Superstar cries as she ends her Las Vegas residency
Getty Images British superstar Adele cried on Saturday night as she played her 100th and final show in Las Vegas. She has spent the past two years playing a weekend residency at the 4,000-capacity Caesars Palace. Throughout her residency she often interacted with fans, but has indicated that the experience has been emotionally draining. Earlier […]
Government rejects Derbyshire badger cull
Reuters Badger culling licences will not be granted in Derbyshire until May 2020 A proposed badger cull in Derbyshire this winter has been rejected by the government. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would not grant farmers licences. It said it would give further consideration to how to combine vaccination […]
Could geo-engineering help save the planet?
BBC If we can’t control rising global temperatures by drastically cutting carbon emissions, could something called geo-engineering be a way to cool the planet? In what is already a multi-billion-dollar industry, scientists around the world, including in the UK, are researching geo-engineering – ways of manipulating the climate to tackle global warming. Some experts are […]
Dorchester Grade II listed museum gets green light for new roof
A Grade II listed museum has been given permission to carry out extensive work on its roof. The county museum in Dorchester will now try to secure the funding for the works, which could not be completed when the building was revamped between 2020 and 2021. Dorset Council has backed an application to refurbish and […]
Welsh lamb exported to US for first time in decades
Getty Images Brecon and Radnorshire MP Fay Jones said it was a “huge day for sheep farmers across my constituency” The first shipment of Welsh lamb exported to the US in decades has been hailed a “milestone” for UK’s rural economy by the prime minister. Liz Truss tweeted it marked a “well-deserved boost to our […]
A new lifeline for premature babies?
Getty Images Artificial placentas and wombs could save the lives of premature babies, but what ethical considerations must be addressed before human trials begin? It sounds like a plot straight out of a bad science fiction movie – human babies taken from their mothers’ wombs and grown inside fluid-filled pods instead. Yet that is exactly […]
Backlash after job quota bid for locals in India IT hub
The southern Indian state of Karnataka has paused a bill that mandated quotas for locals in private sector jobs after pushback from tech companies. The state cabinet had approved the bill on Monday, triggering protests from top industrialists and opposition leaders. The bill requires firms to reserve 70% of non-management and 50% of management jobs […]
Food banks could face empty shelves this week
FareShare Cymru Charities are running low on supplies Food banks in Wales could struggle if fuel supply problems continue, a charity group has warned. FareShare Cymru, which organises food donations to more than 150 groups, said it was facing major transport issues. Many UK petrol stations were left dry over the weekend due to panic […]
Married at First Sight groom reveals truth about homestay and misleading edits
Channel 4 Mr Campbell (centre left) and Lacey Martin were one of the final couples on the Channel 4 reality show A Married at First Sight groom with ADHD hopes he has helped partners of people with neurodiversity conditions be “more aware”. Nathan Campbell, 26, from Frome, married Lacey Martin on the Channel 4 reality […]
Italians find new ways to eat out
Francesco Conversano Antonella serves the food at this Bologna restaurant, while her husband Mirco cooks It’s eight o’clock inside a traditional restaurant in Via de’ Coltelli in central Bologna. Customers arrive punctually to be seated at one of the six available tables. Faced with the resurgence of Covid-19 in Italy, this Bolognese osteria is doing […]