UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet model
Reuters A model of the UK’s planned new fighter jet, the Tempest, has been unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show. The UK’s Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, said the jet could be used with either pilots or as a drone. The craft will eventually replace the existing Typhoon fighter jet. It will be developed and built […]
Canada’s rare new skiing adventure
Greg Hill (Credit: Greg Hill) Snowflakes gathered lightly on Greg Hill’s jacketed shoulders as he broke trail on his skis, guiding our group up a mountain in British Columbia’s Rogers Pass. It was February, prime time to experience this ski mecca, which lies less than 70km from the town of Revelstoke that Hill has called […]
Can Microsoft’s ‘moonshot’ carbon goal succeed?
Getty Images Tech giant Microsoft has announced two bold ambitions: firstly, to become carbon negative by the year 2030 – meaning it will be removing more carbon from the air than it emits – and secondly, to have removed more carbon by 2050 than it has emitted, in total, in its entire history. In an […]
Boy, 10, meets Robbie Williams after starring as singer in new biopic
PA Media The young actor met the former Take That singer at the film’s European premiere A 10-year-old boy who has made his screen debut as a young version of Robbie Williams has said meeting the singer on the red carpet was “amazing”. Carter-J Murphy from Failsworth in Oldham, plays the former Take That star […]
India’s brilliant Bombay duck
dashu83/Getty Images Bombay duck is actually a fish, and the root of its curious name is a great mystery (Credit: dashu83/Getty Images) Fiendishly ugly and pungently smelly, Bombay duck can be quite off-putting. So why is it so beloved throughout Mumbai? (This year, we published many inspiring and amazing stories that made us fall in […]
Facebook ‘ugly truth’ growth memo haunts firm
Getty Images Andrew Bosworth says his memo was intended to be provocative A Facebook executive’s memo that claimed the “ugly truth” was that anything it did to grow was justified has been made public, embarrassing the company. The 2016 post said that this applied even if it meant people might die as a result of […]
A world isolated from life by 1,400km
Shafik Meghji South Georgia is now home to large populations of fur and elephant seals and around 400,000 king penguins (Credit: Shafik Meghji) A rugged land of glaciers, mountains and fjords, South Georgia is one of the remotest places on Earth. “Stay at least 200m away from the whaling station – it’s filled with asbestos […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un pledges ‘new history’ with South Korea
The moment Kim Jong-un crossed into South Korea In a moment rich with symbolism and pomp, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and Mr Kim shook hands at the border. Mr Kim said it was the “starting point” for peace, after crossing the military line that divides the peninsula. It comes just months after warlike rhetoric […]
A very special bottle. Or two. Or three.
David Campbell views a whisky in Dalwhinnie, Scotland. (Jeff Mitchell/Getty) A Special Bottle Finding whiskies that hold their value For investors, “special occasion” whiskies are worth seeking out, such as The Macallan’s “Royal Marriage” released in 2011 to mark the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton. However, “nas” Scotch (sold with no age statement) […]
Trump could intervene in case of Huawei executive
Reuters Meng Wanzhou has said she will contest allegations of fraud Donald Trump says he could intervene in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it helps to avoid a further decline in US relations with China. “Whatever’s good for this country, I would do,” the US president said. Ms Meng, the chief financial […]