Post office team picked for Antarctic Port Lockroy base
Image copyright UKAHT Image caption Extra supplies are delivered via cruise ships, then carried and sorted by the team on...
Month: September 2019
The Best iPhone 11 Deals (and Which Model to Pick)
Apple's latest iPhones are here. There are three new iPhones to choose from: the iPhone 11 Pro Max, the smaller...
Climate protest student: ‘I’m here to step up and say no more’
Teenager Gina Hale is among the thousands of protesters taking part in a day of climate action.The student, 16, from...
SLS: Nasa’s giant ‘Moon rocket’ takes shape
Image copyright NASA Image caption The massive core section of the SLS has shuttle heritage in it Nasa has finished...
Brexit: UK in EU talks as Juncker says deal achievable
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Michel Barnier and Stephen Barclay's meeting comes 41 days before the Brexit deadline Brexit Secretary...
RBS is first UK big four bank to be led by a woman
Image copyright RBS RBS has named Alison Rose as its new chief executive, making her the first woman to lead...
India delivers surprise corporate tax cuts to boost economy
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat cars and underwear say about India's slowdownIndia has cut its corporate...
Climate change: Firms make green energy vows as call for action grow
Image copyright Getty Images Some of the world's largest firms including Amazon and Google have committed to big-spending green energy...
Award for man who stopped a mega-dam and saved Borneo’s rainforest
A man who led a successful campaign to stop a mega-dam being built in Borneo's rainforest has been awarded a...
Sertraline: Antidepressant works ‘by reducing anxiety symptoms first’
Image copyright Getty Images A commonly-prescribed antidepressant reduces anxiety first and has a smaller effect on depressive symptoms weeks later,...
Children being denied new cancer drugs
Image copyright Getty Images Children with cancer are being denied new, highly precise drugs that are available to adults, doctors...
Cut air pollution to fight climate change – UN
Image copyright AFP Getting countries to cut down greenhouse gases that cause global warming is proving an uphill task.But convincing...
Climate change: Arctic expedition to drift in sea-ice for a year
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJulienne Stroeve: "It will be brutal if the wind speeds get up"It's...
MPs demand action over wrongly-issued NHS fines
Image copyright Getty Images A highly critical report from MPs has condemned the "shockingly complacent" response to 1.7 million fines...
Hospitals relying on ’emergency’ loans to cover costs
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption "Emergency" loans cost hospitals £185m in interest paid back to the government in 2018-19...
Hinkley Point C: Building the UK’s new ‘epic’ power plant
The BBC has been behind the scenes at the UK's new nuclear power plant in Somerset, Hinkley Point C.Construction work...
New leather factory in Paisley to create 100 jobs
Image copyright Scottish Leather Group Image caption Scottish Leather Group is one of the largest leather manufacturers in the UK...
Boy with skin-peeling condition sent 18,000 cards
Rhys Williams, from Bolton, has epidermolysis bullosa, a painful, life-limiting condition that has left him unable to walk.As he turns...
