Tech-savvy stamp collectors energise an old hobby
Image copyright Anita Lo Image caption Anita's holidays are often interrupted by stamps Finding the local stamp dealer may not...
Month: September 2019
Helium shortage: ‘Prices just keep going up and up’
Image copyright Getty Images If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be...
Brexit: Boris Johnson attacked by Luxembourg PM over ‘nightmare’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLuxembourg's PM spoke beside the empty podium where Boris Johnson was due...
Energy suppliers get more time to install smart meters
Image copyright Getty Images There are sighs of relief in the beleaguered smart meter offices of the big energy suppliers...
Common cold stopped by experimental approach
Image copyright Getty Images Scientists think they have found a way to stop the common cold and closely related viruses...
Christopher Eccleston: ‘I’m a lifelong body-hater’
Image copyright Getty Images Christopher Eccleston has revealed he's battled with anorexia for decades and at one point considered suicide.Writing...
2019 ozone hole could be smallest in three decades
Image copyright CAMS/COPERNICUS/ECMWF Image caption CAMS produces five-day forecasts. Currently, thinning (blue) is greatest in the region towards S. America...
Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAbqaiq is the site of Aramco's largest oil processing plantOil prices surged...
Brexit: UK will reject any delay offer, PM to tell Juncker
Image copyright Reuters, EPA The UK is not prepared to delay Brexit beyond the 31 October deadline, Boris Johnson will...
Rutland: England’s only county without a McDonald’s
Image caption Caroline Aston believes the golden arches will eventually be welcomed by Rutland's residents The picturesque county of Rutland...
What can restaurants do to help customers with allergies?
Image copyright Getty Images For people with food allergies, dining out can be stressful and in some cases, life-threatening or...
Faster pace of climate change is ‘scary’, former chief scientist says
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The increased frequency and intensity of wildfires may be one outcome of climate change...
Meningitis: ‘I’m no longer Miss Independent’
Image copyright Own Image caption Lesley says she's been 'stubborn' and kept on working part-time Life is very different for...
Lib Dems pledge to cancel Brexit if they win general election
Image copyright Getty Images The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they come to power at the next...
Gareth Thomas and HIV stigma: ‘It takes people like him to fight against it’
Image copyright George Westwood/Reuters Gareth Thomas' revelation that he has HIV will make "a whole new demographic of people" aware...
Thomas Cook ‘racing to finalise rescue deal’
Image copyright Getty Images Thomas Cook has said it is "focused on completing" a rescue deal amid reports that some...
David Cameron: Boris Johnson backed Leave to ‘help career’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson and David Cameron campaigned together ahead of the 2015 general election Boris...
Vaginismus: ‘My body won’t let me have sex’
Vaginismus is a sexual pain disorder where women experience an involuntary tightening of muscles around the vagina whenever penetration is...
