Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Gulls are under pressure with natural populations in decline From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites. However, one scientist was so astounded to see pictures on social media of gulls eating “weird and wonderful things” that she launched a citizen science […]
As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And it’s not just because of China. Asia is home to seven countries that run the biggest trade surpluses with the United States, Mr. Trump’s go-to yardstick. It […]
Those dark days began almost five years ago. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and four days later, U.S. states began to order shutdowns and travel restrictions. By the end of the month, the European Union had barred nonessential travel from outside the bloc, cruise ships were under a […]
Electricity and gas suppliers have been warned they will be fined if they continue to send out bills to customers for money they have no right to collect. The energy regulator Ofgem told BBC’s Money Box that it is writing to chief executives demanding to know how many people have been sent “back bills”. Back […]
A poster with a map captioned “Gulf of America” with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2025. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The Associated Press has sued the Trump administration for barring it from major […]
The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements for thousands of years, from Neolithic huts to the soaring skyscrapers of London. Evidence of bygone civilizations has been steadily deposited on the river’s muddy bottom for modern archaeologists to mine. Now, researchers in London have dated dozens of bones dredged from the river, creating […]
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit on Friday against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying A.P. reporters access in retaliation for references to the Gulf of Mexico in its articles. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It named […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has claimed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to drop a lawsuit against the firm. The US regulator alleged in 2023 that Coinbase had violated laws by offering investments that are subject to its rules, without properly registering. Its boss Brian Armstrong said in a post on X on […]
The UK’s longest-serving female minister is leaving the Welsh Parliament next year. Social Justice Secretary Jane Hutt, 75, has enjoyed an almost unbroken cabinet run in various roles, since powers were devolved from Westminster to Wales in 1999. The Labour Vale of Glamorgan Senedd member has announced she will stand down from Cardiff Bay at […]
Getty Images Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end […]