[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRichard Leonard says he is angry with the "callousness of the Tories and the complacency of the SNP" Richard Leonard has used his Scottish Labour conference speech to underline his "mission" to "fundamentally change" the economic system.The party leader told delegates in Dundee that "our economy needs less market and more planning".Mr Leonard also proposed reforms to the rental sector and
[ad_1] John Farnworth spent the last 10 days juggling a football all the way to Mt Everest's base camp. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The water regulator for England and Wales is to investigate why thousands of homes suffered water shortages in the wake of the recent cold weather.Homes and businesses faced days without running water after pipes burst during a thaw which followed freezing weather conditions. Ofwat will look at how prepared water firms were and what support they subsequently offered customers.It said at the time that companies had
[ad_1] Marina Litvinenko, the widow of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who died in London from radioactive polonium, says she was given assurances this wouldn't happen again. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Seven years after a nuclear meltdown rocked the world's third largest economy, we speak to those still dealing with the devastation. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Megan "It's taken three different hospitals and countless GPs and gynaecology specialists to get to this point. I'd like women to see that it is worth pushing and fighting, no matter what, and not to give up." Megan is one of the estimated one-and-a-half million women in the UK living with endometriosis - where cells like those that line the womb develop in other parts of the
[ad_1] Image copyright Peter Stone Image caption The UTexas robot football squad uses AI in order to work as a team and make fast-moving decisions Researchers in Texas are developing robots that have minds of their own. The scientists are creating systems that can learn for themselves and be able to operate in the home, the workplace and even on the sports field. The University of Texas, Austin team is
[ad_1] A certain gold statuette dominated the past week's news... here's the lowdown on the Oscars in case you missed them, along with some of the other stories from the past seven days. Image copyright Sony Image caption The Razzies called The Emoji Movie characters "obnoxious" Before the Oscars, the Emoji Movie, an animated film starring James Corden and Patrick Stewart, swept the board at Hollywood's Razzie awards, which highlight
[ad_1] If you had the chance to live your life again, what advice would you give to your younger self?Four members of the Birmingham 1,000 Elders group at the University of Birmingham reflect on their lives and the decisions they made.The group helps with research into life as an older adult in the UK as well as medical research around issues such as heart disease, infections in old age and
[ad_1] The BBC Travel Show visits the festival which has ice drums, ice horns and even an ice didgeridoo. [ad_2] Source link
