In 2005 Professor Mike Brown and his team discovered a new dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system. Eris, as it is now known, was more massive than Pluto and left astronomers with a dilemma: whether to add it and other larger bodies, to the list of planets or to strip Pluto of
Month: July 2021
Getty Images The US economy is staging a slower recovery than economists expected following a rise in coronavirus cases. The economy grew at an annualised rate of 6.5% in the second quarter, according to official data. While gross domestic product (GDP) was ahead of the first quarter, growth was below forecasts of 8.5% “Concerns of
Getty Images The number of people on furlough has fallen sharply, with young people moving off the government scheme fastest, new figures show. At the end of June, 1.9 million people were still on furlough, the lowest level since the start of the pandemic and half a million fewer than in May. In the last
“Too many education systems are falling short”, with more than 130 million girls missing out on school around the world, Malala Yousafzai has warned. “Their futures are worth fighting for,” the education campaigner told a global education summit in London. She said the recovery from the pandemic had to mean fair access to education. The
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles has reacted to the widespread support she has received after withdrawing from Thursday’s all-around final. The American gymnast pulled out of the competition saying she needed to prioritise her mental health, a move that has brought praise from high-profile figures in sport, entertainment and politics. The 24-year-old said the
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. American Caeleb Dressel set an Olympic record on his way to winning
PA Media The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures, according to scientists. The year 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eight sunniest on record, scientists said in the latest UK State of the Climate report. No other year is in the top 10 on all three
The slate landscape of north-west Wales has become Unesco’s latest World Heritage Site. On Wednesday it was made the UK’s 32nd site on the prestigious list after the World Heritage Committee approved the bid. In making the cut, it joins the likes of Egypt’s Pyramids, India’s Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon. Wales’ bid leader
Aurora Police Department A Colorado police officer has been arrested after being filmed threatening to kill a man during an arrest. Body camera footage shows Aurora policeman John Haubert using a pistol to strike the man, saying “if you move, I will shoot you”. The arrest comes amid intense scrutiny of police misconduct in the
AFP Bosnian Serbs have reacted furiously to a ban on genocide denial imposed by the international official overseeing Bosnia’s 1995 peace deal. UN-appointed High Representative Valentin Inzko said the ban was needed to stop glorification of war criminals. “I had to do something – I followed my conscience. If you’re in a country where war
Getty Images The company that made a rifle used in one of the worst school shootings in the US has offered $33m (£24m) to several victims’ families. The proposed settlement for the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre from Remington, America’s oldest gun-maker, came as part of a bankruptcy hearing for the company. It also comes in
Reuters US gymnast Simone Biles, who pulled out of two Olympic finals on Tuesday citing her mental health, told journalists earlier that day that she was “having a little bit of the twisties”. It’s a term that sparked immediate discussion among gymnasts who recognised right away how dangerous a situation this must have been. But
Reuters People who have been fully vaccinated in the EU or US will not need to isolate when coming to England from an amber list country. The change will come into force at 04:00 BST on Monday. Currently, only people who received their jabs in the UK can avoid quarantine when arriving from amber list
Tiny harvest mice are being exported from East Kilbride to Ealing to help with a rewilding project. The mice, which are an endangered species, tend to favour warmer and drier conditions than they would encounter normally in the wild in Scotland. It is hoped the creatures from Calderglen Zoo in South Lanarkshire will thrive in
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Charlotte Dujardin won dressage bronze to become the most decorated British female
Team BRIT is a motorsport team made up of six disabled drivers who use adapted cars to compete in races against non-disabled drivers equally. BBC Click’s Paul Carter went to visit the team to find out more about the car and the team’s hopes for the future. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
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