Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time
By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK. In the first three months of this year a third of the country’s electricity came from wind farms, research from Imperial College London has shown. National Grid has also confirmed that […]
Queen Elizabeth II has died
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Her son King Charles III said […]
Underwater Photographer of the Year winner revealed
Rafael Fernandez Caballero has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 for his image of five whale sharks feeding together in the Maldives. In his picture, Dancing with the Giants of the Night, the whale sharks are seen feeding on nocturnal plankton gathered around the lights of a boat. “It was incredible when one […]
The most striking images of 2021
COP26 speech, Tuvalu, November 2021 Addressing the UN climate conference in Glasgow, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu’s foreign minister Simon Kofe stood in a suit at a lectern thigh-deep in seawater to demonstrate how rising sea levels and the accelerating climate crisis threaten his low-lying nation. “We will not stand idly by,” Kofe insisted, […]
Historic Photographer of the Year Awards 2021 winners revealed
Steve Liddiard has been named overall winner of the Historic Photographer of the Year Awards 2021, for his photo of the Whiteford Point Lighthouse in the Gower Peninsula, Wales. “I regularly take my dog for a walk at sunrise in Bristol,” said Mr Binding. “The bridge acts as a gateway to the city, and mist […]
In pictures: Claire Thomas’s worldwide images of despair and hope
From women learning to be midwives in Afghanistan to eagle hunters in Mongolia, from the Rockies of Wyoming to refugee camps in Calais; Claire Thomas has photographed the world. The photojournalist from rural Carmarthenshire has spent years capturing parts of the planet which are fascinating, picturesque and extremely troubled. Her work has been shortlisted for […]
Why being kind to others is good for your health
By Marta Zaraska16th December 2020 While we might all enjoy the warm glow of helping out others or giving up a little of our time for charity, it could be doing us some physical good too. Newspapers started writing about Betty Lowe when she was 96 years old. Despite being long past retirement age, she […]
Why Germans love getting naked in public
You never forget your first time confronted by public nudity While nudity in mainstream American culture is generally considered to be sexual, here in Germany, stripping down isn’t uncommon in certain everyday situations. I’ve grown used to nude-by-default saunas; taken dips in pools where swimming suits were birthday suits; and surprised a massage therapist when […]
What other cultures can teach us about forgiveness
Forgiving someone else can have a positive effect on your life, but exactly how you forgive someone depends on where in the world you are from. There is a simple step we can all take that could reduce our stress levels, our risk of heart disease and mental illness. It can prevent cognitive decline in later life, help you […]