New evidence uncovered in Princes in Tower mystery
Getty Images Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, went missing after going to the Tower of London A university professor has uncovered fresh evidence to support claims Richard III was behind the murder of his nephews at the Tower of London. King Edward V was just 12 when he and his brother […]
Gisèle Pelicot removes all trace of husband in France mass rape trial
AFP Gisèle Pelicot no longer owns any family photos with her husband Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse It was November 2011, and Gisèle Pelicot was sleeping too much. She spent most of her weekends in a slumber. She was annoyed, because during the week she worked hard as a supply chain manager, […]
How will air pollution change where and when we travel?
Getty Images New Delhi recently saw air pollution levels at 30-35 times the safe limit (Credit: Getty Images) As New Delhi makes headlines yet again for its choking smog, experts and holidaymakers alike are pondering how worsening air quality will change travel in the long-term. My first words during a Christmas trip to Hanoi last […]
Five things about DFDS as Jersey chooses its new ferry operator
BBC The Seven Sisters, operated by DFDS Seaways, carried out berthing trials in the islands in October 1) What is DFDS? Danish firm DFDS has been chosen to run ferry services to and from Jersey for the next 15 years. The firm had also tendered to run ferry services in Guernsey but the island instead […]
Chris Wormald to become new civil service head
Sir Chris Wormald will become the new head of the civil service and Cabinet Secretary later this month. The career civil servant, who has headed the Department for Health and Social Care since 2016, will be the most senior official adviser to the prime minister and Cabinet. He was leading the health department during the […]
Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed
Alamy Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year. Here are seven quiet wins that may have gone under your radar in 2024. But this year also saw some extraordinary breakthroughs for climate and nature. In case you missed them, we have rounded […]
Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels
Genysys Engine Whiskers help the AI identify what is – and isn’t – a red squirrel An artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to tell the difference between grey and red squirrels could be “an absolute game changer”, conservationists say. The system, called Squirrel Agent, has been trained on thousands of images of […]
How Guide dogs made Leamington Spa its unofficial home
Guide Dogs Guide dog mum Sarah and her litter of pups whose names began with F, in 1990 Guide dogs-in-training have become a daily sight in one Midlands town. But when the national Guide Dogs charity moved in to Leamington Spa in the 1940s, residents were bemused by the spectacle of pups being taught to […]
East coast rail services cancelled
Rail services between Yorkshire and London are being disrupted throughout the weekend due to signalling upgrades on the East Coast Main Line. The disruption affects Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER and Lumo services and is a result of the East Coast Digital Programme, a scheme that will introduce in-cab digital signalling between London Kings Cross […]
Derbyshire residents told to register for to use county tips
Google Those registered can use nine council-run tips in the county Derbyshire County Council says people must register their vehicles to continue using its tips. Automatic number plate recognition technology (ANPR) will be used to check people are eligible to use council-run recycling centres, the authority said. The council added unregistered vehicles would not be […]