The mysterious resurgence of Covid-19
Getty Images Returnees from Da Nang are tested for Covid-19 in Hanoi In mid-July, Vietnam still shone as a Covid-19 outlier. No reported deaths, and months without a locally transmitted case. Fans packed into football stadiums, schools had reopened, and customers returned to their favourite cafes. “We were already back to normal life,” said Mai […]
Countdown to Rio 2016: Jessica Ennis-Hill records her best total since London
Badminton: Husband-and-wife mixed doubles pair Chris and Gabby Adcock head the eight-strong Great Britain team announced for the Olympics. Doping: Rio’s anti-doping laboratory has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency just six weeks before the Olympic Games because it fails to comply with international standards. Equestrian (show jumping): Great Britain finished a disappointing eighth […]
The deadly ‘ghost gear’ which haunts seas and coastlines
Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter SMASS Orkney A pregnant minke whale was found tangled in a fishing net in Orkney in October last year More than half a million tonnes of fishing gear is estimated to be lost or abandoned every year in the world’s seas and oceans. Some of it entangles […]
Plans to change recycling risks chaos, say councils
Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Getty Images The UK government wants to introduce consistent recycling collection policies across England The UK government’s plans to introduce consistent waste collection policies across England could prove chaotic and unworkable, councils have warned. The details of major government reforms to waste collection in England are expected to be confirmed soon. […]
The battle for gender-equal music festival line-ups
Amy Charles Features correspondent Close your eyes and picture a music festival. What do you see? Who is the main act? Chances are, if you’re picturing a real music festival, you are seeing a man on stage. In 2017, BBC research found that seven out of 10 artists on UK festival bills were men or all-male bands. […]
Election footing: no, not that one
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland BBC Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her government’s plans for the year Holyrood is now 18 months from its next election. Nicola Sturgeon’s Programme for Government on Tuesday, laid some of the groundwork for it. It won’t be all about independence. The economy, and in particular the green part of […]
Why hasn’t a mega attack happened?
Despite many warnings, no major attack has taken place on the United States. So it is logical to ask why this hasn’t happened yet, and if it ever will. For the past few years, US officials have warned of a coming mega cyber attack against critical infrastructure, something akin to the Japanese attack on Pearl […]
Venison producer Highland Game wins £13m supply deal
Getty Images Red deer will account for about 70% of the venison sold under the deal A Dundee-based firm is to buy thousands of tonnes of wild Scottish venison under a £13m five-year deal with Scottish government agency Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). Under the deal, 97% of deer culled by FLS will be processed […]
Data visualisation aims to change view of global health
Cynthia Graber Features correspondent Thinkstock (Copyright: Thinkstock) By creating a new and innovative way to look at massive amounts of patient data worldwide, one man hopes he can change the way public health crises are managed, as Cynthia Graber reports. Imagine you are a foreign aid worker trying to persuade a senior politician in a […]
Deliveroo orders double as lockdown habits endure
Reuters Deliveroo has said demand for its services has strengthened despite Covid restrictions easing. The food delivery firm saw orders double to 148.8 million in the first half of this year, while the value of its transactions also doubled. At the same time, it narrowed its pre-tax losses to £104.8m, as against £128.4m a year […]