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Scientists at Antarctic Sanae IV base rocked by alleged assault

Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Dr Ross Hofmeyr / Wikimedia The Sanae IV research station in Antarctica where the alleged assault occurred A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical […]

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A new dawn for the home of UK’s oldest oil refinery?

Kevin Keane BBC Scotland environment correspondent Andrew Milligan/PA Wire There is both concern and optimism about the Grangemouth site’s long-term future The history of Grangemouth has been built on fossil fuels – but now its future depends on its reinvention as Scotland’s green energy industrial hub. The site, on the south bank of the Firth […]

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Are Leftovers at Restaurants Over?

Emmett Burke has noticed something unusual in his Manhattan restaurants. Half-eaten pizzas dot tables and bar space, left behind by those who ordered them. At Emmett’s and Emmett’s on Grove, Mr. Burke’s two Chicago-style pizzerias, diners seem increasingly uninterested in asking for boxes to take home leftovers. “I will look at the plates coming back […]

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The 1798 law is Trump’s new deportation tool : NPR

In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador on Sunday. El Salvador presidential press office/AP hide caption toggle caption El Salvador presidential press office/AP As part of his efforts to […]

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‘Reasonable precautions’ could have stopped baby deaths

Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Getty Images The three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021 “Reasonable precautions” could have prevented the deaths of three newborn babies, a fatal accident inquiry has found. Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch all died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals, in 2019 and 2021. The […]

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Yoga mats and VR headsets used to measure cost of living

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Yoga mats are in, while modern technology also gets a new representation Some may use yoga mats and virtual reality headsets to mentally escape the daily grind but now statisticians are using them to chart the rising cost of living. Both items have made their way into […]

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Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding

Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. The emergency measures, called Operation Safeguard, are triggered when prisons are close to capacity. The government says 200 cells will be freed up by the measures, which are expected to last for […]

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