AI camera targets drink and drug drivers in ‘world-first’ trial
Vison Zero South West The Heads-Up machine will come into operation for the first time in Devon and Cornwall Motorists under the influence of alcohol or drugs could be caught by a pioneering AI camera which is being tested for the first time in Devon and Cornwall. The state-of-the-art Heads-Up machine can detect road use […]
Folic acid will be added to flour from 2026
Food producers in Northern Ireland will have to add folic acid to non-wholemeal flour by law from 2026. The Department of Health (DoH) said the legislation has been introduced to protect newborn babies from serious brain and spine problems. The laws are being introduced across the UK after the Westminster government’s independent advisory body recommended […]
‘AI deepfake romance scam duped me out of £17k’
BBC Nikki MacLeod believed she was sending money to a woman she was in an online relationship with A victim of an elaborate online romance fraud has told BBC Scotland that she was completely convinced by deepfake videos used to scam her out of £17,000. Nikki MacLeod, 77, sent gift cards and made bank and […]
Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control
Reuters Greenland has major mineral and oil reserves The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was a “double digit billion amount” in krone, or at least […]
What will happen to Syria’s £4.5bn drug empire now?
BBC When Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Damascus and gave a victory speech on the heels of a lightning military campaign that swept through the country and toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, one remark went widely unnoticed. That was his reference to an illegal narcotic that has flooded the Middle East over the past […]
Surrey NHS Trust pioneers heart treatment technology in UK
A new treatment for patients with coronary artery disease is being pioneered by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. It has become the first NHS trust in the UK to introduce Medis-QFR (Quantitative Flow Ratio) technology, which provides a non-surgical assessment of the circulation of blood to a patient’s heart. The technology offers a non-interventional […]
Liverpool gig venues turn fight against climate change up to eleven
PA Media The UN has recognised Liverpool’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Coldplay – the list of musicians and bands saying they are trying to reduce their environmental impact is a long and ever-growing one. But what about the venues where they play – what can they really do to help […]
‘My surgeon saved my smile with hologram technology’
Susannah Morgan Susannah Morgan woke up from surgery with temporary paralysis of her face When Susannah Morgan learned that an operation to remove a benign tumour in her neck could leave her with a crooked smile she was “frantic”. The 45-year-old was advised to have it removed in case it turned cancerous but she was […]
Chaddesden chip shop owner ‘humbled’ by Parliament praise
BBC Ronnie Christodoulou said he was “blessed” that people queued up the street for his fish and chips The owner of a fish and chip shop said he was “humbled” that his business was mentioned in the House of Commons in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Ronnie Christodoulou, who runs Sussex Circus Fish Bar, in […]
Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
The government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies that spill sewage, the UK’s environment watchdog has found. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said sewage releases should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, such as during unusually heavy rainfall, but that “this has not always been the case”. […]