Huawei: Microsoft president seeks end to US tech ban

September 20, 2019 0

Microsoft’s president has called on the US to end a ban on it supplying Huawei with Windows software for the Chinese company’s computers. Huawei was blacklisted by the Trump administration in May over claims it posed a threat to the US’s security. That prevents American

Why your smart meter may not be so smart after all

September 13, 2019 0

Nearly a third of all energy companies fitting smart meters are still installing old technology. Government guidance says that since the middle of March 2019 customers should only have been given second generation smart meters. However, eight companies still installing first generation smart meters say the network is not reliable enough to switch customers on […]

A Poet’s Space with Simone Ziel

August 7, 2019 0

A Poet’s space ‘a place where spoken word artists have a space to express themselves.’  Simone created a new ‘digital platform exploring different poets and spoken word artists and giving them a place to perform.’ Influenced by Button poetry and tiny desk concert in America. A Poet’s Space is a place one studio where artists […]

Cyber bullying: ‘The bully is in the back pocket and It’s 24/7

July 24, 2019 0

  Cyberbullying is at it’s all-time high with Half of all young adults have experienced cyber-bullying in some way 10- 20 per cent say they experience it regularly. Cyberbullying is defined by the use of digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets and computers. It can occur through text, SMS, apps and online via social […]

A discussion on food and faith with Pauline Manilla

June 12, 2019 0

Food blogger, Pauline Manilla shared her take on flavour, healthy eating and faith. Wife, mother and writer of silverlinings; gives an insight into her experiments with food, through recipes and the importance of eating and living healthy. Based in London but grew up in Jos in Nigeria, Pauline’s early experience of cooking was from watching her Mum,  preparing Queen

Catch: Hans Ramzan Design of the Year Nominee Product that detects HIV.

June 5, 2019 0

HIV affects 2.5 million people a year and kills 90 per cent of people who contract the disease. Hans Ramzan designed an at-home HIV detection test, nominated for Beazley Design of the Year and INDEX Design to Improve Life Award. Hans Ramzan, from Solihull, explains: ‘HIV is the biggest killer of people and of those 2.5 million.  Two […]

Having a Relationship with GOD

May 22, 2019 0

There are many questions and ideas about life and God. Does God exist? Is he real? Dictionary.com define’s God as: ‘The creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being. ‘a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.’ Many people’s first knowledge of […]

Mental Health Awareness

May 22, 2019 0

Mental Health awareness is crucial in our society. Founded by the Mental Health Foundation. The Foundation raises awareness of the ways people can learn to improve and look after their own emotional, psychological and physical well-being. Mental Health is defined as having: ‘The level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.’ How easily […]

Mozambique cyclone deaths hit 217, 3,000 rescued with 15,000 stranded as Rescuers race against time to reach survivors

March 21, 2019 0

Aid agencies are scrambling to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique as the full scale of the disaster becomes clear. Charities say thousands of people are stranded by catastrophic flooding, clinging to roofs or stuck in trees. In the port city of Beira aid workers say they have only two to three days of […]

Dead Philippines whale had 40kg of plastic in stomach

March 18, 2019 0

A dead whale that washed up in the Philippines had 40kg (88lbs) of plastic bags inside its stomach, researchers have said. Workers at D’Bone Collector Museum recovered the Cuvier’s beaked whale east of Davao City earlier in March. In a Facebook post, the museum said the animal was filled with “the most plastic we have […]