Calderdale: a hike in Yorkshire’s Happy Valley
Come spring, chances are there’ll be driving tours in fake panda cars along the A646 between Halifax and Todmorden, with overnight stays in dodgy-looking...
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Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions on TV platforms
In November last year, we announced plans to roll out BBC One HD for the English regions on TV platforms by Spring 2023. Today...
Warning over risky electric blankets sold online
Illegal electric blankets are being sold online which could cause electric shocks, a consumer group warns. Which? found some of the products being sold...
Quarter of global population used site daily in December
The number of people using Facebook daily grew to an average of two billion in December – about a quarter of the world’s population....
The images that reveal male fears
Three new exhibitions explore how the femme fatale in art reflects evolving anxieties writes Cath Pound. The figure of the femme fatale is one...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Noah Lyles target world records in 2023
World records come as no surprise to some of athletics’ biggest names – and one of Usain Bolt’s long-standing marks is under threat as...
Photo of a man posing with a Coca-Cola bottle in 1981 symbolized a cultural shift in China
A young man stands grinning in Beijing’s Forbidden City. It’s the dead of winter, and one of his hands is buried deep into the...
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia
Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing last month. Emergency services had “literally found the needle...
Europe grew faster than the US last year.
Europe’s stock markets have beaten Wall Street by the biggest margin in more than three decades over recent months as its economy looks set to dodge...