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Tech News

Amazon, eBay and AliExpress found to be selling illegal weapons

Amazon, eBay and AliExpress are taking flak after an investigation found they sold cheap weapons online.

11/08/2022

Living

Does Love Island’s eBay partnership signal the end for fast fashion?

eBay listings surged 1026% while UK TV show Love Island was on air.

11/08/2022

My Europe Series

UK farmers' fields dry out amid heatwave and drought

Here is a look at how the UK heatwave is impacting farmers.

11/08/2022

Food and Drink

Will customers choose wisely now carbon emissions are on the menu?

Would a carbon count affect your order at a restaurant?

11/08/2022

United Kingdom

Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' cell charged with terrorism

The 38-year-old is believed to be one of the IS militants dubbed “The Beatles” due to their British accents.

11/08/2022

Culture news

Beloved author and illustrator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the beloved 1978 children’s picture book 'The Snowman', has died at the age of 88.

10/08/2022

Living

‘Good for the soul’: The love and labour behind homegrown food

Two years on, people who signed up for a plot during lockdown are finally enjoying the fruits of their labour this National Allotment Week.

09/08/2022

Sport

Ryan Giggs: Ex-Manchester United star on trial for domestic violence

Prosecutors say there was "a much uglier and more sinister side" to Ryan Giggs behind closed doors that allegedly involved physical and psychological abuse.

08/08/2022

My Europe Series

Scotland plans abortion clinic buffer zones, as protests turn ugly

Supporters of the buffer zones would defuse an often intimidating atmosphere for patients; while opponents say it clamps down on their freedom of speech and freedom to protest.

08/08/2022

Culture news

What happens to our grief when an online friend dies?

More and more of our relationships with people are entirely online. But how do we cope when an online friend dies?

08/08/2022

United Kingdom

Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way.

08/08/2022

United Kingdom

'Wild Oysters' restoration project aims to turn tide on UK decline

Faced with a steep decline in local oyster populations, a UK biodiversity project aims to bring back the species to the country's coastlines.

07/08/2022

United Kingdom

Boy at heart of UK court battle dies after life support ends

Both British and European courts had refused to intervene in the case of the 12-year-old boy, who had been in a coma for four months.

06/08/2022

United Kingdom

Edinburgh festival celebrates its 75th year with over 3,000 shows

Thousands of performers from across the world are in Scotland for the world's largest arts gathering.

06/08/2022

Mobility

This mechanic is giving vintage cars a new lease of life as EVs

Cheaper to run and more environmentally friendly, these converted electric vintage cars have been given a new lease of life.

06/08/2022

Europe Decoded

UK Parliament closes TikTok account due to data breach fears

The UK Government's Tiktok account gets shut down after some Members of Parliament raise concerns that user data may be passed onto China's ruling Communist Party. This follows reports that the Chinese app is obliged to handed over personal data to Xi Jinping's government upon request.

05/08/2022

Health news

This new tool could edit DNA to cure inherited heart defects

The technology works by targeting “faulty” copies of genes that cause a defect that weakens the heart muscles.

05/08/2022

United Kingdom

Ukrainians join Czech company to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Despite the turmoil at home, a group of young Ukrainian circus performers will be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival together with a troupe from the Czech Republic.

05/08/2022

Experiences

I climbed Wales' highest peak: Here's what I learnt

I finally visited Wales to climb its highest mountain and here’s what I learnt.

05/08/2022

Nature

Scottish community ‘defies odds’ to double its own vast nature reserve

Langholm bought more than 2,000 hectares from a duke’s estate last year to restore nature. Now they have done it again.

05/08/2022

United Kingdom

Big interest rate hike in UK as Bank of England predicts recession

The country's central bank also announced the biggest interest rate hike in over 27 years in an attempt to curb the economic fallout caused by the war in Ukraine.

04/08/2022

United Kingdom

Campaign to stop paying energy bills gathers pace in the UK

"It’s time for a societal change where the culture of massive profits off the back of poverty ends," says Don't Pay UK member Kary, who is refusing to pay her energy bill this October.

04/08/2022

Culture news

Going to Edinburgh Fringe? Here's some advice from veteran performers

The biggest arts festival in the world is back. Here's what you need to know for your first time...

04/08/2022

Health news

Archie Battersbee case is stirring debate about life and death in UK

Doctors have suggested ending life support for 12-year-old Archie, saying he could be considered to have died months ago. Archie’s parents disagree.

03/08/2022

Europe News

European court refuses to hear UK boy's life-support case

Doctors believe 12-year-old Archie Battersbee is brain-stem dead and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests.

03/08/2022

United Kingdom

UK prosecutors charge man caught with crossbow at Queen's home

Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, has been charged with "intent to injure or alarm her Majesty" under the UK Treason Act.

02/08/2022