Devon and Cornwall AI cameras spot toddlers not wearing seat belts
Vision Zero More than 100 children featured in seat belt offences captured by the AI cameras, police said An unrestrained toddler sitting on a woman’s lap in the front passenger seat was among thousands of people caught on camera not wearing seat belts on Devon and Cornwall roads, police have said. Police said 109 children […]
SSE gas and electricity prices in Northern Ireland to rise again
Reuters The latest increase will affect 188,000 homes in Northern Ireland The energy company SSE Airtricity is putting up its gas and electricity prices in Northern Ireland again. Gas prices will rise by 28.3% from 1 October and electricity prices will go up by 35.4% from the same date. However, some consumers in NI will […]
The top spies fighting terrorism three days a week
GCHQ Vicky and Emily have more than three decades of experience between them in intelligence gathering Disrupting terrorist plots has to be one of the most crucial jobs in the country, so it may surprise you to know this vitally important role at the top of the UK’s signals and cyber intelligence agency is filled […]
Brownies to learn coding to get more girls into science
Girlguiding Rainbows, aged four to seven, will use a unicorn rescue app to learn about app design Brownies are to start learning to code while younger girls in Rainbows will explore app design in a bid to inspire more of them to take up STEM subjects. Just over half (52%) of girls aged 11 to […]
British women’s water polo team reaches 2012 Euros
The British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed in March that both the men’s and women’s teams had met its criteria and would be allowed to take up the berths allocated to the host nation by world governing body Fina. Reaching the European finals, to be held in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in January, for the […]
Tommy T shares his top tips for pupils starting high school
Tommy T Teacher Tommy T started making social media videos in his spare time during the Covid lockdowns A teacher with millions of online followers has been sharing his top tips to help pupils and their parents get ready for the switch to high school. Tommy T, 36, who lives and works in Norwich and […]
Why farming is moving indoors
Square Roots Tobias Peggs says the fledgling industry is still developing the right business models A car park opposite the infamous New York City housing estate where rapper Jay-Z grew up seems an unlikely place for an agricultural revolution. Ten shipping containers dominate a corner of the Brooklyn parking area, each full of climate control […]
What happened to UKIP’s class of 2014?
Getty Images UKIP topped the polls in 2014 – but things have not gone to plan since then Twenty four UKIP MEPs were elected and the party won 27.5% of the vote – an achievement its then leader Nigel Farage described as “historic”. UKIP’s success in these elections was one of the factors behind David […]
Our biggest stories and what happened next
PA/Getty/Channel 4 It’s fair to say 2020 will not be remembered fondly. The coronavirus pandemic dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. “You’re on mute,” became a catchphrase, and during lockdowns people even began dating via video chat – but despite the […]
GB women’s water polo team win bronze in Four Nations
Britain lost to Euro group B winners Spain, external twice, but their early form has put them on the brink of a place at the 2012 European finals, external in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in January. “Thinking back two years ago when we first joined, we have come so far,” said GB World Class Performance Manager […]