How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
Helen Briggs BBC Environment correspondent Getty Images Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over climate justice – the framing of global warming as an ethical issue rather than a purely environmental one. When world leaders took to the (virtual) stage at President Biden’s climate summit, they were given a gentle telling […]
Coca-Cola in NI ‘not impacted by CO2 shortage’
Getty Images Coca-Cola has a Northern Ireland plant in Lambeg, County Antrim Coca-Cola has said production at its Lambeg facility in County Antrim has not been affected by the shortage of CO2 (carbon dioxide). Farms, food, drink producers and supermarkets have warned a shortage could lead to significant disruption. The industry has said it could […]
Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival
Kylie McLaughlin Features correspondent The bloody procession pounds the pavement through Phuket Town. (Kylie McLaughlin) This annual event is a fascinating way to see a macabre slice of life in Thailand It may seem hard to maintain a ritual of cleansing in Phuket, Thailand’s centre of sin and decadence, but once a year it is […]
‘I’m losing hundreds of pounds in tips’
Beth Timmins Business reporter, BBC News Calum O’Flynn Calum O’Flynn lost out in tip money after being pinged by the NHS App The coronavirus pandemic dealt a heavy blow to small businesses, which are now feeling the knock-on effects of staff shortages. Many small firms, not eligible for critical worker status, are struggling with the […]
The crazy plan to explode a nuclear bomb on the Moon
Mark Piesing Features correspondent Getty Images In the 1950s, with the USSR seemingly sprinting ahead in the space race, US scientists hatched a bizarre plan – nuking the surface of the Moon to frighten the Soviets. The moment astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out on to the Moon’s surface in 1969 is one of the most […]
Greggs warns of staff shortages and rising costs
Getty Images Greggs says recent trading has been affected by the nationwide labour shortages and disruption to supplies caused by HGV driver shortages. The High Street baker also said the price of ingredients and supplies was rising. But Greggs said it was confident about future trading. It said it would accelerate its store openings to […]
The pioneering female astronauts who never saw space
Sarah Cruddas Features correspondent (Nasa) At the height of the space race, a group of highly skilled female pilots trained to go into space – but never made it into orbit. Sarah Cruddas investigates. In April 1959, the newly formed Nasa announced the formation of its first group of astronauts – the Mercury Seven. Over […]
An extraordinary man who led an extraordinary life
Jonny Dymond Royal correspondent PA Media In public, Prince Philip always took second place He outlived nearly everyone who knew him and might explain him. And so we have been left with a two-dimensional portrait of the duke; salt-tongued and short-tempered, a man who told off-colour jokes and made politically incorrect remarks, an eccentric great-uncle […]
The man who treats ‘phantom’ pain …with mirrors
Srinath Perur Features correspondent (Matt Wilson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) Many amputees feel excruciating ‘phantom’ pain in limbs they no longer own, leaving scientists puzzled. Srinath Perur cycles round Cambodia with a man treating hundreds of sufferers with an unusual tool – a mirror One of the few Khmer words Stephen Sumner knows is chhue. It means […]
How faecal transplantation is gaining credibility
Bryn Nelson Features correspondent (Science Photo Library) Many find the idea of faecal, or poo transplants disgusting. However a growing body of evidence suggests this could be a lifesaver, as Bryn Nelson reports. This is how far a mother will go. Your daughter has been sick for more than four years with a severe autoimmune […]