West Midlands iPad scheme boosting children’s learning
BBC Every child at Slade Primary School has been given an iPad, funded by the academy trust An academy chain in the West Midlands that has invested heavily in iPads for children says it is paying dividends. And it is not just in terms of children’s learning now, but for their employment chances in the […]
Spice sales boom as home cooks get more adventurous
Getty Images The global spices sector is estimated to be worth $126bn this year What are you planning to cook when you next make something from scratch in the kitchen? A nice bit of salmon? Lamb chops? Or maybe a vegan pasta dish? Whatever you have in mind, it will probably involve using some form […]
Infrared shines new light on work
Some of the techniques used by Leonardo da Vinci are exposed in a new exhibition at the Louvre in Paris that uses infrared technology to dig a little deeper into the artist’s mind. The exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, which opens on Thursday, has already reached ticket sales of 200,000. Its […]
MI6 chief ‘perplexed’ over Matthew Hedges case
Daniela Tejada says she is “elated” at the news Matthew Hedges has been pardoned The leader of the UK’s MI6 intelligence service has said he is “perplexed” over why the United Arab Emirates jailed British academic Matthew Hedges. Alex Younger said he “genuinely can’t understand how our Emirati partners came to the conclusions they came […]
America’s influence in the world is ‘dwindling’
Getty Images A mural of Lupe Fiasco in his home city of Chicago Lupe Fiasco has never been one to hold his tongue. It’s why he jokes he’s “already dead”, having been cancelled – way before we ever called it that – for calling President Barack Obama the “biggest terrorist” in an interview in 2011. […]
Week ahead in the European Parliament
Reuters The future composition of the European Parliament itself will be among the issues debated by MEPs this week at the assembly’s plenary sitting. On Wednesday they will vote on a draft blueprint drawn up by one of its committees on what to do with the British seats to be vacated after Brexit. Under the […]
World first for Derry theatre’s Minecraft play
Minecraft Mincraft is a hugely popular game with children A Londonderry theatre is to host the world’s first play performed by both human actors and avatars – digitised versions of the cast – in the computer game, Minecraft. Playcraft Live will be performed at the city’s Playhouse Theatre on 14 October. It will simultaneously be […]
Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korean protesters gather ahead of impeachment vote
Welcome to our live coveragepublished at 04:52 Greenwich Mean Time 04:52 GMT Thanks for joining us as we bring you live updates from Seoul, where South Korean members of parliament will soon vote on whether they should impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol for his botched attempt to impose martial law. The country was plunged into […]
New packaging factory Biopax set to create 169 jobs
Getty Images The company will make biodegradable packaging for the food industry A new factory in west Belfast is set to create 169 jobs over the next four years. The jobs are being created by Biopax, which manufactures biodegradable packaging and labels for the food industry. The business has been set up by Terry Cross […]
The uses of captured CO2
Getty Images Your fluffy pillows and memory foam mattress could be helping to reduce CO2 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are contributing to global warming, so could technologies removing some of the gas from the atmosphere help slow the process? When you tuck yourself into bed tonight – curling up on your memory foam mattress and […]