Lettings fee ban brings cheer to tenants
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"We had to pay £2,000 to move in"A ban on "unfair" fees...
Month: May 2019
Sir Philip Green charged with misdemeanour assault in US
Image copyright Reuters British retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has been charged in the US with four counts of misdemeanour...
GEBCO-NF Alumni robots win ocean-mapping XPRIZE
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJyotika Virmani: "Some in the industry said what we were trying to...
Whorlton Hall abuse: Care watchdog launches investigations
Image caption Whorlton Hall is a 17-bed unit for adults with learning difficulties and autism The health watchdog is launching...
Cheap Phones, Folding Bikes, and Everything Else We Loved This Month
The new Cannondale Treadwell is a lightweight "fitness bike." Not a commuter, not a cruiser, but something that sits between...
Lightwater Valley theme park: Boy in ‘rollercoaster fall’ critically ill
Image copyright Simon Moran/Getty Images Image caption The boy is being treated for head injuries in Leeds General Infirmary A...
Generative Music Apps: Endel, Mubert, Hear
In the 1950s, the experimental composer John Cage began to explore what would happen if some parts of a musical...
UK satellite ‘sets sail’ for return to Earth
Image copyright SSTL A British satellite in space has just "set sail" to return to Earth.TechDemoSat-1 was launched in 2014...
Apple WWDC 2019: What to Expect From the Big Developer Show
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off with a keynote presentation on Monday, and for many people this annual shindig is...
Britain in two-week coal-free record
Image copyright PA Britain has not used coal to generate electricity for two weeks - the longest period since the...
Philippines sends tonnes of rubbish back to Canada
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe waste material was supposed to be recyclable but was found to...
Trump announces tariffs on all Mexico goods in latest anti-immigration measure
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFive numbers that explain US border crisisUS President Donald Trump has announced...
Dating apps users ‘more likely to have unhealthy attitudes to weight’
Image copyright Getty Images Men and women who use dating apps may be at increased risk of controlling their weight...
Climate change: Zero emissions law should be PM’s legacy, scientists say
Image copyright Getty Images Leading climate scientists have called for Theresa May to make her "legacy" a target to cut...
GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
Image copyright Science Photo Library A fungus - genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin - can rapidly kill huge numbers...
Business lobby group CBI warns Tories over no-deal Brexit
Image copyright Getty Images The Confederation of British Industry has warned Conservative leadership candidates over leaving the EU without a...
Chief medical officer considers recommending tax on unhealthy food
Image copyright Getty Images England's chief medical officer says she is considering recommending a tax on unhealthy food to persuade...
Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover control centre opens
Image copyright AlTEC Image caption The control centre can run simulations before sending commands up to Mars The control centre...
