Five Jony Ive designs you probably don’t know
Getty Images It’s not all iPhones and iPods, you know… While at Apple, Sir Jonathan designed hugely successful products including the iPhone, iPod and iMac. As he prepares to launch his own venture, it’s worth remembering that Ive’s design career has so far included more than those blockbuster devices. Here are some Jony Ive originals […]
High-speed rail services cancelled after cracks found in trains
BBC Dozens of Class 800s are stacked up waiting to be checked at Hitachi’s Swansea depot Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express trains of the Hitachi 800 model […]
Gisèle Pelicot trial live updates: Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique found guilty in mass rape trial
Not enough time at ‘botched’ trial, accused man tells BBCpublished at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 07:50 GMT Andrew HardingParis correspondent, reporting from Avignon On the eve of the verdicts, one of the accused – a man who has already pleaded guilty to raping Gisèle Pelicot – lashed out at a “botched” and hurried mass trial […]
YouTuber admits dangerous driving in Australia
British YouTuber Yung Filly has pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Australia while on bail over rape allegations. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, admitted to driving at almost 60km/h (37mph) over the speed limit on a Perth highway last month. He is yet to enter a plea on eight sexual […]
‘It’s Birmingham’s turn to shine’
Getty Images Steven Knight (centre) with dancers from Rambert’s forthcoming Peaky Blinders ballet Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, one of the masterminds behind the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham, believes it will be better than the launch of the London Olympics a decade ago. If the organisers’ predictions are to be believed, 1.5 billion […]
Are middle-aged people more unhealthy than ever?
Getty Images About one in three middle-aged Britons has multiple health conditions – such as chronic back pain, mental ill health and high blood pressure, a study suggests. But is this decline just an inevitable part of middle age every generation has to face – or is this current cohort of 40-somethings less healthy than […]
Huawei and ZTE left out of India’s 5G trials
Getty Images India’s telecom ministry has left out Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials, becoming the latest country to lock the firms out. The ministry granted permission to a dozen firms – including Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung’s network unit – to conduct a sixth-month trial of 5G technology. Although Huawei and […]
Cross-border dispute over gene-edited crops
Getty Images The Scottish government is being asked to consider allowing gene-edited crops to be grown in Scotland. UK cabinet minister George Eustice wants his plans to allow gene-edited crops to be grown in England to be extended to both Scotland and Wales. Mr Eustice has written to the Scottish and Welsh governments to urge […]
Oxford University scientists’ camera to detect water on Moon
Lockheed Martin Space The results would provide valuable information for robotic and human explorers in the future A state-of-the-art camera, which will help find water on the Moon, is set to embark on its first mission. The Lunar Thermal Mapper, built by scientists at the University of Oxford, will help pinpoint the location and quantity […]
‘My colouring book style was born of necessity’
Johanna Basford Johanna is considered a pioneer of the adult colouring movement The woman who pioneered the adult colouring book trend says a lack of funds and a battle with technology created her multi-million-selling trademark style. As a hard-up art student, Johanna Basford couldn’t afford all the different coloured inks everyone else was using. And […]