Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hatchet Pond in the New Forest National Park Every schoolchild in England should get the opportunity to “spend a night under the stars” in an idyllic landscape, an independent review has suggested. Helping pupils connect with nature through visits would ensure protected areas such as national parks are “open […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTom Watson speaks to Radio 4’s Today programme about the bid to oust him as deputy Labour leader Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has quashed a motion at his party conference to oust his deputy, Tom Watson, by abolishing the position. Mr Corbyn suggested the role should be […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police say the majority of the stolen weapons were shotguns or other low-calibre firearms More than 190 legally-held firearms have been stolen in Northern Ireland over the last five years, police have confirmed. Just 10 have been recovered by police. The majority of the 193 guns – 114 – […]
Image copyright EPA/UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL Image caption At least four people died on the bus, which was carrying a group of Chinese tourists A bus carrying Chinese tourists has crashed in the US state of Utah, killing at least four and critically injuring at least 5 more. The vehicle was near Bryce Canyon National Park […]
PM Imran heads to US from Saudi Arabia MADINA MUNAWARA: Prime Minister Imran Khan flew to New York from Saudi Arabia to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in wee hours on Saturday. Saudi dignitaries, Pakistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom Raja Ali Ejaz and other officials saw him off at Prince […]
Image caption Back in Brighton – the scene of Jeremy Corbyn’s first conference as leader in 2015 Labour’s annual conference starts in Brighton on Saturday. With Brexit and a possible general election on the horizon, what will be making the headlines over the next five days and what are likely to be the main flashpoints? […]
Image copyright Kreena Dhiman Image caption Kreena didn’t think she’d see her 40th birthday after having breast cancer and heart failure “It’s bonkers what’s happened over the past five years,” says Kreena Dhiman from Crawley in West Sussex. When diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 at 33, she had just settled back into working life […]
Young people have poured on to the streets of cities across the world to try to force political leaders to act over climate change. But they aren’t just leaving it to the politicians – in New York City, activists explained what they were doing in their own lives to help. For more facts on what […]
Image copyright Getty Images There’s not much Louis Theroux hasn’t experienced of humanity. In more than 25 years of documentary making, he’s moved in multiple worlds including those of neo-Nazis, Scientologists, pornography stars, those living with dementia – and Jimmy Savile. While his approach has altered over the years, from comic gonzo to sober inquisitor, […]
Edward Burtynsky travels the world trying to capture striking images of humanity’s impact on the planet, from the fossil-like shapes left behind by drills in a Potash mine to the luminescent colours of lithium ponds. The Canadian photographic artist has spent 40 years focusing on large-scale human activities such as mining, quarrying, agriculture and deforestation […]