[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 […]
Climbing Mount Everest while doing 'keepy uppies'
[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
Regulator to quiz water firms over shortages
[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 […]
Marina Litvinenko: 'Lessons haven't been learned'
[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
Nuclear fallout
[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
Endometriosis: ‘Don’t give up on getting help’
[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 […]
What happens when AI meets robotics?
[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, […]
Missed this week’s entertainment and arts news?
[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 […]
What I’d say to my younger self
[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 […]
Frozen music: The festival with ice instruments
[ad_1] The BBC Travel Show visits the festival which has ice drums, ice horns and even an ice didgeridoo. [ad_2] Source link