Comedian Louie Green reveals colostomy bag during gig
Louise Parry and Wayne Bavin BBC News, Suffolk LOUIE GREEN Louie wants to use his comedy platform to make things better for people using stoma bags A comedian has started showing his colostomy bag at his gigs to encourage more discussion about the topic. Louie Green, 35, had emergency bowel surgery for a diverticular disease. […]
University of Surrey leads £1.8m project on noise pollution
Emily Sinclair BBC News, South East University of Surrey Professor Mark Plumbley (above) is leading the research project The University of Surrey is to lead a £1.8m initiative into tackling noise pollution. The research project will focus on the root cause behind noise pollution with the aim of creating quieter products, buildings and transportation systems. […]
Call for sugar tax cash to go to the Welsh NHS
Dai Williams from Diabetes UK Cymru says the sugar tax is “the least the food industry can do” Money raised from a new tax on sugary drinks should be reinvested into the Welsh NHS, it has been claimed. Diabetes UK Cymru’s Dai Williams said cash from the tax should help address ill-health linked to sugar. […]
Hundreds of patients use app to help Plymouth hospital visits
Chris Ellis BBC News, Devon BBC Jessica, who helped design and uses the app, said it was “easy and accessible” An app to replace paper hospital passports has been created by a group of patients aiming to make hospital visits easier. The app is in use at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, and details a patient’s […]
Company defends major pig farm plan
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent BBC The pig farm is planned for a site near Limavady A company backing plans for a large pig farm in Co Londonderry has defended the development near Limavady. If approved by planners, the farm on Glenhead Road would house five pig units to accommodate 13,000 animals. […]
How a computer that ‘drunk dials’ videos is exposing YouTube’s secrets
Estudio Santa Rita YouTube is about to turn 20. An unusual research method is unveiling statistics about the platform that Google would rather keep hidden. YouTube may not seem secretive. It’s public facing. You can watch an endless stream of content from now until your dying breath. There’s been a mountain of research about the […]
Sri Lanka airline boss says ‘don’t be a CEO during Covid’
Derek Cai & Zarina McDonald BBC News Getty Images Sri Lanka’s national carrier has been struggling against even more headwinds than many of its rivals. Airlines around the world have been buffeted by the impact of countries closing their borders during the pandemic and soaring fuel prices due to the Ukraine war. State-owned SriLankan Airlines […]
Firefly’s Blue Ghost becomes second private spacecraft with moon landing
Watch: Celebrations as Luna lander touches down on Moon A private spacecraft has landed on the Moon, becoming only the second commercial vehicle to reach the lunar surface. Blue Ghost left Earth on January 15, after being launched by US firm Firefly Aerospace with the intention of exploring the Sea of Crises, a huge crater […]
‘Ministers should be more involved’
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent BBC Flaws in setting the scheme’s subsidy rate left it open to abuse as claimants could earn more cash the more fuel they burned The man who ran a botched green energy scheme says ministers should be more fully involved in policy making. Peter Hutchinson made the […]
Billions risked on ‘unproven’ green tech, MPs warn
The government is committing billions of pounds to an “unproven” green technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering the impact on consumers’ bills, MPs have warned. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) facilities prevent carbon dioxide, produced by industry, being released into the atmosphere by capturing and storing it underground. In October, the government pledged […]