Will fibre broadband be obsolete by 2030
Getty Images Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030 if it wins the general election. The plan would see millions more properties given access to a full-fibre connection, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “a crackpot scheme”. If the plan went ahead and […]
Welsh ex-pats in Australia emotional over reunions
Ben Evans Ben and his family have been keeping in touch with relatives in Wales via the internet A former Wales rugby player who settled in Australia says he feels emotional about seeing his family for the first time in two years. Ben Evans’ father and sisters have not met his three-month-old son Alby or […]
US blacklists China organisations over Xinjiang ‘Uighur abuse’
AFP/Getty Human rights groups say up to one million Uighurs and other Muslims are in detention centres in Xinjiang The US has blacklisted 28 Chinese organisations for their alleged involvement in abuses against ethnic Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province. The organisations are now on the so-called Entity List, which bars them from buying products from […]
How new IGTV feature will work
Instagram Instagram has released a long-form video feature which allows users to post hour-long clips. IGTV lets users create content exceeding the current maximum 60-second clip limit for the first time. It’s not clear if the longer videos would include adverts or if users would be paid for their content as they are on platforms […]
Is the US trying to kill crypto?
Getty Images Is the US out to kill crypto? Three years ago, the majority of the firms in the sector that Andrew Durgee’s company invested in were based in the US. This year, he estimates that just one out of every 10 will be – a reflection of his firm’s judgement that the country has […]
Hungary’s risky bet on Russia’s nuclear power
Getty Images Russia will finance the plant with a multi-billion euro loan to be repaid by Hungarian bill-payers “If this new power plant is built,”, says Janos, a tall, friendly nuclear engineer who works in Reactor block 2 of the existing nuclear power station at Paks, “it will be good for the town, and good […]
Hull to submit Unesco City of Music bid as part of culture plan
Hull is set to bid to become a Unesco Creative City of Music. The council’s cabinet signed off a five-year plan for boosting music in the city on Monday, which includes applying to the scheme. Some 1,200 people were consulted on the strategy which also seeks to encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds involved […]
Discovery of tower at a Derry school ‘rewrites history’
Derry Tower Heritage Group The stump of the round tower inside the grounds of Lumen Christi College in Derry. In the grounds of a grammar school in Londonderry lies what locals have believed for years was the remains of a 17th Century windmill. However, the curiosity of a local group of historians has led to […]
Heritage body urges rapid Castlegate protection measures
A heritage charity has accused Sheffield City Council of “five years of delay” in protecting Castlegate’s historic buildings. The Victorian Society’s South Yorkshire group said hold-ups in making it a conservation area were putting elements of the city’s history at “increased risk”. The group’s regional chair, Nigel Slack, said the area had lost three buildings […]
UK drone pilots have 25 days to register with regulator
Getty Images UK drone pilots have until the end of November to register their details with the Civil Aviation Authority. At the same time, the CAA is starting a service it hopes will reunite owners with their lost drones. A quarter of owners have lost a drone at some point, CAA research suggests. Most lost […]