Stalkers using smart technology to track victims, PSNI say
Getty Images Police are warning that home security systems including baby monitors can be used against people Police have warned how smart technology has been used by stalkers to monitor their victims. Some have had tracking devices added to their cars and phones, a detective superintendent in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. […]
Beauty standards: Egypt’s curly hair comeback
Eman El-Deeb Eman El-Deeb was asked to straighten her hair nearly every day Eman El-Deeb, a young Egyptian woman, decided to leave her country in 2016. But it wasn’t for education, work or a partner. It was because of her hair. The 26-year-old has big curly hair that is admired in Spain, where she currently […]
Why do some people become addicted?
Getty Images Taking risks is part of human nature. Whether it is gambling on a slot machine or riding a skateboard, every day we engage in activities offering both a potential risk and a potential reward. Risk-taking can help to advance the human race when it leads to entrepreneurship, innovation and enhanced creativity. But problems […]
The untapped potential of honey bees
Getty Images Unlike honey bees in the Americas or Australia, African honey bees are native (Credit: Getty Images) In countries across Africa, honey bees could help protect wildlife, grow food and make money – so why aren’t more people raising them? In the arid north of Kenya, Trinnie Cartland is preparing to scale up her […]
The secret cinema hidden in an Edinburgh basement flat
Take a look inside the secret cinema club that has been documenting Edinburgh life since the 1930s A basement flat on a residential street in Edinburgh’s New Town has a secret which dates back almost 90 years – it is home to a hidden cinema. For decades, people have been walking past the Georgian townhouse […]
Ebbw Vale firm Transcend Packaging lands McDonald’s deal
Getty Images Unlike their plastic counterparts, paper straws do not take hundreds of years to decompose A packaging firm set up only seven months ago is set to more than double its workforce after McDonald’s became its first major customer. Transcend Packaging in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, is one of two companies that landed a […]
2019 Australia election: Liberal-National coalition secures majority
Getty Images Scott Morrison and his family wave to supporters at his victory party on Saturday Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured a majority government, capping off a shock result in Saturday’s election. With about 80% of votes counted, the Liberal-National coalition has now reached the 76 seats needed to control the lower house. […]
Ellesmere College Titans swimming club to close after damning report
Getty Images Former Titans members told the BBC they had stopped participating in the sport they loved An elite swimming club is to be wound down after an investigation found widespread failures to protect child members who had suffered eating disorders, bullying and serious mental health issues. Former members of Ellesmere College Titans, where several […]
UK phone repair apprenticeship needed, says firm
BBC BBC tech editor Zoe Kleinman has a go at smartphone repair A firm that fixes smartphones is calling for an official device repair apprenticeship to be introduced. In 2022 there were almost 72 million mobile phone connections in use in the UK. But repair firm TMT First, which introduced its own apprenticeship after struggling […]
British band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint on US tour
BBC Sports Team’s energetic riffs and dry humour have seen them championed by stations like BBC 6 Music The British band Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour. The indie group, who have scored two top 10 albums in the UK, lost their passports, stage equipment and […]