Travel & Transport
Airbus Space Launchpad Gives Start Ups Room to Fail
Airbus’s new space launchpad gives start ups laboratories, desks and a no cost place to test rockets, ideas and optimistic slide decks.
Fenella Sprocket
Fenella received her doctorate after completing an online personality test which described her as “highly analytical.” She approaches every scientific breakthrough with rigorous scepticism unless it has been forwarded to her by somebody called Carol. Her current research concerns whether drinking water is still good for you or whether they've changed that again.
Business & Economy
Business Uncertainty Survey Finds Forecasts Still Guessing
A business uncertainty survey finds firms worried about turnover and labour costs, then produces a forecast explaining when they will discuss it again.
Science & Technology
Blue Straggler Stars Meet a Sphere Seeking Promotion
Blue straggler stars meet a fictional glowing sphere determined to use stellar partnerships for office advancement.
UK Politics & Public Life
Council Election Flexibility Meets Two Impatient Ballot Boxes
Council election flexibility places two fictional ballot boxes in a serious dispute over an empty calendar.
Culture & Entertainment
AI Museum Dialogue Asks a Vase to Join the Future
UNESCO’s AI museum dialogue explores technology and heritage, while an ancient vase is invited to join the digital visitor experience.
Sport
Sport’s £107bn miracle still cannot find the changing room key
Sport England’s £107.2bn social value estimate measures wellbeing and health savings, but still cannot value the volunteer who knows where the key is.
World
Electronic Waste Crisis Meets the Mystery Cable Drawer
The electronic waste crisis has reached the drawer of mystery cables, where no charger has admitted what it once powered.
Health & Lifestyle
Sheep Carcase Classification Rules Give a Blank Card Status
Sheep carcase classification rules bring clearer price reporting, while one fictional blank card develops a ceremonial role.
Travel & Transport
Pothole Ratings Turn Councils Into a Green Light Quiz
Road maintenance ratings put councils on a public traffic light board, while a fictional pothole prepares its acceptance speech.
Business & Economy
Water Pollution Plans Give the Jar a Lanyard
Water pollution plans become mandatory, while a fictional sample jar claims a senior accountability role.