Ditch cars to meet climate change targets, say MPs
Image copyright Getty Images People will have to get out of their cars if the UK is to meet its...
Month: August 2019
Merkel: Backstop alternative ‘possible within 30 days’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: "We do need that backstop removed"German Chancellor Angela Merkel has...
Supermarket considers rationing small business buyers
Image copyright Getty Images A senior executive at a major food retailer has told the BBC it is considering introducing...
Titanic sub dive reveals parts are being lost to sea
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage from the murky depths shows the deteriorating ship.The first people to...
West Lane Hospital patients ‘at high risk of avoidable harm’
Image copyright Google Image caption West Lane is a mental health unit for children and adolescents A mental health unit...
Brexit: PM to meet Angela Merkel with call to scrap backstop
Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin later, where he is...
High blood pressure in mid-30s may pose risk to brain health
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People in their 30s are often juggling work and family demands People in their...
New drug for people who can bleed uncontrollably
Image copyright Christy Stephens Image caption Christy and her son Christopher Christopher Stephens has haemophilia A - his body lacks...
Government automatically enrols firms in case of no-deal Brexit
Image copyright Gareth Fuller/ PA Image caption An estimated 240,000 UK businesses trade with the EU The government has said...
Vitamin D: Add ‘sunshine vitamin’ to flour, study says
Image copyright Getty Images Putting vitamin D into the flour we buy could help stop tiredness, muscle aches and even...
Fracking: UK shale reserves may be smaller than previously estimated
Image copyright Cuadrilla Image caption Cuardrilla have recently resumed fracking for shale gas in Lancashire Previous projections of the potential...
Nasa confirms ocean moon mission
Image copyright NASA Image caption Artwork: Europa Clipper will try to determine whether the moon can support biology Scientists working...
Lightning strike ‘partly to blame’ for power cut
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Train passengers were guided by torchlight at some stations during the power cut A...
Andrew Harper death: Murder accused appears in court
Image caption PC Andrew Harper was married four weeks ago A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a...
More schoolchildren ‘rejecting cigarettes’
Image copyright Getty Images Secondary-school pupils in England appear to be rejecting cigarettes in greater numbers than ever before. The...
Brexit: Boris Johnson calls for ‘anti-democratic’ backstop to be scrapped
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson has written to Donald Tusk (right) to set out his demands for...
Why investors are making a loss to keep their money safe
Image copyright Getty Images Some of the world's biggest investors are so worried about the future of the global economy...
Elton John defends Harry and Meghan’s use of private jets
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Pop star Sir Elton John is friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex...
