Almost half of children in Wales scammed online, research shows
Matt Murray & Oscar Edwards BBC News BBC Pupils at Griffithstown Primary School have been taking online safety classes More than 40% of children in Wales have been scammed online, according to new research. The findings by the UK Safer Internet Centre have been released to mark Safer Internet Day. Staff at Griffithstown Primary School, […]
Christmas turkey shortage likely, farmers warn
Reuters Britain’s turkey farmers will do their best to ensure Christmas “is as normal as it can be” but shortages are likely, an industry representative has warned. The government has assured consumers that turkeys will be available for the festive season. Ministers are pinning their hopes on overseas workers brought in on temporary visas to […]
India and France plan to develop small modular nuclear reactors
India and France plan to work together on developing small modular nuclear reactors, India’s foreign ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country. Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised the importance of nuclear energy for “strengthening energy security” and transitioning towards a “low-carbon economy”. It comes days after Delhi announced plans […]
The Woman In Me is an angry, cautionary tale
Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Getty Images The star’s memoir is published on Tuesday Britney Spears knows what it’s like to feel trapped: First by poverty, then by fame, then by her family. She has been subject to scrutiny and ridicule throughout her life. As a teenager, journalists repeatedly asked her questions about her breasts […]
Getting a second hand has been life-changing, keen gardener says
Dan Wareing BBC News, Merseyside Wirral University Teaching Hospital Ms Griffin said her new hand had “completely changed how I do things” A woman who always wished she had a second hand to “make life so much easier” has said finally getting a usable one has been “surreal” and “life-changing”. Julie Griffin was born with […]
Firms have ‘head in sand’ over post-Brexit trade, says minister
Getty Images A government minister has criticised businesses for taking a “head in the sand approach” when preparing for post-Brexit trade. Treasury and Cabinet Office Minister Lord Agnew said traders “really must engage in a more energetic way” to be ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December. The UK and EU […]
Street lights to be switched back on at night
Street lights in Coventry are to be switched back on after midnight after new technology is rolled out. Hundreds of residents had raised safety concerns after lights on more 2,500 city streets were turned off from midnight to 05:30, under cost-saving measures from Coventry City Council. The authority rejected a plea to reverse the move […]
The NI chef who runs with royalty
Jayne McCormack BBC News NI Getty Images Originally from Bushmills, Clare Smyth’s drive and ambition has propelled her to the top of the culinary world County Antrim chef Clare Smyth has worked in her fair share of kitchens since leaving home aged just 16, but a visit to one in particular has impacted her more […]
‘Everybody cried after I was able to walk again’
PA Media “I dreamed that one day I might take a few steps and my dream came true,” study participant Claire Trivedi said A London woman who was paralysed as a result of an illness has said “everybody cried” when she was able to take her first steps following a pioneering treatment. Claire Trivedi, 48, […]
Somerset carer considering new job
Ross Pollard Politics reporter BBC Somerset Fatou Taylor Fatou Taylor says the families of the people she cares for depend on her A carer who uses her car for work said she had considered switching jobs because of rising fuel costs. Fatou Taylor covers south Somerset and said the cost of filling her tank had […]