Seaweed-loving chef’s bid to promote delicacy
Neil Prior BBC News in Swansea Owen Howells Jonathan Williams’ love of seaweed has seen him found National Laverbread Day In an age when we’re constantly bombarded with the latest faddy super-foods, it turns out in Wales, we’ve been eating the best of all of them for millennia. The Porphyra Umbilicalis species of seaweed, or […]
Entries open for global Shakespeare short film competition
Submissions have opened for a short film competition inspired by female characters created by William Shakespeare. The annual Shakespeare Shorts contest celebrates the continued impact of the famous playwright’s work around the world, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) said. As part of The Women Who Made Shakespeare project, the trust wants women of all ages […]
Six positive ways they can be used
Getty Images Experts predict drones will be delivering parcels in the UK within “a couple of years” An extended 5km (3.1 miles) no-fly zone for drones has come into force around airports in the UK after reported sightings at Gatwick, Heathrow and Dublin airports in recent months grounded hundreds of flights and left thousands stranded. […]
Coventry mental health patient not checked upon for three hours
Vanessa Pearce BBC News, West Midlands Family Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie died under the care of the Caludon Centre in Coventry A man who was found dead while under the care of a mental health facility was left unchecked for three hours, an inquest has heard. Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie was found unresponsive in his room at […]
Covid: Travel changes too late to halt potential new wave
Kathryn Snowdon & Mary O’Connor BBC News Getty Images The latest travel rule changes are “a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted,” a scientist advising the government has said. Prof Mark Woolhouse said the new rules had come “too late” to make a “material difference” to a potential wave of […]
Southampton Port welcomes Fortescue ammonia-powered vessel
The “world’s first” dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel has arrived in the UK, docking at the Port of Southampton,. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is conducting inspections on The Singapore-flagged vessel in the Hampshire port before it travels to West India Dock in London. The MCA said the vessel was the first of its kind, powered […]
University of Nottingham announces new hydrogen propulsion lab
A new research facility aiming to unlock the promise of zero carbon fuels has secured planning permission at the University of Nottingham. The lab, on the Jubilee Campus in Wollaton, will enable research and safe high-power testing of propulsion systems for transport industries, officials said. Plans feature cryogenic test capabilities, environmental chambers suitable for altitude […]
EU protected status shows cider ‘is what is says it is’
The protected status of Wales’s most iconic foods and drinks must be maintained after Brexit, the first minister has said. Carwyn Jones said it was “hugely important” an equivalent system to the EU’s Protected Food Name was developed. Welsh cider was among six new Welsh products awarded protection by the EU Commission during the first […]
Far right looks for election breakthrough as Germany falters
Getty Images A political tidal wave is crashing across Germany. That’s what the hard-right nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party firmly believes. It is labelled “radical”, “racist” and “anti-democratic” by opponents. Germany’s domestic intelligence service says the party is “anti-constitutional”. But if polls are right, the AfD will become Germany’s second largest political force after […]
Plastic particles found in bottled water
David Shukman Science editor The plastic particles lurking in your bottled water Tests on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic. In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in nine different countries were examined. Research led by journalism organisation Orb Media discovered […]