Volkswagen in ‘dieselgate’ talks with motorists
Image copyright Getty Images Volkswagen has said it is in talks with a group of German drivers who are suing...
Month: January 2020
Veganism: Why are vegan diets on the rise?
Image copyright Getty Images Across Britain, people are spending more money on vegan products, and plant-based diets are trending online.With...
Mind Control for the Masses—No Implant Needed
When Sid Kouider showed up at Slush, the annual startup showcase in Helsinki, wearing an ascot cap and a device...
Christmas gift returns set to hit postal system
Image copyright Getty Images Royal Mail expects 2 January, the first working day of the year for postal workers in...
Australia fires: NSW declares week-long state of emergency
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEvacuations cause gridlock in Batemans Bay, New South WalesThe premier of the...
Asia’s richest man takes on retail giant Amazon
Image copyright Getty Images A conglomerate run by Asia's richest man has started rolling out a challenger to Amazon in...
Top psychologist: No certainty terror offenders can be ‘cured’
Image copyright Getty Images The psychologist behind the UK's main deradicalisation programme for terror offenders says it can never be...
Melo casts eyes to MSG rafters amid vintage effort
11:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony said last month that his No. 15 jersey should be...
Eating disorder hospital admissions rise sharply
Image copyright Getty Images Hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by more than a third (37%) across all age...
Jakarta floods: ‘Not ordinary rain’, say officials
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThousands have been evacuated after flash floods on New Year's EveAt least...
Larsen, with only perfect World Series game, dies
10:28 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK -- Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball...
Plane crash fatalities fell more than 50% in 2019
Image copyright Getty Images The number of people killed in crashes of large commercial planes fell by more than 50%...
Sacked vegan brings landmark discrimination case
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJordi Casamitjana campaigns to encourage others to become vegans A vegan man...
Rail fares rise by 2.7%, hitting millions of commuters
Image copyright Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7% more for train tickets...
Army urges under-confident young people to sign up
Image copyright Karmarama Social media addicts, gym junkies and binge drinkers are all being targeted in the Army's latest recruitment...
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
Image copyright PA Image caption Natural gas can be blended with hydrogen for a greener mix A tiny spark in...
Writing a ‘national anthem’ for Mars
An Indian former software analyst who’s now a rising star in the opera world has written a new "national anthem"...
Former NBA commissioner Stern dies at 77
4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services David Stern, the NBA commissioner during the most successful period in league history, has...
