Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years
Paul Adams Diplomatic Correspondent Mohammed Aisha Mr Aisha is finally on his way home Mohammed Aisha joined his “cursed” ship, the MV Aman, on 5 May 2017. Today, after spending almost four years on board stranded off the Egyptian coast, he was freed and flown home to Syria. So how does he feel? His text, […]
As DeepSeek and ChatGPT surge, is Delhi falling behind?
Getty Images India has still not developed its own foundational language model like DeepSeek that’s used to power things like chatbots Two years after ChatGPT took the world by storm, China’s DeepSeek has sent ripples through the tech industry by collapsing the cost for developing generative artificial intelligence applications. But as the global race for […]
Low income families could miss £400 fuel payment
Getty Images Scottish energy charities have called for support for low income families, amid fears many could miss out on the government’s £400 fuel bill discount. Campaigners say households with older pre-payment meters – often the most vulnerable in society – will struggle to use UK government discount vouchers. More than four million homes in […]
How to shift from lorry driver to space engineer
Michael Dempsey Technology Reporter David Boutflour David Boutflour – from lorry driver to space systems engineer David Boutflour’s background is as far from the glamour of space launches as it’s possible to imagine. The 31-year-old worked in hospitality for nine years, becoming the general manager for a gastro-pub in Cheshire. But it wasn’t the real […]
Italian church apologises after bishop tells children ‘Santa does not exist’
Getty Images A man in a Santa Claus suit (file image) A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily has apologised to parents after its bishop reportedly told a group of children that Santa Claus did not exist. At a religious event last week, Bishop Antonio Staglianò also said Santa’s red costume had been chosen by Coca-Cola […]
The EV-charger blackspots fuelling ‘range fear’ in Yorkshire drivers
Aisha Iqbal BBC News, Yorkshire BBC A rapid charging station has opened near the motorway in Bradford, but some living in terraced housing or in rural villages say they are hesitant to make the EV switch The sale of new diesel and petrol cars is set to be phased out in the UK over the […]
Mouse filmed in Gillingham’s Medway Maritime Hospital
Mark Norman BBC South East Health Correspondent Supplied The NHS says pest activity can pose unacceptable risks to patients An NHS trust has apologised after a mouse was filmed scurrying through a hospital ward in Kent. A woman visiting relatives at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham took the video of the rodent on the […]
Southwest Atlantic humpback whales on recovery path
Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent Dr Jennifer Jackson: “We have a really nice story of success in the southwest Atlantic” One of the whale populations taken to the edge of extinction by commercial hunting in the early 20th Century has essentially recovered its numbers. It’s estimated the humpbacks that frequent the southwest Atlantic once totalled […]
Should the UK’s 2050 target be sooner?
Getty Images Over the next 31 years, we’re likely to be taking fewer flights, eating less meat, and using far less single-use plastic. The year 2050 might sound like a long time away – if in 2019 you’re 25 like Stormzy and Harry Kane, you’ll be 56 at the start of 2050. Critics such as […]
Smokey Robinson to appear at Love Supreme Festival
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has admitted he is “worried” about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) to those in the public eye. The musician, who turns 85 on Wednesday, said AI’s ability to “clone people” and use their voices is “dangerous”. Robinson was speaking to BBC South East ahead of his first UK show in […]