OpenAI whistleblower found dead in apartment
An OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower has been found dead in an apartment in San Francisco, authorities said. The body of Suchir Balaji, 26, was discovered on 26 November after police said they received a call asking officers to check on his wellbeing. The San Francisco medical examiner’s office determined his death to be suicide and police found […]
17 flops and fails in culture in 2024
Getty Images Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt starred in The Fall Guy, one of the year’s big movie flops Money, success, power, beauty – it often seems as if celebrities have everything they could possibly want. So it’s just as well they also get tangled up in their fair share of mishaps, blunders and own […]
Wildlife and characters on the Welsh coast
BBC Jay Lewis travels from Pontypool to fish off Penarth pier From wildlife spotters to anglers, day-trippers and cold dippers, Wales’ piers are a hive of activity. In mid Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier in Ceredigion attracts both amusement arcade enthusiasts and roosting starlings who draw crowds when they flock to create magnificent murmurations. In the […]
Royal Cornwall Hospital silent nurse call cutting stays
BBC Ashley Tindale spent a week in Wheal Fortune ward after giving birth to her son, Soren A trial in Cornwall which uses smart technology to make a ward quieter and calmer for new mothers and babies has reduced the length of a patient’s stay by half a day, according to medics. As part of […]
Celebrated Indian author dies at 91
MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary writer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has died at the age of 91. Nair died in a hospital in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, where he was admitted a few days ago with breathing difficulties. Apart from being a celebrated writer, MT, as Nair was popularly known, was also an […]
My boat was metres from the shore when the waves hit
Getty Images The tsunami inundated a large number of homes in low-lying areas Boxing Day, 2004. When the earthquake struck at 06:30 (01:00 GMT), I was on a ferry, headed towards Havelock – an island in the Indian archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar. Known for its silver sand and clear blue waters, the Radhanagar beach […]
Jersey ministers hold ‘positive discussions’ on ferry contract
BBC The government said it would consider answers, with a further announcement expected on Monday Jersey’s council of ministers has had “positive discussions” regarding the choice of ferry company to take over its lifeline sea links for the next 15 years, the government has said. The Government of Jersey is yet to announce which service […]
Two arrested after ‘hazardous drone operation’ near Boston airport
Two people have been arrested after allegedly conducting a “hazardous drone operation” near the airspace of the US city of Boston’s main airport, police said. Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, were arrested on Long Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands, on Saturday night. They were charged with trespassing and police said they […]
The world’s adventure capital’s massive gamble
Getty Images The fuel-guzzling town of Queenstown, New Zealand, has an audacious goal to become the first tourist destination on Earth to have a completely carbon-zero visitor economy – and all by 2030. By 2030 – if things really go to plan – you’ll land in Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island (possibly even aboard […]
Man jailed for 1989 Coventry rape after cold case DNA review
A man has been jailed for the rape of a woman in Coventry city centre 35 years ago after cold case detectives re-examined DNA from the crime scene. Michael O’Meara attacked a woman, who had been in the city with friends, on Silver Street in July 1989. He dragged her into a secluded area and […]