European Curling Championships: Scotland celebrate double gold
Scotland’s men and women won gold at the European Curling Championships, beating Sweden in both finals. Bruce Mouat’s rink beat the defending champions 8-5, following Eve Muirhead’s 7-4 success in Lillehammer, Norway. It was a third gold medal for Muirhead, 31, in her eighth European final, following triumphs in 2011 and 2017. Scotland’s men boast […]
Woodbridge Tide Mill repairs to replace flood-worn wood frame
Video East A mill has stood on the site in Woodbridge since the 12th Century A tide mill – one of only two still producing stoneground wholemeal flour in the UK – is set to be revamped, after the trust that runs it secured about £17,000 in grants. The Trustees of Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum […]
Trump mulls national security adviser and Rubio for secretary of state role
Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Rep Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican, to serve as national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan and a long-time Trump supporter, Waltz was re-elected to Congress last week – though […]
Extraction from Scotland’s only gold mine ramped up
Scotland’s only gold mine is ready to ramp up extraction As a four-wheel drive truck with a large red metal box on its flatbed rumbles into the gaping mouth of the Cononish mine, near Tyndrum in the west of Scotland, geologist Rachael Paul explains what’s happening. “They can carry explosives in there”, she says. We […]
‘UK to stand up to Putin’ and Queen Consort’s crown
Reuters The Times has an article by the Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, giving an ultimatum to hard-left MPs – to either back him or quit the party. Labour is about to be taken out of “special measures” over antisemitism by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It is a significant moment, says the paper, […]
Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter boss
Getty Images Elon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media company. The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would oversee business operations at the site, which has been struggling to make money. He said she would […]
Next climate leaders in Northern Ireland urge action
BBC Áine Murray is a senior sustainability engineer and podcaster Young environmental leaders in Northern Ireland have urged the Stormont assembly to step up to the challenge of addressing climate change. Their message comes as world leaders gather in Azerbaijan for the international climate change COP29 conference with its main aim of striking agreements on […]
Lizzy Yarnold: Brit says rest is key to Olympic defence in 2018
Great Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold wants to become the first woman to defend an Olympic skeleton title. “No-one has ever done that before and it would be an amazing achievement if I could do that,” she told BBC News. But the 26-year-old, who completed a career ‘grand slam’ with victory at the World Championships on Saturday, […]
What will happen as the Titanic wreck disintegrates
Walt Disney Pictures Metal-munching bacteria have been slowly corroding the steel structure of the Titanic, and it is now starting to collapse (Credit: Walt Disney Pictures) The wreck of the Titanic is showing clear signs of decay on the sea floor at its resting place miles below the surface. What will its final fate be? […]
Uganda’s Kanungu cult massacre that killed 700 followers
. Twenty years on, the whereabouts of (from L to R) Ursula Komuhangi, Credonia Mwerinde, Joseph Kibwetere and Dominic Kataribabo are unknown Judith Ariho does not shed any tears as she recalls the church massacre in which her mother, two siblings and four other relatives were among at least 700 people who died. Exactly 20 […]