Newry Artist’s work to hang in the Louvre
BBC Clíodhna Doherty’s painting Laura is going on display in the Louvre Museum, Paris “Hang it in the Louvre” is a well-known turn of phrase, but for one Newry woman it is about to become a reality. Clíodhna Doherty, an abstract figurative artist, will showcase her art piece Laura in the world-famous Louvre Museum in […]
Some customs processes have been delayed
Getty Images New customs processes for parcels and freight have been delayed Two elements of the Windsor Framework which were due to be implemented at the start of the October have been delayed until next year. The Windsor Framework is the Brexit deal which sets trading rules between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. New customs […]
‘We all let you down’, says Sharon Osborne in tribute
Liam Payne was failed by the music industry, Sharon Osbourne has said in an emotional tribute to the former One Direction star. Writing on Instagram, Osbourne said Payne was “just a kid” when he “entered one of the toughest industries in the world”. “We all let you down,” added the TV personality and former X […]
Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield share Nobel Prize for work on AI
Getty Images The announcement was made in Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, for their work on machine learning. British-Canadian Professor Hinton is sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of AI” and said he was flabbergasted. He resigned from Google in 2023, and […]
Elton John joins Dua Lipa for Cold Heart at one-off London show
Ben Gibson The surprise appearance came towards the end of Dua Lipa’s London concert Sir Elton John has returned to the stage, more than a year after his farewell tour ended, in a surprise appearance with Dua Lipa. The musicians teamed up at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Thursday to perform their hit duet Cold […]
Why there’s a rush of African satellite launches
SpaceX Senegal’s first satellite hitched a lift on a SpaceX launcher in August One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their mothership. They had blasted off from Earth just an hour earlier, on 16 August. The 116 satellites onboard the […]
Tyne & Wear Fire Service fastest responders to home fires
A fire brigade has praised the “staff and technology” that has made it the fastest service for responding to fires in homes. On average, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service has a response time of five minutes and 58 seconds. Phil Clark, the area manager for mobilising and digital transformation, believes it is its […]
Why are we so obsessed with the flavour and scent?
Getty Pumpkin spice lattes trigger pleasure-seeking pathways in our brains The pumpkin spice latte is back. With temperatures dropping, nights closing in and Halloween around the corner, consumers are once more turning to the ever-present cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg-spiced drink for comfort. But why are we so obsessed with the scent and smell of this […]
Cheshire police chief claims Ukraine war link to GPS thefts
BBC Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price has called for forensic marking and immobilisation technology on farming equipment A rise in the theft of GPS units from a county’s farm vehicles by Eastern European organised crime gangs could be linked to the war in Ukraine, a police and crime commissioner has claimed. Farm equipment […]
‘Churchill’s secret weapon’ in the fight against the Nazis
Penguin Random House (Credit: Penguin Random House) Winston Churchill’s aristocratic daughter-in-law and confidante Pamela Harriman is considered “the greatest courtesan of her era”. Decades after her death, she still divides opinion – was she a smart power player, or “shameless” and “repellent”? You could call her by her six names: Pamela Beryl Digby Churchill Hayward […]