Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption »At least in heaven there’s food »: The children caught up in Eastern Ghouta air strikesResidents are reported to be fleeing the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave in Syria as the situation there was described as « beyond critical ». Syria’s military appears to be advancing on several fronts as it…

There was plenty of news around 5G developments, since an early version of the spec was approved late last year. Every major company had its own demos of achieving 5G speeds on all varieties of communications — from phones and detachables to cars, drones and VR headsets. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai himself was here to…

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Nick Brown does not look like your average student. He’s 53 for a start and at 6ft 4in with a bushy moustache and an expression that jackknifes between sceptical and alarmed, he is reminiscent of a mid-period John Cleese. He can even sound a bit like the great comedian when he embarks on an extended…

Lucy Duncan has been missing since heavy snow hit Wales on Thursday (Picture: South Wales Police)A young woman has not been seen since leaving home in her car during a red weather warning for snow. Lucy Duncan was set to drive through Wales in severe conditions on Thursday. Woman faces lifetime of dialysis after being…

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Suleiman Khalaf, also known as Abu Fadi, was killed 10 days ago in a fight with Isis in eastern Syria when the vehicle he was in was hit by a heat-seeking missile. “He was driving a bulldozer which was building an earth rampart when Isis hit it with a missile we call a ‘fuzia’,” said…