Andy Twigge

1 week ago | bbc.com | Sian Filcher |Andy Twigge

'Working at remote Antarctic museum was incredible'Sian Filcher & Andy TwiggeAoife McKennaAoife McKenna spent five months at Port LockroyA woman who went to work at the world's southernmost museum in Antarctica says the experience was "unlike anything else". Aoife McKenna, from Derby, left the UK in November to move 9,000 miles to Port Lockroy, a British Antarctic base on Goudier Island. She described the island as "very isolated" and slightly smaller than a football pitch.

1 month ago | bbc.com | George Torr |Andy Twigge

'I once cried every day but now I love my face'George Torr & Andy TwiggeBBCGary Parsons was told he had Bell's palsy when he was 18"I spent a good five years crying in that mirror... I cried every day looking back at myself, traumatised."Aged 18, Gary Parsons had the world at his feet. But when he woke up one morning to find half of his face did not move, he felt his world fall apart. He spent years coming to terms with a condition called Bell's palsy, which he has never fully recovered from.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | George Torr |Andy Twigge

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Experts said there has been a big reduction in the number of butterflies A butterfly charity hopes a government ban on certain pesticides could reverse a significant decline in populations. The Butterfly Conservation recorded a 40% fall in butterflies in Derbyshire last year, from 110,425 in 2023 to 65,268.

2 months ago | bbc.com | George Torr |Andy Twigge

Charity hopes ban will boost butterfly populationGeorge Torr & Andy TwiggePA MediaExperts said there has been a big reduction in the number of butterflies A butterfly charity hopes a government ban on certain pesticides could reverse a significant decline in populations. The Butterfly Conservation recorded a 40% fall in butterflies in Derbyshire last year, from 110,425 in 2023 to 65,268.

2 months ago | bbc.com | George Torr |Andy Twigge

'Being a chef during Ramadan is not easy'George Torr & Andy TwiggeMohammed ShafiqMohammed Shafiq is taking part in Ramadan while serving up dinners"Yes, we're human, you miss the salt the sweet and other things."Muslims fast during Ramadan to showcase self-control and empathy for those less fortunate. No food or drink should be consumed during daylight hours. But for Mohammed Shafiq, from Derby, working as a chef during the holy month tests that devotion to an even greater degree.