More than 10 years ago, the West Midlands was dubbed the gun crime capital of England and Wales. It was an area suffering from high-profile shootings. Gun fights between rival gangs were happening regularly. Figures at the time reflected that notoriety – there were more firearms offe...
Taking the stage at Plaid Cymru’s first conference in government, cabinet minister for Education Anna Brychan’s assessment was more blunt than a month earlier, when the Pisa results came out. Speaking in Welsh, she called them “brawychus” – roughly translated ...
For teenage boys and girls “you can get all the protein that you need from food alone”, says registered dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine. It is important that teenage girls, especially, get enough iron and calcium, so Ludlam-Raine says not to become overly focused on protein at t...
“When I first started this project, I genuinely didn’t know whether it would work,” said Sim. “No one had really explored whether dogs could help tackle this problem in the marine environment. It began as a proof-of-concept project and has exceeded every expectation...
Vehicle thefts have risen by almost 50% in a decade, yet just 3% of offences resulted in a charge or summons last year, BBC analysis has found. Organised crime groups are using increasingly sophisticated technology to steal cars to order, while pigs and manufacturers look to keep pace. Cri...
The head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, has given his annual speech at the intelligence service’s headquarters in London. Sir Ken spoke about counter-terrorism, combatting state threats and warned about the emerging threat posed by AI (artificial intelligence). BBC Security Correspondent ...