Gloucestershire charity hopes to remove rural ‘digital poverty’
Getty Images The charity also refurbishes and re-allocates digital devices to those in need A charity says it hopes to remove “digital poverty” in its local area by helping rural communities to have more access to services. Gloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC) has handed out £3.2m of free SIM cards and offers workshops to those […]
Why the illegal tarantula trade is booming
Getty Images Tarantula poaching could threaten some species to the point of extinction (Credit: Getty Images) The global arachnid trade is threatening the world’s most famous spider species. And it’s primarily driven by souvenir collectors. With their eight beady eyes and furry limbs boasting retractable claws, tarantulas are polarising creatures. During Jackie Peeler’s more than […]
AI will never replace ‘human touch’
Sony Hermen Hulst (left) and Hideaki Nishino (right) have been joint CEOs of Sony since June PlayStation’s boss says artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to “revolutionise” gaming, but he believes it will never replace the “human touch” of games made by people. Hermen Hulst and his co-CEO Hideaki Nishino spoke to the BBC as […]
King Charles champions food poverty project on working 76th birthday
PA Media King Charles III was greeted by staff at the Coronation Food Project hub on the first engagement of his birthday King Charles has marked his 76th birthday by opening a new hub in south-east London as part of his project to distribute surplus produce to people in food poverty. The King is treating […]
Sheffield widow demands government scraps smart motorways
PA Media Claire Mercer has written to the Transport Secretary saying ‘the buck stops with you’ The widow of a man who was killed on a section of smart motorway has asked the government for them to be scrapped completely as the lack of hard shoulder leads to “scenes of utter carnage”. Claire Mercer’s husband […]
Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices
Thousands of UK businesses could receive payouts if a legal claim filed against tech giant Microsoft is successful. Regulation expert Dr Maria Luisa Stasi is alleging the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing. She is seeking compensation of over £1bn on behalf of UK businesses. The BBC has […]
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan
A passenger plane has crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local authorities say. Preliminary reports suggest there are 25 survivors, 22 of whom have been taken to hospital, Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry said. The plane, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, caught fire as it went down near the city of Aktau but the fire has […]
What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs
Trump names vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary President-elect Donald Trump has announced he wants to appoint vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The position has a broad remit across the US health industry, including food safety, pharmaceuticals, public health and vaccinations. […]
Albania issues one-year ban after fatal stabbing
Reuters Albania’s prime minister has announced the government intends to block access to TikTok for one year after the killing of a schoolboy last month raised fears about the influence of social media on children. Speaking on Saturday Edi Rama declared the proposed ban would start in January. TikTok said it is seeking urgent clarifications […]
No date for bottle returns as Welsh government exits UK scheme
BBC The scheme in Wales will launch later than 2027 The Welsh government has decided not to join a UK-wide return scheme for bottles and cans and will run its own instead. While people in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get some money back when they return plastic and metal containers to shops from […]