My pilgrimage to Scotland’s vanishing snow patch
The Sphinx, a patch of snow believed to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Iain Cameron has spent decades surveying the patch, hidden…
US judge orders Google to open app store to competitors
A US federal judge has ruled that Google must allow Android apps made by rival technology firms onto its Google Play app store for three years starting next month. The…
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Covid Inquiry Tamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity services A mother of premature twins has told the Covid inquiry she did not…
Immunotherapy project aims to benefit more cancer patients
BBC News Alex Green in now in remission from his cancer Alex Green is clear – without immunotherapy, he would have died in 2019. His advanced melanoma skin cancer was…
ISS welcomes crew of docked SpaceX capsule
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni…
Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?
BBC Smartphones have worked their way deep into our lives and have become indispensable for work and socialising. Unsurprisingly, many children want them too, but here we are much less…
The Leeds shopping centre helping international students feel at home
Town Centre Securities Opened in the 1960s the Merrion Centre in Leeds is home to a growing number of Asian-inspired businesses A 1960s shopping centre in the middle of Leeds…
How Hitchin parents pushed to delay phones for school children
DJ McLaren/BBC Some secondary schools in Hitchin, such as Hitchin Boys and The Priory, have already announced their plans to join William Ransom Primary School to be ‘phone-free’ Parents have…
Climate change supercharged Europe’s floods, scientists warn
AFP Local residents rescue a woman from rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi Central Europe’s devastating floods were made much worse by climate change and offer…
Our wildlife programmes help the world
Sir David Attenborough has been presenting wildlife programmes for 70 years Seventy years after he first fronted a wildlife programme, Sir David Attenborough is keenly aware of the impact they…