Joe WillisLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images Hope Moor Wind Farm representatives say it would generate enough energy to power 81,000 homes and businesses A campaign group has been formed to oppose plans for a major wind farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. If approved, 20 turbines standing about 200m (656ft) high would […]
Traffic management around the 2025 Glastonbury was the “most successful to date” according to a report. The report by the Glastonbury Scrutiny Committee at Somerset Council also says the authority spent less money on staffing the festival this year. The traffic management plan for the 2025 festival, which was attended by some 210,000 people, was […]
Catherine Burns,Health correspondent, Vicki Loader,Health producerand Harriet Agerholm Getty Images Hundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to over-medicalise normal life stresses. But they’re also concerned about how hard it is to […]
A long-hidden masterpiece by a Flemish artist has been brought to light after a chance rediscovery. Christ Blessing by Quentin Massys, dating from about 1500, used to hang behind the altar in the community’s chapel of Campion Hall, the Jesuit home for research and study at the University of Oxford. Leading Flemish art authority Dr […]
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has admitted there will need to be a sharp surge in housebuilding to meet Labour’s promise to build 1.5 million new homes. The government is currently forecast to narrowly miss its target, after the number of new homes started fell from 207,000 to 139,000 after Labour took office – the lowest […]
Paul Seddonand Rachel Muller-Heyndyk Reuters President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet key European leaders in London on Monday, as Ukraine’s allies plan their response to an ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions in peace talks. The leaders of France and Germany will join Zelensky and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at No 10 as […]
A water leak at the Louvre museum in Paris has damaged hundreds of works, just weeks after thieves stole priceless French crown jewels from the museum in broad daylight. The museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said between 300-400 works, mostly books, were affected by the leak – and that the count was ongoing. Mr Steinbock […]
US President Donald Trump has flagged potential concerns over Netflix’s planned $72bn (£54bn) deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery’s movie studio and popular HBO streaming networks. At an event in Washington DC on Sunday, he said Netflix has a “big market share” and the firms’ combined size “could be a problem”. On Friday, the two […]
Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, Tokyo BBC Scientists at Waseda University in Tokyo are developing caregiving robots Last year, more than 18,000 older people living with dementia left their homes and wandered off in Japan. Almost 500 were later found dead. Police say such cases have doubled since 2012. Elderly people aged 65 and over now […]
Phoebe AmorosoBusiness reporter, Tokyo AFP via Getty Images Some hope that the election of Japan’s first female prime minister will open doors for other women In October Japan got its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Her rise has been hailed as a ground-breaking moment for Japanese women, but some fear that her conservative politics […]