Boughton House hosts event’s 50th year
BBC The former prime minister, Gordon Brown, spoke at Greenbelt about poverty The Greenbelt Festival celebrated its 50th year with 12,000 visitors over the August bank holiday weekend. The event took place at Boughton House near Kettering, Northamptonshire. Former prime minister Gordon Brown, singer Laura Mvula and comedian Milton Jones were among this year’s guests. […]
People recruited by sales company ACN ‘losing money’
BBC Liam Day said he was attracted to ACN because they were “so positive” A number of people recruited by a sales company offering the chance to make money “most people only dream about” said they have been left out of pocket. ACN, a so-called multi-level marketing company based in the US, has recruited hundreds […]
Business owner in trademark dispute with Microsoft
Kryssy Bryant Kate McKenzie said Microsoft had opposed the name of her literacy tool (pictured), Word Windows A woman said she was “devastated” to be in a dispute with Microsoft over the name of her business that helps children with literacy. Kate McKenzie, from Duston, Northampton, has created a tool called Word Windows. She said […]
The eccentric dog breeds that vanished
Alamy From a vegetarian dog to a walking piece of kitchen equipment, the world was once home to an abundance of strange and ancient hounds. Where have they gone – and could we bring them back? In a particularly hilly corner of South Wales, somewhere within the half-ruined walls of a Norman castle, you’ll find […]
Scotland players have ‘massive impact on success’ in growing girls’ game
“To get them involved from five years old gives them an opportunity to get into the sport, no pressure but to have fun and enjoy it with their friends. “That’s what football is all about initially, even at elite level the starting point is loving football.” All positives for the game in Scotland, but those […]
Can YouTube fix its algorithms?
Getty Images YouTube is probably the most influential media business for a youth audience. But on this week’s Tech Tent podcast, we ask whether Google is struggling to police its platform. If you ask people my age what they think is the world’s most important and powerful TV firm, they might suggest Fox, Netflix or […]
Why astronauts are banned from getting drunk in space
Nasa (Credit: Nasa) From wine being sipped on the moon to whisky on a space station, space travel has had a long and complex relationship with alcohol. Travelling thousands of miles above the Earth, into the great inky unknown, is hard work. It’s stressful and scary. So why shouldn’t astronauts treat themselves to an end-of-Earth-day […]
The gritty Japanese drama that gripped the world
BBC Singaporean fan Kit Ow believes Oshin helped to reverse anti-Japanese sentiments A little Japanese girl trudges home through a snowy blizzard – an iconic television scene from the 1980s that many around the world would remember. It’s from the drama Oshin, which was a hit not just at home in Japan but also in […]
Criminals targeting Northern Ireland farms
Henry Arden/Getty Farmers have adopted technology to help them run their businesses more efficiently Organised criminals are targeting farmers’ high-value global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, police have warned. The PSNI said since the start of June there had been a “significant increase” in GPS thefts across Northern Ireland. Seven thefts have been reported since the […]
How celebrities influence your everyday health
Getty Images Many watch what celebrities do, and follow their health choices (Credit: Getty Images) The famous can shape people’s health choices and what they worry about in unexpected ways, says doctor Zara Aziz, and it’s not always a good thing. One Friday morning at my practice, I meet Jake*, a 42-year-old computer engineer with […]