Swann’s home security camera recordings could be hijacked
Swann Swann’s cameras are sold at high street stores as well as online A popular wireless security camera designed to safeguard businesses and homes was vulnerable to a spying hack. The flaw meant it was possible to hijack video and audio streamed from other people’s properties by making a minor tweak to Swann Security’s app. […]
Call for regulation as demand quadruples
Anna Duthie Alex, seven, feels more secure with his dog Chester by his side, his mother said Charities training support dogs for children with autism are calling for more regulation after figures revealed a quadrupling in requests for help. The charities collectively recorded 3,795 inquiries in 2017 – compared with 946 in 2012. They said […]
Kimia Alizadeh: A guide to Iran’s defecting athletes
As significant as Alizardeh’s defection is, it is not even the first major Iranian sporting defection of 2020 – less than two weeks into the year. Two leading figures in Iranian chess, Shohreh Bayat and Mitra Hejazipour, have both been expelled for removing their hijab in competitions outside of the country. This action is considered […]
Why robotic worms could one day dig beneath your feet
Getty Images The burrowing skills of earthworms are difficult to mimic Though specific features will vary by species, many earthworms are excellent burrowers, and can bend with ease. “They are very flexible and move through spaces that might be difficult to access,” comments Elsa Arrázola-Vásquez, who researches soil management at the Swedish University of Agricultural […]
No-deal Brexit ‘bad news’ for Welsh food and drink sector
Getty Images Food and drink producers are probably not ready for the prospect of no-deal Brexit, it is claimed A no-deal Brexit would be “extremely bad news” for the food and drink sector in Wales, an industry leader has said. It follows UK government warnings that the impact would be “more pronounced” on UK food […]
Will Gompertz visits the pageant of plants ★★★★☆
BBC She wasn’t doing it to sell a song but to promote her “Back to Nature” garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, a co-created “woodland wilderness” designed to promote the benefits of an outdoor life for mental and physical wellbeing. It is a project she has put her heart and soul and back into […]
Sharron Davies hopeful of getting retrospective Olympic gold medal
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe the full extent of East Germany’s doping programme became apparent. Thousands of young athletes were given performance-enhancing drugs in a bid to bring sporting success in East Germany, with their women dominating swimming and athletics in particular. The new […]
Aviation not the enemy in climate battle, says Heathrow boss
Getty Images Flying is not “the enemy” in the fight against climate change, the chief executive of Heathrow Airport has said. John Holland-Kaye told the BBC’s Today programme: “The answer is not to stop people flying. It has to be about decarbonising aviation.” The UK’s aviation industry is promising to reduce its net carbon emissions […]
Chris McCausland’s journey from salesman to TV show winner
BBC Chris McCausland and dance partner Dianne Buswell’s routines won over viewers Comedian Chris McCausland has won the 22nd series of Strictly Come Dancing after beating 14 other celebrities to this year’s glitterball trophy. He has been praised throughout the series for defying expectations of what a blind person can achieve on the dancefloor. McCausland, […]
Christmas ad spend ‘to hit record high’
John Lewis The latest John Lewis campaign focuses on a little boy and his friendship with an imaginary monster Brands will be spending a record £6bn on Christmas advertising in 2017, according to an industry body forecast. The Advertising Association says it is being driven by intense market competition, especially within the retail sector, and […]