IT outage exposes fragility of tech infrastructure
As the global chaos subsides and systems continue to return online, the enormous IT outage which caused havoc around the world on Friday reveals a…
India’s ‘rebel’ Muslim princess who shot tigers and drove a Rolls-Royce
Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Abida Sultaan was the eldest daughter of the last Nawab of Bhopal, Hamidullah Khan Abida Sultaan was nothing like your typical…
Guernsey Dairy calls for bids for unused milk products
BBC Guernsey Dairy produces 7.6 million litres of milk per year The island’s only dairy is calling for suggestions for uses for milk left over…
‘Feminazi’ rants of lawyer who shot judge’s family
Reuters Police outside the home where the suspect, Roy Den Hollander, was found dead A lawyer who shot dead a female judge’s son before turning…
Jayne Ludlow and Becky James inducted into Hall of Fame
Wales football manager Jayne Ludlow has been inducted into the Welsh Sports hall of fame. Ludlow is one of four women among the 2018 inductees…
‘We knew Christmas before your ancestors’
AFP Orthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past…
Afghanistan’s Nila Ibrahimi wins Children’s Peace Prize
Getty Images Nila Ibrahimi beat 165 other nominees to be named this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize winner When Nila Ibrahimi set out to build…
UK pub numbers rise for the first time in a decade
Getty Images The total number rose by 315, or 0.8%, last year to 39,130, driven by food sales. The ONS said that the first increase…
High-tech sensor firm Novosound boosted by £1m grant
Novosound The spin-out company was founded by Richard Cooper (left) and Dr Dave Hughes A Scottish sensor technology firm is to boost its research and…
Giselle Gorringe: Welsh teenager can reach Winter Olympics, says Chemmy Alcott
Although the 2020 season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gorringe is as determined as ever to continue racing and become full-time next…