improve the grassroots infrastructure of the game and to make sure there are clear pathways into the nation’s senior teams for stars of […]
Kneecap wins top British Independent Film Award and six other gongs
Getty Images Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí attended the awards on Sunday Irish-language film Kneecap has won seven British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), including the top honor – Best British Independent Film. Kneecap, which is based on a semi-fictionalised account of how the west Belfast rap trio was formed, also took Best Debut […]
Needles found in strawberries in New Zealand
EPA There have been over 100 reports of needles being found in supermarket fruit in Australia The Australian scare over needles found in strawberries has spread to New Zealand after needles were found in a punnet of the fruit on sale in an Auckland supermarket. The Countdown supermarket chain said it had taken a brand […]
Tech tales of love, sex and online abuse in India
Indu Harikumar Years ago, when Indian artist Indu Harikumar fell in love, she thought it was the perfect romance. But within months, the live-in relationship began to unravel – there were frequent fights, mostly over what she was posting on the internet. “I had no idea what would trigger him. Whenever I would share a […]
5 things we learned on the NTAs red carpet
This year’s National Television Awards may have been all about Ant and Dec and their sweep of awards, but here are some other things we learned on the red carpet. 1. Holly and Phil are genuinely best friends Getty Images Holly and Phil won the award for best daytime After 10 years of presenting together, […]
Couple married for 70 years in FaceTime celebration
Robinson family Alf and Betty met at the Astoria Ballroom in Leeds in 1949 and married a year later A couple will mark 70 years of marriage through a video celebration with family who cannot visit because of the coronavirus outbreak. Relatives were due to travel from New York for a party to celebrate Alf […]