Nuclear fusion prototype will be ‘UK’s Nasa moment’
UK Atomic Energy Authority It is hoped Nottinghamshire might win a global race to prove the technology can provide clean energy A nuclear fusion energy plant being built in Nottinghamshire has been described as the “UK’s Nasa moment” as it races to become the first of its type in the world. The experimental work, based […]
Cambridge Dictionary reveals Word of the Year 2024
PA Media Pop star Dua Lipa repeatedly talked about how she had manifested performing at Glastonbury when she headlined the festival in June saying she had written, wished and dreamt about it for many years The Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year has been revealed as “manifest”, after a global wellness trend endorsed by celebrities […]
Supermarkets won’t run out of food, vows Matt Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeared on Question Time to answer queries about coronavirus The government is “confident” food supplies will not run out, amid concerns over coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. He told BBC Question Time individuals should not buy more than they needed. A supermarket executive told the BBC sales of cupboard […]
UK cuts its pledge to UN family planning by 85%
Sheena Ariyapala/DFID/FLICKR The UK government has been accused of going back on its promises by cutting 85% of aid funding pledged to the United Nations global family planning programme. The UN Population Fund says the UK had pledged £154m for its projects but now says it will get around £23m this year. Advocates for family […]
How the ‘man in black’ was exposed by the Russian women he terrorised
BBC The group of women worked together to find out the identity of this man, who subjected them to brutal interrogations A Russian police officer’s takeaway food order was the breakthrough clue which helped a group of women, who had been terrorised by him, reveal his true identity. For the first time, a BBC investigation […]
Technology shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide
Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks hit particularly hard. In Wednesday’s trading in New York, the S&P 500 lost 2.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 3.6%, in their biggest one-day falls since 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli settler attacks and restrictions
Family handout Hanan Abu Salameh, 59, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier while she harvested olives On a Thursday afternoon towards the end of last month, a 59-year-old Palestinian woman set out to gather olives on her family’s land near the village of Faqqua, in the north of the occupied West Bank. It […]
Carwyn Jones offers Eluned Morgan nomination for leader
Carwyn Jones vowed to back a female candidate in the Welsh Labour leadership contest “if necessary” Carwyn Jones has told his party he is willing to lend his support to a female candidate to make sure the contest to succeed him is not an all-male choice. In his final Labour conference speech as the Welsh […]
The new tech offering relief from the misery of period pain
Paula Fischer Paula Fischer took part in tests to develop a bodysuit that aims to reduce period pain When Paula Fischer first read about the development of a wearable bodysuit that helps to relieve menstrual pain, the 33-year-old says she was “very excited to try it”. Like many women, she experiences severe discomfort during her […]
Sarina Wiegman says female manager in English men’s professional football ‘only a matter of time’
Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman believes it is only “a matter of time” before a female manager takes full-time charge of an English professional men’s team. Hannah Dingley briefly took over at League Two club Forest Green Rovers in the summer, but on an interim basis. Professional men’s clubs in France and Italy have previously appointed […]