‘Barry Island on the up but will never be posh’
BBC BBC Wales meteorologist Derek Brockway still lives near Barry and visits regularly When Gavin and Stacey announced their intention to get married in Barry, Gavin’s mother Pam hit the roof. “Barry Island?… I am not traipsing the best side of my family all the way down to Wales to see my son, my only […]
Why more women are becoming farmers
George Carrick Photography Hannah grew up in Wirral, near Liverpool, but moved to the Cumbrian countryside to be a farmer Hannah Jackson was helping a farmer get his sheep ready for a country show, when he told her to let “the lads down the road” groom the rams because they were “far too strong” for […]
Teenager not impressed with climate answers
BBC Erin is 15 and a climate change campaigner The five Conservative leadership contenders have been challenged on climate change by a Scottish teenager. Last week the UK government said it would cut emissions to almost zero by 2050. None of the leadership hopefuls agreed to bring forward the deadline, and Erin said she was […]
Bafta calls for more environment plot lines on TV
Getty Images Words like “vegan” were used more often than words like “green energy” Television shows should have more plot lines and references to climate change to help tackle the issue, according to Bafta. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts says TV can help change people’s attitudes towards the planet. It cites successes […]
Dr Dre removes university boast post about daughter
Getty Images Dr Dre (pictured here with daughter Truly) joked “No jail time!!!!” in his original post Dr Dre has removed a post about his daughter getting into a US university “all on her own” following criticism over his donation to the institution. “No jail time!!!!” wrote Dr Dre, whose real name is Andre Young. […]
What do people in Wales want from chancellor?
Aaron Chown/PA Wire Jeremy Hunt will reveal the details of his Autumn Statement at lunchtime on Wednesday Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will present his tax and spending plans for the year ahead to MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday. With a general election looming and the Conservatives trailing in the polls, it is being […]
Musician with cerebral palsy creates single with his eyes
‘I created a music single with my eyes’ A young man with severe cerebral palsy who uses his eyes to play music will have his debut single played at a festival this weekend. Jac Richards, from Carmarthenshire, was starved of oxygen at birth, leaving him brain damaged. He uses a computer operated by his eye […]
Merseyside Police accused of ‘trivialising’ poverty with social media post
LDRS Merseyside Police posted an image of the Greggs sandwich on social media A police social media post highlighting the theft of a sandwich made “a spectacle of someone’s desperation”, a poverty charity has said. Merseyside Police posted on X, formally known as Twitter, they had apprehended someone for stealing a “delicious warm chicken baguette”. […]
Facebook to build internet cable ‘circumference of Earth’
Facebook The cable will be huge and buried deeper than others to prevent external damage Facebook is teaming up with telecoms companies to build a 37,000km (23,000-mile) undersea cable to supply faster internet to 16 countries in Africa. Its length – almost equal to the circumference of the Earth – will make it one of […]
A storied dish with Titanic history
San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Fried chicken was once a status-connoting dish (Credit: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images) While a menu from Titanic goes up for auction, a chef is paying homage to Maryland fried chicken, a dish served on the ocean liner’s fateful last day, at his New York City pop-up. Anyone interested in […]