Facebook faces fresh anti-trust investigation
Image copyright AFP Image caption Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg Facebook is under investigation in the US to determine whether...
Month: September 2019
Stranded whales: Numbers on the rise around UK shores
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A sperm whale lies dead after becoming beached in Norfolk The number of whales...
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95
Image copyright Getty Images Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95.Mr Mugabe had been...
Gender equality: ‘No room at the top for women scientists’
Image copyright Getty Images The number of women climbing the career ladder in science is "disappointingly low", say researchers.Women make...
Stress in pregnancy ‘makes child personality disorder more likely’
Image copyright Getty Images The children of women who experience severe stress when pregnant are nearly 10 times more likely...
Make supermarket booze more expensive, says think tank
Image copyright Peter Macdiarmid Alcohol sold in supermarkets should be taxed at a higher rate than drink sold in pubs,...
PM: I’d rather be dead in a ditch than delay Brexit
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: "I'd rather be dead in a ditch" than ask for...
Team plans colour film of black hole at galaxy’s centre
Image copyright EHT Collaboration Image caption Coming soon: Supermassive black hole - the movie. Earlier this year, researchers published the...
Amy Allan death: Significant failings in care by Great Ormond Street Hospital
Image copyright Allan family Image caption Amy Allan died at Great Ormond Street Hospital last year The coroner looking into...
BA strike still on after airline rejects union proposal
Image copyright Getty Images British Airways has rejected a last-ditch proposal from pilots' union Balpa to re-start negotiations aimed at...
Raspberry Pi computer looks down on Earth
Image copyright SSTL Image caption The camera could be used as an inspection tool This is a neat image of...
No-deal bill a ‘chink of light for business’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption CBI chief Carolyn Fairbairn says a no-deal Brexit would be damaging for business Progress...
Brexit: Bill designed to stop no-deal ‘will clear Lords’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLord Ashton of Hyde says Brexit bill will be ready to be...
Extreme pubic grooming ‘may not cause sexually transmitted infections’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Using condoms correctly reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Women who regularly...
Left-handed DNA found – and it changes brain structure
Image copyright Getty Images Scientists have found the first genetic instructions hardwired into human DNA that are linked to being...
Vegan and vegetarian diets ‘link to higher stroke risk’
Image copyright Getty Images Vegan and vegetarian diets lower the risk of heart disease but raise the risk of stroke,...
Early animal had ‘complex behaviour’
Image copyright Zhe Chen / Shuhai Xiao Image caption The millipede-like animal dragged itself along the sea floor half a...
Boris Johnson calls on MPs to back October general election
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson calls for October electionBoris Johnson is calling on MPs to...
