Cwm Taf maternity services in special measures after review
Getty Images The review looked into services at hospitals in the south Wales valleys A health board’s maternity services are “under extreme pressure” and “dysfunctional”, according to a damning independent review. The health minister has put services into special measures after failings were uncovered at the Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles hospitals in the south […]
Transcript: Can ‘sex robots’ help disabled people?
This is a full transcript of Can ‘sex robots’ help disabled people? as presented by Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty and first broadcast on 6 October 2017 KATE – Hello listeners. Well, you join us still trying to sort out the programme actually, because we are a little bit behind. I hope you’re all having […]
‘Man taking pictures through my window scared me’
The idea was the brainchild of Swansea student Sophie Morgan. Student Sophie Morgan was terrified when she looked through her curtains to see a man photographing her. “I opened the curtains and saw a man on my roof outside, filming me and staring right at me,” recalled Sophie. That chilling moment was Sophie’s catalyst to […]
Former player believes rugby caused his dementia
Supplied James Batterham is one of hundreds of rugby players suing three of the sport’s governing bodies over neurological injuries Hundreds of former rugby players are taking legal action against the sport’s governing bodies over head injuries which have left them suffering from long-term brain conditions. James Batterham, from Derby, is among them and is […]
New Paddington in Peru film ‘charming’ but ‘slow’, critics say
StudioCanal The nation’s favourite bear is back for another adventure The much-anticipated new Paddington in Peru film has had mixed reviews over its opening weekend, with critics calling it “charming-enough”, but some agreeing the film struggles to reach the heights of its predecessors. The third instalment in the Paddington live action adventure franchise sees the […]
the view from the Midlands
BBC David Davis has resigned as Brexit Secretary Haven’t I been here sometime before? It was just four hours after Boris Johnson had followed David Davis’s lead by resigning from Theresa May’s Cabinet. But despite the innumerable distractions of the day, I had made it on time to my surprise, in black tie and dinner […]
£5m Virtual Reality centre launches in Portsmouth
Zoe Kleinman demonstrates the technology at the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR in Portsmouth I’m in a large and colourful wooden-floored room. There’s a man standing next to me, and a bird is at my feet. Suddenly both the man and the bird disappear. It sounds like the start of a surreal dream, and […]
The woman behind Biden’s biggest surprise
Getty Images Kamala Harris will make history when she becomes vice-president in January – but another black woman played a pivotal role helping the Biden-Harris ticket win the White House. As she celebrated winning the US election alongside Joe Biden, the first black and Asian American woman to be vice-president-elect made sure to recognise a […]
Dublin ticket price rises shocking, Irish deputy PM says
Reuters Dynamic pricing is allowed under consumer protection laws Price increases for Oasis gigs in Dublin were “shocking” and involved “a kind of runaway inflation”, the tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) has said. There has been widespread criticism of the process known as “dynamic pricing”. It meant that on Ticketmaster, where tickets to the reunion […]
The disabled character from 24 years ago getting me harassed today
Emma Lynch/BBC I can feel the anger rising. How am I facing this abuse again after 20 years? My name is Alex. But increasingly young people shout “Timmy” at me in the street. This isn’t mistaken identity – it‘s mockery because I use a wheelchair. I should ignore it, but this time, I react. I […]