TV pair to give up smartphones with Essex pupils for new show
PA Media Matt and Emma Willis say they are “intrigued by the results of the experiment” TV hosts Emma and Matt Willis are to front a new TV show that will see them give up their smartphones alongside students from Essex. The pair will work with Year 8 pupils at The Stanway School, in Colchester, […]
Minister holds ‘honest and frank’ talks with farmers
BBC Weeks without significant rain has left grazing land parched Crisis talks have been held at the Royal Welsh Show as farmers continue to struggle with the heatwave. They are reported to be finding it difficult to feed animals and grow crops because of the dry, hot weather. Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths agreed to […]
Gloucester home celebrates 10 years supporting independent living
National Star College Foundation House offers “independent lives” to young people with disabilities A care home which supports adults with disabilities and brain injuries to live independently is celebrating its 10th anniversary. National Star College’s Foundation House in Gloucester opened in 2014 and provides long-term accommodation for some of its school leavers. Xenon, 30, has […]
Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining
Lake Resources Drilling for lithium brine at the Kachi site, Argentina Between 2015 and 2018 the price of lithium carbonate, the source of one of the most important elements in electronics, more than tripled. It was a nasty shock for the electronics industry as lithium is the key ingredient in rechargeable batteries that power everything […]
The weird biology of the giant smelly ‘corpse plant’
RBGE It takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are still unravelling the baffling lifecycle of the titan arum. I’m in a row of people shuffling along a winding path inside a warm, musty-aired glasshouse. We edge past collections of carnivorous plants and below overhanging […]
US to borrow record $3tn as spending soars
Getty Images The US has said it wants to borrow a record $3tn (£2.4tn) in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the budget. The sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, set at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. In all of 2019, the country borrowed $1.28tn. The […]
Communication aid technology ‘opens doors’ for patients
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Jenny Boucher works with patients who may have Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease (MND), autism and cerebral palsy A clinician who works with people living with conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND) and autism to communicate via technology said the kit had “opened up doors” for patients. Jenny Boucher, […]
Could Channel Ports cope with no deal?
AFP With less than three months to go until the UK is due to leave the EU, attention is focused on how to keep vital trade routes across the English Channel flowing as smoothly as possible. “I am expecting the channel ports to operate normally in all Brexit circumstances,” the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling told […]
Peterborough Dad gets tattoo to help autistic son communicate
Tom Jackson/BBC Dan Harris said he felt “privileged” to be fighting with Joshie for autistic children who were non-speaking The father of a 10-year-old autistic boy has tattooed the alphabet on to his arm so that he can always communicate with his non-speaking son. Dan Harris and his son Joshie, from Peterborough, have been campaigning […]
My background is not a pity story
PA Media The Saltburn actor says he wants his story to inspire other children Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has said he doesn’t want his background to be a “pity story”, saying he hopes it can inspire other children with a similar upbringing. The actor and his brother spent most of their childhood in foster care […]