The Nigerian wristwatch repairer lost in time in Kaduna
Ifiokabasi Ettang / BBC Ticking is the predominant sound inside Bala Muhammad’s tiny watch-repair shop, tucked away on a bustling street in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. It is like a time capsule from a different era with numerous clocks hanging on the wall and small tables at the entrance full of his tools […]
Work to start on state-of-the-art Harrogate hospital unit
Work to build a state-of-the-art day care surgery and imaging centre at a hospital in North Yorkshire is due to start in the new year. Construction at Harrogate District Hospital would get under way in February and once completed it would house, among other things, two new operating theatres, treatment rooms and a day case […]
Will AI fill the unfairness gap in British justice?
PA Media Court No 1 of the Old Bailey We’ve all seen the movie. The dodgy witness is getting away with it until the wily lawyer mauls their evidence in the witness box, thanks to long nights preparing for just that moment. There are tears of joy and a judge banging a gavel (only in […]
Canadian YouTuber’s love letter to Welsh town
Kyle McDougall Kyle McDougall has been fascinated by the slate landscapes of north Wales since first visiting in 2022 A Canadian photographer and YouTuber has said he has fallen in love with the “otherworldly” beauty of a former slate town in north Wales. Kyle McDougall has previously photographed the great lakes and forests of his […]
AI being trialled to spot heart condition
Getty Images The tool scours medical records for potential risk factors A new artificial intelligence tool is being used to identify people with a heart condition before they even have symptoms. The tool scours GP records to look for “red flags” which could indicate whether a patient is at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). […]
New Midlands Air Ambulance helicopter to fly in new year
The purchase of a new helicopter set to go into service for Midlands Air Ambulance is a significant milestone in the charity’s history, bosses say. The H145 aircraft is the third one wholly owned by the service and is currently undergoing some final alterations before it can fly. It will replace an older EC135 and […]
Some pubs start to run out of Guinness as supply limit bites
Some Irish pubs in Great Britain have told the BBC they ran out of Guinness this week, after limits were imposed on supply in the run up to Christmas. The Liffey in Liverpool, where Guinness is usually the top seller, says it has been without the alcoholic drink since Wednesday. It is one of several […]
High hopes for 2025 Jersey Air Display
The organiser of the Jersey air show has shared his ambition for the event to return to its historic success as the “most innovative air show in Europe” next year. Mike Higgins said he had already started looking for sponsors for Jersey International Air Display after suffering funding setbacks in previous years. Mr Higgins said […]
AWE Aldermaston ordered to improve procedures
An atomic weapons site has been ordered to improve procedures after an explosives component was damaged. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served an improvement notice to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site in Aldermaston, Berkshire. It comes after the part was damaged by workers assembling a unit for testing purposes in August. The […]
South Korea plane crash: At least 120 killed as Jeju Air aircraft crashes as Muan International Airport
Airline Jeju Air apologises for crashpublished at 04:09 Greenwich Mean Time 04:09 GMT The airline Jeju Air has just issued an apology. “We at Jeju Air lower our head in apology to everyone who were harmed in this incident at the Muan Airport,” says the statement, which has been translated into English. “We will do […]