![Eurostar: Facial verification system to reduce queues at St Pancras](/i/c/f2ec64e4-8505-09e5-987a-290a21abc7e7.webp)
Eurostar: Facial verification system to reduce queues at St Pancras
New technology means some passengers can avoid manual checks and queues at St Pancras station.
2023-07-18 13:53
![Over-30s eye Australia gap year as age limit raised](/i/c/850c2167-fef9-89d8-1c43-1f85de8cbd2d.webp)
Over-30s eye Australia gap year as age limit raised
Australia extends the age limit to 35 for Brits who want to live and work down under.
2023-06-30 07:15
![Japan: Okinawa port turns blood red after beer factory leak](/i/c/ca9e6f26-6686-64a3-0dbb-89adb76d4225.webp)
Japan: Okinawa port turns blood red after beer factory leak
Okinawa's Orion Breweries has apologised but said the scarlet waters posed no health risks.
2023-06-28 16:49
![Food: Bangor researcher helps saves crucial Nepalese rice crop](/i/c/1cb2198a-bfff-b21b-a820-719c458dcd2a.webp)
Food: Bangor researcher helps saves crucial Nepalese rice crop
The high-altitude rice variety in South East Asia is threatened by a major plant disease.
2023-06-23 23:54
![Temu: Risk fast-fashion website uses forced labour](/i/c/8c80a0dd-c9e6-4735-8ad8-f7d4d2b4e7b4.webp)
Temu: Risk fast-fashion website uses forced labour
The claims arise from an investigation into a US law barring imports made with Uyghur labour.
2023-06-23 05:49
![Derby £2 bus man plans two-and-a-half-day journey to Poland](/i/c/5645f2c2-003e-5724-e32a-84af16217379.webp)
Derby £2 bus man plans two-and-a-half-day journey to Poland
"Bus adventurer" Andrew Cowell says he plans to use £2 buses and a coach to reach Krakow.
2023-05-18 13:54
![What comes next for abortion pill in US?](/i/c/40320fa0-5e86-06c3-b4e1-127d37695ca3.webp)
What comes next for abortion pill in US?
A court in New Orleans is hearing a case that may pull a commonly used abortion pill from the market.
2023-05-18 00:55
![Heather Armstrong: 'Queen of mommy blogging' dead at 47](/i/c/9afd4835-01cf-e64c-cf4d-1b5b5daf1aa9.webp)
Heather Armstrong: 'Queen of mommy blogging' dead at 47
Armstrong found success in the 2000s documenting the ups and downs of motherhood on her "Dooce" blog.
2023-05-11 08:23