The fallout from the announcement 40 years ago that Europe’s largest steelworks were to close has been revealed in BBC archive material. At their height the works in Corby, Northamptonshire, employed half the town – with thousands of people moving from Scotland to work. However, in 1979 British Steel announced what workers were dreading – …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionForeign Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells Andrew Marr the Conservative party is “in very perilous waters” Conservative MPs should back Theresa May’s deal this week or risk losing Brexit altogether, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned. There was “wind in the sails” of those opposing Brexit and the …
Image copyright Creative Commons Image caption Interserve holds the contract for cleaning Network Rail stations Interserve, one of the UK’s largest providers of public services, is urging shareholders to back a rescue deal or the firm could face administration. Last month it reached a deal with creditors to prevent its collapse. But if shareholders reject …
MPs are set to hold key votes next week on the terms of Brexit, the outcome of which could determine whether the UK has greater flexibility to set its own trade tariffs. A second “meaningful vote” on the Brexit agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May is due to take place on Tuesday. However, if …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Elizabeth Warren is one of 14 people so far vying to be the Democratic candidate in 2020 US Democrat Elizabeth Warren has proposed breaking up tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google if elected to the US presidency in 2020. Seeking to stand out in a crowded Democratic field, Ms …
Image copyright Getty Images Music teaching could be left behind in an outdated acoustic age if it does not keep up with technology, an in-depth report says. Too much music education does not reflect the reality of how young people engage with music, according to the inquiry from the Music Commission. It says there is …
Image copyright PA The Royal Family has published social media guidelines for the public, vowing to block users who leave offensive or abusive comments on official channels. Posts on the Clarence House, Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace feeds may be hidden, deleted or reported to police, the new rules say. It follows reports that staff …
Image copyright Sony Image caption Sony is discontinuing the Vita PS Sony has officially ended production of its PS Vita games console. The handheld console has been gradually phased out over the past few years – and this weekend Sony announced it would be discontinuing the Vita’s final two models. The PS Vita struggled against …
Image copyright Expensive Chat An entrepreneur has launched an online chat platform where users pay $0.01 (£0.0075) per character for the messages they share with the community. Marc Köhlbrugge described the service as a social experiment. At time of writing there are about 100 people using it and $335 has been spent so far. Most …
Image caption Gaby Eirew (right) with her mother, Denise Gaby Eirew suffered two big bereavements in the space of a month. The experience impelled her to find a way of prompting parents to record video messages for their children. When Gaby Eirew’s father was dying from pancreatic cancer one of his last pieces of advice …