Broadband blackout for thousands in Thurnscoe after cable theft
A police investigation is launched after the latest round of cable theft in South Yorkshire.
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US plans balloon swarms for future wars as India advances Rs 15,000-crore stratospheric airship programme
The US Army is exploring the deployment of hundreds of high-altitude balloons in a future European conflict to monitor enemy movements, maintain
Can one photo of your face reveal how ill you are?
AI may help doctors judge how ill a patient is using a single photograph of their face, say US researchers.
US spent $861 million on agricultural pest inspections in 2011, but legal limits and fee collection failures left a $325 million funding gap
In 2011, the United States spent $861 million inspecting travellers and cargo for agricultural pests, but fees collected left a shortfall of more than
In 2020, Jon Bon Jovi and his wife helped open a restaurant at Rutgers–Newark; five years later, it had served more than 14,000 meals to students, faculty and neighbours, regardless of ability to pay
A restaurant built around the idea that nobody should have to choose between eating and meeting other financial obligations has marked five years of
A Cold War missile base in Kansas has a silo plunging 182 feet underground; owners converted its neighbouring command centre into 2,500 square feet of living space, and the 18.2-acre site now asks $1.6 million
A former Cold War missile installation in Kansas, designed to protect a nuclear weapon deep underground, is being offered for $1.6 million after its
Orionid meteor shower peak: How and when to see it this week
Clear skies permitting, skygazers could be able to spot as many as 10-20 meteors per hour as the shower peaks this week.
Job vacancies fall as small firms cut back on recruitment
Small firms cite labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring, the Office for National Statistics says.
China says US ship jeopardised maritime security near disputed Sabina Shoal
China’s southern theater command navy on Tuesday alleged that a US littoral combat ship had entered waters near Sabina Shoal in the disputed Spratly
Endangered red squirrels thriving on British island
Conservationists say that, with red squirrels dwindling in the UK, Jersey is an "important refuge".
'US is acting as international delinquent': Why Cuba and America clashed at UN
The United States and Cuba clashed at the United Nations on Monday after a US-hosted event brought together Cuban dissidents to discuss alleged human
Broomfield Hospital's NHS trust prosecuted over children's deaths
Charges relate to the deaths of a two-year-old and a three-year-old at Broomfield Hospital in Essex.
Climate Change Committee chair on Northern Ireland fact-finding mission
The new chair of the Climate Change Committee is spending two days in Northern Ireland on a fact-finding mission.
South West food charity warn of impact of rising fuel prices
FareShare South West says fuel costs are putting immense pressure on work helping thousands in need.
Alice Cooper on character, church and drugs ahead of Wolverhampton appearance
Alice Cooper reflects on faith, fame and addiction ahead of his Wolverhampton book tour appearance.
How is the US economy really doing under President Trump?
Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.
India and Australia hold joint wargames as China becomes more assertive in the Indo-Pacific
India and Australia have begun the fifth edition of their joint army exercise AUSTRAHIND at the Foreign Training Node in Thiruvananthapuram, as the two
After asking AI company to file for bankruptcy, Disney makes an offer to its employees, said to be suffering from ‘diminishing morale’
Disney has offered jobs to employees of Character AI, which recently announced bankruptcy.