FA Cup fifth round: Fixtures, TV coverage, how to follow on BBC and semi-automated offsides
With no VAR in operation, there were several controversial moments in the last round – not least when Manchester United’s Harry Maguire headed an injury-time winner to seal a 2-1 win against Leicester City. Maguire appeared to be offside when Bruno Fernandes sent a free-kick towards the back post but the goal stood – and […]
The island hoping to be 2020’s festival hotspot
Annabel Rackham Newsbeat reporter Getty Images What could have been… festival season in the UK was cancelled in 2020 In a parallel universe, festival season is in full swing, while flights to Mallorca and Ibiza are filled with Brits ready to hit the clubs. But most of those clubs are closed. And while the coronavirus […]
‘It’s just thrown away but it’s gold’
Priti Gupta Technology Reporter, Mumbai Reemy Zeeshan Ali has dozens of wigs for his drag act Zeeshan Ali has been a drag artist for 10 years and has taken his show all over India. Central to his performance is a collection of around 45 wigs. “It’s an alter of identity, helping me transition from my […]
Pakistan floods put pressure on faltering economy
Suranjana Tewari Asia Business Correspondent Getty Images Many households in the affected areas rely on crops and livestock to make a living The calls are growing louder. Pakistan desperately needs help after its worst floods in years, and it needs it fast. “This climate calamity couldn’t have come at a worse time, when Pakistan’s economy […]
Free travel for 200th anniversary of modern railway
Free train tickets are being offered to 9,000 schoolchildren and college students to celebrate the 200th anniversary of modern railway. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is offering the tickets to those from Surrey and Greater London to go to East Grinstead to attend a Railway 200 event at The Bluebell Railway. The school visits will focus […]
‘Sliver’ of growth in Scottish shop sales, SRC figures show
PA Media Shoppers are facing a “winter costs crunch”, retailers have warned Retail sales showed a “sliver” of growth in September with a real terms rise of 0.8%, according to new figures. The data, released by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG, showed total sales were also up on the same period last year. […]
Bedford art show aims to bring ‘new technology to the masses’
Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Andy Willsher Four groups helped create a film by using new technology to create brush strokes, with the final work being edited by Dr Alison Goodyear The organisers of an art exhibition will draw on the influences of painters through the generations to “bring new technology and digital art to […]
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario
The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used in a “Bin Laden scenario” or “rogue states” to “harm innocent people.” Eric Schmidt told the BBC: “The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI – I talk about extreme risk.” The tech billionaire, […]
What if we only ate food from local farms?
Mary McCool BBC Scotland news Getty Images Eating only local produce would involve having more vegetables in our diets, according to industry professionals In recent years there has been mounting pressure to rethink what we eat in order to reduce climate change. Many people have switched to veganism due to their concerns over the environmental […]
Medical trial helps paralysed Bedfordshire woman be a mum again
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East NIKKI FOX/BBC Sarra Wilson, from Bedfordshire, says the Pathfinder2 trial has been “life changing” A woman paralysed seven years ago said a medical trial involving spinal stimulation had helped her regain the use of her hands. Sarra Wilson, from Bedfordshire, said the Pathfinder2 study had increased her upper body […]