The TV soap where Hollywood stars are born
BBC A young Ioan Gruffudd (right) as Gareth Wyn Harries in Pobol y Cwm A Welsh-language soap opera where a number of Hollywood stars have made names for themselves is marking its 50th anniversary. Pobol y Cwm, about the fictional village of Cwmderi in south-west Wales, was first broadcast on the BBC in 1974. A […]
Staff trial technology for £105m Nottinghamshire NHS rehab centre
BBC NHS staff and patients have been “heavily involved” in the development of the technology Technology that will be used at a new £105m NHS rehabilitation facility are being trialled at Nottingham’s City Hospital. Equipment tracking, artificially intelligent CCTV and voice-activated environmental controls are a number of new methods being tested at the City Hospital’s […]
Strawberry-picking robot prototype built by university
University of Essex Dr Vishwanathan Mohan helped to design the prototype at the University of Essex Strawberry-picking robots have been called upon to tackle a labour crisis in the industry. The artificial allies could harvest and package the fruits “in a matter of seconds”, according to the University of Essex. Prototypes being tested by researchers […]
Six-year-old author to receive national honour
Anim Jayce wrote and published his first book when he was four years old A six-year-old boy who has written and published three books is set to receive a national award for inspiring other children. Jayce, from Birmingham, has been named this year’s youngest recipient of the British Citizen Youth Award, Medal of Honour, which […]
From Wimbledon to VAR, is tech making sport less dramatic?
Getty Images Line judges will no longer feature at Wimbledon from next year “The drama of a player shouting and making a challenge, and the crowd watching the screen and waiting for Hawk-Eye to make a decision, all of that drama is now lost.” David Bayliss is describing a scene he saw play out many […]
The Czech food that’s not Czech
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) In recent years, this doughy, sugar-coated sweet has become ubiquitous in Prague. But despite being billed as “traditionally” Czech, the dish was adopted from elsewhere. In February 2023, newly-minted United States ambassador to the Czech Republic, Bijan Sabet, uploaded some of his first photos as ambassador to Instagram. The now-deleted post included […]
Israel Gaza Lebanon live updates: ‘Like a belt of fire’: Israeli air strikes kill five in southern Lebanon, including mayor
As Israeli strikes resume, there are no guarantees for people in Beirutpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 07:30 BST Nafiseh KohnavardMiddle East correspondent, BBC World Service, in Beirut The air strikes on Beirut this morning came less than 24 hours after Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati told Al Jazeera that the US had given “some […]
Poole Museum set to reopen in summer after £10m revamp
Poole Museum / BCP Council Work continues across the museum’s three listed buildings A museum that is undergoing a £10.3m revamp is set to reopen in summer 2025. Poole Museum in Dorset closed for redevelopment in 2022 and had originally been expected to open in the spring. BCP Council, which owns the attraction, said the […]
The Witcher star Anya Chalotra on her gaming debut
Getty Images Anya Chalotra is probably best-known for her role in Netflix’s The Witcher More and more actors are starring in videogame adaptations, though not many go the other way. But that’s what Anya Chalotra, who you might recognise from Netflix hit The Witcher, has done. She’s swapped costumes for a mo-cap suit in her […]
Solar technology installed on roof
Naked Energy The library’s heating and hot water fuelled by the technology The British Library has installed solar technology across its roof, which it hopes will reduce the building’s CO2 emissions by 55 tonnes a year. The energy generated will be used for heating and hot water as well as the maintenance of precise temperature […]