Astronaut recruitment drive for greater diversity
WATCH: Tim Peake’s tips on becoming an astronaut The European Space Agency says it wants to recruit someone with a disability as part of its call for new astronauts. Esa will be accepting applications in March to fill four-to-six vacancies in its astro corps but it wants this draft process to be as inclusive as […]
Alderney Literary Festival 2025 line-up announced
A literary festival has announced the involvement of 10 historical authors. The Alderney Literary Festival, which takes place annually, celebrates historical fiction and non-fiction writing. The 2025 event is due to take place in March and it will be the ninth year that it has been held. Sunday Times best-selling author Simon Scarrow posted on […]
The multi-billion dollar giants that are melting away
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Billions of people around the world depend on the waters locked away in glaciers for their livelihoods, power and food. But climate change is melting them away. What might we lose if they disappear? Glistening rivers of ice that wind their way down mountainsides, scraping and gouging the rock beneath […]
‘Waggro’ and a carbon emissions investigation
Reuters It says the prospects of an agreement look “slim” – even though the PM has told Conservative MPs he’s “desperate” to get one. In an interview with the paper, the former chancellor, Philip Hammond, says that if the talks fail, Mr Johnson should consider a “rapid-fire zero-tariff trade deal” with the EU – leaving […]
Gavin and Stacey fans treated to cameo by Ruth Jones as Nessa and trailer during Strictly
The first clips from the final episode of Gavin and Stacey were shown during the Strictly Come Dancing finale on Saturday night. The trailer appeared to centre around the key characters coming together for a weekend. It was a double treat for fans, as before the trailer was aired, Ruth Jones also made a cameo […]
The argument for switching off lights at night
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images The light pollution produced by our towns and cities is having multiple negative effects on wildlife (Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) The light pollution produced by street lamps, advertising boards, flood lights and our homes is so bad that 80% of the world’s population lives in the haze of a perpetual glow in […]
Amanda Serrano v Eva Voraberger: US fighter on frustrations and sacrifice
Few fighters live what many would describe as a ‘normal’ life. Cutting weight, dehydrating and becoming comfortable with the strain of hunger are commonplace for both sexes in boxing. The occasional social media purge in fight week is also a tried and tested tool to aid application, though Serrano’s choice to only ever own a […]
The tree cutting emissions from Brazilian beef
Getty Images Brazil is the world’s biggest exporter of beef, but many of its ranches are in previously forested regions (Credit: Getty Images) With the help of the fast-growing eucalyptus tree, Brazil has created its first carbon-neutral beef. Cows are no strangers to methane. As a cow goes about its daily life, browsing through pasture […]
Women’s Winter Box Cup: All-female boxing event a UK first
“It is great for some of the novice women boxers coming through to see how it all works at a competition, and it is definitely going to push women’s boxing into the limelight, which is what is needed.” Whitwell, who will compete in the elite 60kg division, is among fighters from the UK, Ireland and […]
UK needs millions more charging points, says car industry
Getty Images The UK needs to set a binding target for building battery factories and install millions more charging points for electric cars, the industry says. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says ambitious policies over the next decade could create up to 40,000 high-skilled jobs. But it warns failure to take action […]