UK

• Privacy at work and the rise of the ‘quiet space’

  2 days ago UK LDN

  How much noise is too much in the office? As workers have returned to their desks, managing sound levels has become an art — and a science ...

• Rolls-Royce makes leap forward with hydrogen engine test

  2 days ago UK LDN

  ROLLS-ROYCE Holdings said it used hydrogen fuel to successfully power a modern aircraft engine in a world first for the aviation industry as it...

• UN Deploys Unarmed Weapon in Humanitarian & Peacekeeping Operations

  2 days ago UK LDN

  A sign outside the United Nations reads, perhaps half-seriously, that it is a “No Drone Zone”—and “launching, landing or operating Unmanned or...

• Two rescued from plane caught in power lines

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Two people have been rescued from a small plane in the US state of Maryland, several hours after it crashed into power lines. The two men were...

• The Tech List: Five global digital leaders UK retail can learn from

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Retail Week's The Tech List - a celebration of the 50 digital leaders driving innovation across the UK, US, Europe, Japan, China and Israel - has...

• Spaceport could mark start of new era in Norfolk, says firm

  2 days ago UK LDN

  The company is supporting and working with the Spaceport Cornwall programme, which this month was granted an operating licence to launch...

• Swindon council house repairs helped by use of drones

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Swindon Borough Council’s director of operations Brian Pinchbeck revealed drones were negating the need for scaffolding when he gave a report to...

• Smart move from Nicola Sturgeon has power to grow Yes support

  2 days ago UK LDN

  IT’S a smart move from Nicola Sturgeon to effectively rebrand the contemporary Yes campaign as “Scotland’s democracy movement” – ...

• British C-17s supplying Brimstone 2 missiles to Ukraine

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Brimstone 2 missiles are being delivered by Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to help Ukraine fight Russia.

• Notorious Rotherham estate plagued by ‘cannabis farms and power-cuts’ and its 12-month transformation

  2 days ago UK LDN

  The power cuts were so severe that shops lost goods as fridges malfunctioned after power surges and cuts, young mothers were left stranded without...

• Farmer earns more money making YouTube videos than actual farming

  2 days ago UK LDN

  A farmer who makes YouTube videos of his work now has 37,500 subscribers and says he makes more money online than from his dairy herd. Ian Pullen,...

• Iranian drone advisers who were helping Russia bombard Ukraine were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Ukraine's top security official confirmed Israeli reports that Iranian advisers helping Russians operate Shahed 'suicide' drones were killed in...

• Ukraine war latest: Kyiv 'better equipped' for winter warfare; freezing temperatures expected this week; several dead after Russian strikes

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Russia is "likely" to be removing nuclear warheads from ageing cruise missiles and launching them at Ukraine, the British defence ministry said...

• Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies?

  2 days ago UK LDN

  Ukrainians are prepared to endure two or three winters of power cuts caused by Russian air attacks, first lady Olena Zelenska has said. Across...

• Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies?

  3 days ago UK LDN

  After facing setbacks on the battlefield, Russian forces have concentrated on attacking Ukrainian power facilities, fuel storage depots and water...

• The fighter jet that could create a new alliance between the UK and Japan

  3 days ago UK LDN

  A partnership set to be agreed this year marks a shift in the Asian country’s role in the global defence industry after years in the shadows ...

• Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies?

  3 days ago UK LDN

  After facing setbacks on the battlefield, Russian forces have concentrated on attacking Ukrainian power facilities, fuel storage depots and water...

• Baobab-trafficking tycoon reveals trade in uprooting Africa’s ‘tree of life’

  3 days ago UK LDN

  There is no botanical spectacle more captivating or bizarre than the baobab, a bulbous tree whose root-like branches that make it appear as if it...

• Ten festive getaways in the UK and abroad with hog roasts and Christmas markets

  3 days ago UK LDN

  WE all have our dream Christmas getaway. It may be munching mince pies by a roaring log fire, or sipping mulled wine in a snow-topped Alpine lodge....

• Doddie Weir: What is motor neurone disease?

  3 days ago UK LDN

  Scottish rugby international Doddie Weir has died at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in December 2016. Weir...