Manchester professor created device to help son’s inhaler use
University of Manchester Software converts audio signals, picked up by an inhaler microphone, into visual information within a video game Like many parents of asthmatic children, Tariq Aslam found it incredibly difficult to watch his young son struggling to cope with his inhaler. The consultant ophthalmologist said it was incredibly “stressful and frightening” for him […]
Neal’s Yard’s stolen cheese could be sold abroad, supplier says
Neal’s Yard Dairy The supplier of Hafod cheddar – produced near Lampeter, western Wales – said the theft should be a “wake-up call” Cheddar stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy may have been shipped abroad to be sold on, a supplier has told the BBC. Truckles of Patrick Holden’s Hafod Welsh Cheddar were […]
What is the new battery that never dies?
Scientists and engineers have created a battery that has the potential to power devices for thousands of years. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in Culham, Oxfordshire, collaborated with the University of Bristol to make the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. Scientists say it could be used with medical devices like ocular implants, hearing aids […]
What are Harris and Trump’s policies?
BBC American voters will face a clear choice for president on election day, between Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. Here’s a look at what they stand for and how their policies compare on different issues. Inflation Harris has said her day-one priority would be trying to reduce food and housing costs for […]
Covid inquiry excuses Catherine Calderwood from giving evidence
Scotland’s former chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, has been excused from giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry on health grounds. The medic, who resigned during the pandemic after breaking lockdown rules, was given a year’s grace in December 2023 after she was deemed to be unfit to provide evidence. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett, […]
‘It’s important to take the shame from bulimia’
Courtesy of Crush Music Marina says at one point her throat was so damaged she couldn’t sing Marina Diamandis has released five albums – but she’s writing like she never has before, in a poetry book exploring, among other things, her experience of an eating disorder. The singer, who was formerly known as Marina and […]
Guernsey learning disability charity awarded £10k funding grant
BBC Grow moved to a new purpose built facility in January A charity which provides occupational training for people with learning disabilities has been awarded a £10,000 grant. Grow Limited, which offers training opportunities through a vinery, workshop and café, has been awarded Dougie’s Grant, which it plans to use to fund five flood benches […]
Electricity supplier Power NI announces price increase
Getty Images Power NI, which is the only regulated electricity supplier in Northern Ireland, has about 500,000 household customers Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier Power NI has announced its first price increase in more than a year. Household electricity prices will rise by 4% from next month adding about £38 onto the typical household annual […]
Tayce wins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special
BBC Tayce has made Strictly history as the dance competition’s first-ever drag artist Strictly Come Dancing’s first drag queen competitor, Tayce, and professional dance partner Kai Widdrington have been crowned the winners of this year’s Christmas special. Judge Craig Revel Horwood praised their cha-cha to 100 Degrees by Kylie and Dannii Minogue, saying it was […]
Lorryload of cheese theft ‘difficult loss’ says Somerset supplier
A supplier whose cheese was among 22 tonnes targeted by thieves said the theft is a “very difficult loss”. Tom Calver, director of Westcombe Dairy in Westcombe, Somerset, said he was “hugely distressed” when he heard the news. The cheese was delivered by London-based Neal’s Yard to an alleged fraudster who posed as a wholesale […]