Prince of Wales says its been hardest year of his life
Getty Images The Prince of Wales has been visiting South Africa for his Earthshot Prize The Prince of Wales has described the past year as the “hardest year” of his life. Speaking to reporters at the end of his visit to South Africa, Prince William talked about how he has coped after both his wife […]
The rise and fall of China’s viral maths ‘prodigy’
Getty Images The maths contest results prompted a nationwide debate about China’s schools and academic pathways A 17-year-old girl in China hailed as a genius in a mathematics contest cheated, competition organisers have said – ending months of scepticism over her stellar results. Jiang Ping, a fashion design student from a rural town in Jiangsu […]
How to feed Scotland in 2050
BBC Most people will not know what they are having for tea but a panel of experts has been considering how we can feed the world in 2050, without destroying the planet in the process. They say it requires a significant shift in what we eat and how we grow it. For The Nine, I […]
Jeremy Hunt set to extend energy help but bills will go up
Getty Images Help with energy bills is likely to be extended beyond April but at a less generous level in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. Benefits and the state pensions will also rise with in line with prices, the BBC understands. In his statement, at about 11.30 GMT, Mr Hunt will unveil tax rises and […]
Trump says Musk could head ‘government efficiency’ force
Donald Trump said he would enlist Elon Musk to run a “government efficiency commission” if he wins a second term as US president. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, Trump said the X owner had agreed to head a task force to conduct a “complete financial and performance audit of the […]
Three charged in connection with singer’s death
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentinian authorities have said. The singer died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. One person who accompanied the artist has been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by […]
Gas crisis leaves Europe searching for solutions
Getty Images Supplies of Russian gas have fallen in recent weeks, and Europeans are looking to cut their reliance on it A surge in gas prices has hit consumers and energy firms in the UK, with knock-on effects for the food industry and supplies of carbon dioxide. Elsewhere in Europe, consumers are also facing a […]
Plans to replace stable block at the Nunnery with offices
Plans have been put forward to replace a stable block with office space at a 200 -year-old country estate on the Isle of Man. The International Centre for Technology Limited (ICT), who took over the Nunnery in 2015, has applied to redevelop part of the site into a hub for start-up firms. Under the plans, […]
Owners of bank hacking subscription service found guilty
National Crime Agency Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, Callum Picari and Aza Siddeeque (left to right) ran the website A group who ran a subscription service that enabled criminals to bypass online security have been found guilty of fraud. Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, 21, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Callum Picari, 22, from Hornchurch, East London – and 19-year-old Aza Siddeeque from […]
AI artwork of Alan Turing sells for record $1.3m at auction
Ai-Da Robot Studios Ai-Da Robot’s ‘A.I. God’ (on the right) is a large scale original portrait of Alan Turing A painting by an AI robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record $1.3m (£1m) at auction. Sotherby’s said there were 27 bids for the digital art sale of […]