12 million fall into UK digital skills gap
More than 12 million fall into UK digital skills gap Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent 19 October 2015 From the section Technology Image copyright Thinkstock Over 12 million people, and a...
View ArticleInquiry begins into Viola Beach crash
Viola Beach crash inquiry begins in Sweden 15 February 2016 From the section UK Image copyright @jholsson/PA Wire Image caption The four-piece Warrington-based band were officially formed in May last...
View ArticleBT ad gets into a muddle about the net
BT ad gets into a muddle about the internet’s origins 15 February 2016 From the section Technology Image copyright BT Image caption BT’s advert confused the internet with the world wide web An advert...
View ArticleDad wants a probe into 3G cancer link
There are 500 3G pitches in England, which are used by 11 professional teams in Scotland A former NHS boss wants the government to review the use of 3G pitches after claiming rubber pellets on the...
View ArticleStar Citizen splits single-player, MMO into separate games
Share This article Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen announced a significant change to how it will sell access to the game in the future, though the new changes won’t impact anyone who previously backed the...
View ArticleWinger Gilroy called into Ireland squad
Ulster wing Craig Gilroy is one of five players called into an extended Ireland squad for Saturday’s Six Nations game against England at Twickenham. Gilroy scored a fine individual try in Ulster’s...
View ArticleMajor insight into killer pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is at least four separate diseases each with a different cause and needing a different treatment, scientists have discovered. The researchers say the knowledge will lead to new drugs...
View ArticleLeaving EU 'a stride into the light'
Pro-EU campaigners have been accused of belittling Britain’s strength and ability to succeed as a “global trading” power by Iain Duncan Smith. The work and pensions secretary said those arguing to...
View ArticleGang 'smuggled 31 guns into UK on boat'
Three men and a woman have gone on trial accused of illegally importing 31 automatic weapons into the UK. The Old Bailey heard the gang used a boat to smuggle the weapons, worth more than £100,000,...
View ArticleNorth Korea 'fires missiles' into sea
North Korea has fired six short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea’s defence ministry has said, hours after the UN imposed tough new sanctions. A South Korean spokesman told the Yonhap news...
View ArticleMigrants seek new route into Macedonia
About 1,000 migrants have left their sprawling camp in northern Greece, trying to find a way through the border fence into Macedonia. They marched away from the Idomeni camp, and dozens of them then...
View ArticleEU-Turkey migrant deal comes into force
The deal between the EU and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis has come into effect. Migrants arriving in Greece are now expected to be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or their...
View ArticleFBI breaks into dead gunman's iPhone
The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been resisting a court order issued last...
View ArticleNintendo refutes rumors, claims Wii U production will continue into next year
Yesterday, a report from the Nikkei claimed that Nintendo might sunset the Wii U as early as this year, to make room on store shelves for its upcoming console, the Nintendo NX. While not implausible,...
View ArticleEngland power into World T20 final
Media playback is not supported on this device ICC World Twenty20 semi-final, Delhi: New Zealand 153-8 (20 overs): Munro 46, Williamson 32, Stokes 3-26 England 159-3 (17.1 overs): Roy 78, Buttler 32,...
View ArticleNational Living Wage comes into force
The new mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, requiring employers to pay workers aged 25 and over at least £7.20 an hour. It is expected to give 1.3 million workers an immediate...
View ArticleMaarten Baas: Turning Dramatic Concepts into Usable Reality
Photo Credit: Carpenters Workshop Gallery Dutch artist Maarten Baas doesn’t just craft furniture, he turns dramatic concepts into a usable reality. A graduate of the Design Academy of Eindhoven, Baas’...
View ArticleKlopp turning doubters into believers
Liverpool won a game that will be talked about for generations – a Europa League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund that will live forever in the memory of all at Anfield. Emotion. Drama....
View ArticleHow the Festival Hall Turned Baden-Baden Into a City of Culture
Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com If you haven’t been to Baden-Baden, you might have heard about this German town of 50,000 when Bill Clinton famously quipped “Baden-Baden is so nice they had to name it...
View ArticleWill Microsoft use Windows 10 to turn the PC into an Xbox?
Ever since it launched Windows 10, Microsoft has been working to integrate Xbox One and PC gaming. Multiple games are now available as cross-buy titles, meaning you buy the game once, you can play it...
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