Nike hit by conservative backlash over ‘racist trainer’
Image copyright Nike US political heavyweight Mitch McConnell has waded into the "racist trainer" row with a call for Nike...
Month: July 2019
Mapping Apps for Camping and Hiking: AllTrails, Gaia, Topo Maps+
Ah, the great outdoors. The flora, the fauna, the welcome mystery of the open trail stretched before you. You’ve left...
REI 4th of July Sale: 13 Summer Outdoors Deals for 2019
You can't set off fireworks inside. Don't try and prove me wrong. It's just physics. Whether you're camped out in...
Remote Mount Michael volcano hosts persistent lava lake
Image copyright USGS/NASA/LANDSAT-8 Image caption This satellite image has been coloured to highlight the lava lake Satellite pictures confirm there...
US top of the garbage pile in global waste crisis
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trucks line up at an incinerator in the US where rubbish burning is often...
Kelly Mary Fauvrelle: Pregnant stabbing victim’s baby dies
Image copyright Facebook Image caption Kelly Mary Fauvrelle was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday The baby...
Sainsbury’s sees further sales slide
Image copyright Getty Images Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has warned that the consumer outlook continues to be uncertain after it saw...
Obesity ’causes more cases of some cancers than smoking’
Image copyright Getty Images Obesity now causes more cases of four common cancers in the UK than smoking, according to...
Medical cannabis ‘expectations unfairly raised’
Image caption Cannabis oil is used to control Billy Caldwell's seizures Families' hopes were unfairly raised when doctors were allowed...
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ursula von der Leyen was backed by Angela Merkel but there was resistance to her...
Caroline Criado Perez Explains the ‘Gender Data Gap’
Caroline Criado Perez is a social activist and journalist who, in 2017, successfully campaigned for British banknotes to feature the...
Brexit stockpiling warning: UK warehouses already ‘full’
UK warehouses are "full", raising doubts about the ability of UK firms to stockpile goods ahead of a potential no-deal...
‘I don’t regret my two abortions’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSam says she fears she may never be able to afford childrenUK...
How to Take Photos of Fireworks With Your Phone
A thrilling fireworks display can confuse the automated settings on your smartphone. The explosions are fast, dynamic, and bright, and...
Climate change: Antarctic Peninsula ‘can still avoid irreversible change’
Image copyright Maxar DigitalGlobe Image caption The Wilkins Ice Shelf underwent a series of fragmentation events from the late 2000s...
Climate change: Heatwave made ‘at least’ five times more likely by warming
Image copyright NASA Last week's record breaking heatwave across much of Europe was made "at least five times" more likely...
Hong Kong protests: China says protesters ‘trample rule of law’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Nick Beake goes inside the Legislative CouncilChina has accused protesters...
Gambling firms pledge £60m to help addicts after criticism
Image copyright PA The UK's biggest gambling firms have agreed to contribute more money to fund treatment for problem gamblers....
