How ancient Maya cities have withstood the ravages of time
Getty Images Constructed over 1,200 years ago, the imposing 65m-tall (213ft) Temple IV at Tikal, in modern Guatemala, is a testament to ancient Maya masonry (Credit: Getty Images) Ruins of ancient cities keep turning up in the forests of central America. How have these structures remained standing for millennia despite tropical rains, hurricanes and the […]
New £2.45m Hartlepool RNLI lifeboat welcomed with water salute
A new £2.45m lifeboat was welcomed by a water salute and dozens of spectators as it arrived at its new station. Hartlepool RNLI volunteer crew were aboard the new all weather Shannon class lifeboat as it approached the Ferry Road station on Sunday following a four day passage from Poole in Dorset. Chairman Malcolm Cooke […]
Artists sought for Shrewsbury town centre mural trail
Artists are being invited to help create a trail of murals around Shropshire’s county town. The trail is part of work by Shrewsbury’s Business Improvement District (BID) to improve walking and cycling routes in the town centre in 2025. The murals will be painted on to street furniture such as bollards and signal boxes under […]
How StumbleUpon pioneered the way we use the internet
Serenity Strull StumbleUpon, a tool that led users to random websites, had a stranglehold on millennials in the 2010s. Its influence echoes through everything we do online. For Kaitlyn Arford, a 31-year-old freelance writer based in Kentucky, US, memories of her early experiences with the internet all coalesce around one website: StumbleUpon. “Any time I […]
Work to begin on cultural centre after long delays
Work on a cultural hub in Sheffield city centre will get started in 2025 after several delays to the project. Vacant buildings at 20-26 Fargate are set to be turned into Event Central, a £7m venue for cultural and community gatherings. Sheffield City Council said work on the five-storey building will start early next year […]
In Las Vegas, a fight rages for working class Nevada voters
BBC News/Anthony Paculan Bartender and mother-of-seven Nicole Williams is struggling with higher prices When the sun sets over Las Vegas, Nicole Williams gets to work, serving drinks from behind the bar of an opulent hotel on the city’s infamous strip. But life for Ms Williams, 45, and other service-industry workers who form the quiet backbone […]
Cancer caught quickly after AI used by Royal Surrey NHS Trust
A Farncombe woman’s cancer was identified within hours thanks to a new AI tool that has been introduced by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Dianne Covey, 69, was told that doctors had spotted something suspicious on her lungs after she reported having a persistent cough. A diagnosis of lung cancer was confirmed after Ms […]
Smuggler reveals how he has helped more than 1,000 people cross Channel
Reuters A prolific Vietnamese people smuggler, who entered the UK illegally this year in a small boat, has told the BBC he forges visa documents for other Vietnamese who plan to make the same crossing. The man, whom we are calling Thanh, is now claiming UK asylum and told us he has spent almost 20 […]
Threat against UK ‘smouldering’, top counter terror officer warns
Getty Images Counter-terror police described “horrific and staggering” material seen by people radicalised online The UK is facing a “smouldering” terror threat level with children as young as 10 accessing extreme online material, one of the country’s most senior counter-terrorism officers has warned. Deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans, senior national co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, […]
Walsall firms urge investment in young people ahead of Budget
BBC Cheyenne Dawson, 20, said it was “tough out there” for people trying to find work It is tough out there for anyone who is trying to find a job, one young worker has said ahead of the chancellor’s Budget. Cheyenne Dawson, 20, had been applying for jobs after college, but became demoralised after receiving […]