Climbing Mount Everest while doing 'keepy uppies'
John Farnworth spent the last 10 days juggling a football all the way to Mt Everest’s base camp. Source link
Regulator to quiz water firms over shortages
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…
Marina Litvinenko: 'Lessons haven't been learned'
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. Source link
Nuclear fallout
Seven years after a nuclear meltdown rocked the world’s third largest economy, we speak to those still dealing with the devastation. Source link
Endometriosis: ‘Don’t give up on getting help’
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…
What happens when AI meets robotics?
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…
Missed this week’s entertainment and arts news?
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…
What I’d say to my younger self
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…
Frozen music: The festival with ice instruments
The BBC Travel Show visits the festival which has ice drums, ice horns and even an ice didgeridoo. Source link
Katy Perry lawsuit: Nun involved in property row ‘dies in court’
Image copyright MARK RALSTON Image caption Singer Katy Perry got caught up in a lawsuit involving two nuns and the Los Angeles Archdiocese A nun embroiled in a property dispute…