Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The moment history stops
NPG This is the moment history stops; for a minute, an hour, for a day or a week; this is the moment history stops. Across…
AI camera rolled out in Plymouth to monitor driving offences
A camera that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect road traffic offences has been deployed on a main road in Plymouth. The system, which is…
Kenya rolls out poison in bid to cull a million Indian house crows
BBC “Invasive alien birds” sounds like the strapline to a scary Hollywood blockbuster but for the people of coastal Kenya it is not a matter…
Michelle O’Neill says NI parties ‘cop out’ on abortion
Pacemaker Michelle O’Neill says legislators must implement policy for all people regardless of their own personal views Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has accused other parties…
Is the American strip club dying out?
Getty Images Faced with changing attitudes, tightening regulations and a booming online pornography industry, strip clubs are closing across the US. Sex may still sell…
New crisis for code-breaking hub
BBC/Arrow Media/Bletchley Park The Colossus, the world’s first large-scale electronic computer, was built at Bletchley Park. It went into operation in 1944 It is one…
Spielberg’s The Fabelmans wins at Toronto Film Festival
Getty Images Steven Spielberg directed and co-wrote The Fabelmans The Fabelmans has won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. Director Steven Spielberg’s…
Enter a lacklustre advert for democracy
Brook Mitchell / Getty Scott Morrison famously defied opinion polling to win in 2019 Australians have just learned their election will be held on 21…
How Northumbrian Water keeps it flowing
BBC The Howdon treatment works is located on the banks of the River Tyne Northumbrian Water was fined millions earlier this year for historic sewage…
Aid ship to leave Hull for Caribbean
A ship carrying aid for Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Beryl will leave Hull next week. The tropical storm battered several islands including Jamaica, St…