Isle of Man CyberIsle conference to explore digital threats
An annual conference designed to help people and businesses “prepare, respond and recover” from cyber-attacks is set to take place later this week. The Isle of Man government’s sixth annual Cyberisle event takes place at the Comis Hotel on Thursday. The event features 20 presentations, talks and panel discussions involving world renowned experts from bodies […]
Icelandic scientist plan to drill down to magma
Getty Images Iceland is one of the world’s most volcanically active places I’m in one of the world’s volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano. A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano’s crater lake, while to the south steam vents and mud pools bubble away. Krafla has erupted around […]
Catfish victim making ‘the best of life’
Netflix Kirat Assi was catfished for nearly nine years It all started with a friend request. Kirat Assi thought she’d hit the jackpot when Bobby, a handsome cardiologist, got in touch with her in 2009. He wasn’t a total stranger. The pair were both from west London’s Sikh community and had mutual friends in common. […]
Kirklees Council gets cash boost for chewing gum clean-up
Kirklees Council has been handed £25,500 to tackle mess in chewing gum “hotspots”. The cash will come from the Chewing Gum Task Force – funded by gum manufacturers – and will be used to clean up dirty stains left behind by the habit. Teams will target areas including South Street and the surrounding streets in […]
How to build a nuclear tomb to last millennia
Tapani Karjanlahti/ TVO Nuclear waste remains toxic for thousands of years. How do you build a storage facility that will keep it safely buried for millennia? It is a chilly day early in the summer. But 1,500ft (450m) beneath the rolling hills of the Champagne region in northeastern France, it feels much warmer. This facility’s […]
‘Being on stage feels like a dream’
Tara Dolby/BBC The band wants to see the music scene in Bedford become more accessible An inclusive band is hoping to break fully into a local music scene and make it more accessible. Delta Sonic, which features musicians with learning difficulties and autism, recently performed at a gig organised by the Bedford charity, Living It […]
President Xi Jinping pledges greener future
Reuters President Xi Jinping pledged about $50bn of investment to Africa over three years Pulling power. That is what China still has across Africa. While the influence of others on the continent is questioned – for instance, France and the rest of the EU are being shunned by the Sahelian military juntas, and Russia’s mercenary-security […]
Phone ban helping young people from Hull get back to nature
BBC Abbie, 12, says her screen time has dropped by three hours a day A group that runs wild camps for young people has banned mobile phones because they are a “barrier” to enjoying the great outdoors. Rewilding Youth, based at East Hull Community Farm, works with young people from disadvantaged urban areas and engages […]
What Western medicine can learn from the ancient history of psychedelics
Alamy After more than 10,000 years of use, the ancient cultures and indigenous communities who use plant medicines may hold lessons for today’s psychedelic Renaissance. In a cave nestled into the rocky vastness of the Andes in south-west Bolivia, amid rubble and llama dung, in 2008 anthropologists discovered a small leather bag which had once […]
Former Longbridge assembly line building to be used by community
Developers have unveiled plans for buildings on the site of the former MG works in Birmingham. Outline planning permission for up to 695 homes at the site on Lowhill Lane, Longbridge, was granted with conditions by the city council in 2023. Proposals include retaining the structure of the CAB building, which housed the car assembly […]