Missouri tornado: Joplin storm kills dozens
Nearly 100 patients at the St John Regional Medical Center in Joplin were having to be evacuated from after the hospital took a direct hit. A resident living 45 miles (70km) away said debris from the hospital had landed in his yard, including medical supplies and X-rays. At a pre-dawn news conference on Monday outside […]
Sussex welcomes new steam locomotive
BBC Modern technology and traditional methods were combined to build the locomotive A new steam locomotive has been launched in Sussex. The Bluebell Railway has welcomed the LB&SCR Marsh Brighton Atlantic 32424 locomotive – named ‘Beachy Head’ – that has been more than two decades in the making. It will be in service until 1 […]
Mark Zuckerberg records ‘romantic’ cover of rap hit Get Low for wife
Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg met wife Priscilla Chan at a college party 21 years ago Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has recorded his own version of rap track Get Low alongside US star T-Pain, in tribute to his wife Priscilla Chan for their “dating anniversary”. Zuckerberg sings with the help of Auto-Tune on an acoustic guitar […]
George HW Bush: The making of a president
Few men have arrived at the White House with a longer CV than George HW Bush. Besides his wartime exploits, he ran an oil company and the CIA and had been US ambassador to the United Nations as well as serving as US vice-president for eight years. It was in 1948 when George Herbert Walker […]
Should you have to pay for online privacy?
Getty Images It is an increasingly common message from websites: browse for free – if you allow us to track your data and target you with personalised ads – if you don’t, hand over some cash. The model is known as “consent or pay” and, while it may be becoming increasingly common, questions remain over […]
Wimborne based filmmakers hope to show how ‘dementia might feel’
Sleepwalker Studios The Memory Boom is a documentary by Dorset-based filmmakers Antosh Wojcik and Xenia Glenn The makers of a new documentary have used decayed 16mm film to represent “what dementia might feel like inside the mind”. The Memory Boom is a film by Antosh Wojcik and Xenia Glenn, from Dorset, which explores the impacts […]
Ivory Coast: Ouattara wants EU sanctions lifted
Ivory Coast is the world’s biggest cocoa-producing nation, but uncertainty and violence since the disputed election has badly damaged the industry. Mr Ouattara said the central bank would begin reopening its branches, and the army would secure delivery of medical supplies to hospitals and food to markets. He blamed Mr Gbagbo for plunging the country […]
The NI photographer working with Paul Mescal and Ridley Scott
Aidan Monaghan Fermanagh photographer Aidan Monaghan with Gladiator 2 star Paul Mescal at the World Premiere in Leicester Square, London It’s a long way from rural County Fermanagh to walking the red carpet at one of the biggest film premieres in the world, but that’s the journey one man from Ederney has travelled. On Wednesday […]
Fake alcohol on sale in many UK off-licences
The counterfeit alcohol that is sold in off-licences enters the retail market from the backs of vans across the country. Counterfeit alcohol tends to be rebottled wine, where cheaper wine is poured into a more expensive bottle, or fake alcohol made in illegal factories in the UK. “It’s a growing problem, which we are getting […]
US university says diversity slumps after affirmative action ban
A prestigious US university has recorded a sharp fall in admissions from “members of historically under-represented racial and ethnic groups,” following a Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said 16% of its new intake identify as being black, Hispanic, Native American and/or Pacific islander – down 10 percentage […]