‘I would do it again’ – Student pauses A-level revision to save a life
A teenager preparing for his A-levels has made a potentially life-saving donation of stem cells to a stranger. Jamie McGuigan, a Year 14 student at Strabane Academy, signed up as a stem cell donor with charity DKMS’s new schools programme in December. The County Tyrone teenager was matched with a
Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented. Reform are certainly the winners. The party has won most seats – 30% of those declared so far. Meanwhile in a sample of over 500 wards where the
King and Queen lead tributes for David Attenborough’s 100th birthday
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are among well-wishers to share a birthday message celebrating Sir David Attenborough turning 100. The royal couple also shared photographs of Sir David, including one of him with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1958, in which he is introducing them to
International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
A cyber attack hit several universities and schools in the US, Canada and Australia, causing chaos, confusion and major disruptions amid the high stakes end-of-year season. The hacking group ShinyHunters reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused the academic software Canvas used by thousands of schools and universities to
The companies making billions from the Iran war
As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead. The uncertainty sparked by the conflict, and Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, is driving up the cost of living and hitting the budgets of firms,
Huawei Mate 90 series to adopt new 50MP, 200MP main cameras
Huawei Mate 90 series will take mobile camera photography to a whole new level as the company is reportedly testing two new main cameras for the top-tier flagship. New information has leaked, revealing a few imaging specs of the 2026 Mate phones. Weibo tipster @SmartPikachu noted that Huawei is evaluating two
Smaller balls for women’s rugby ‘worst decision ever’
England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn’s WXV Global Series is “the worst decision someone has ever made”. Size 4.5 balls – about 3% smaller, but the same weight as a regulation size five – will be used for the tournament in September and
Dual-national baby refused entry to UK after passport rule change
A family from Aberdeenshire was refused entry to the UK while trying to return from a holiday in Alicante because their baby did not have the correct passport after a change in the rules for dual nationals. Eleven-month-old Lily Rodgers was born in Scotland but has an Austrian passport, which
Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections
Political parties and their candidates have been making their final push for votes on the last full day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Voters in Scotland and Wales will choose who should run their national governments, while seats on dozens of councils and mayors are
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87, the network has announced. In 1980, Turner launched Cable News Network as the first dedicated rolling news channel, which soon became a central part of the