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Many tropical insects face extinction by the end of this century unless they adapt to the rising global temperatures predicted, US scientists have said. Researchers led by the University of Washington said insects in the tropics were much more sensitive to temperature changes than those elsewhere. In contrast, higher latitudes could experience an insect population [...]
Architectural historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank treks into the mountains of western Afghanistan to visit and film an architectural treasure, the leaning minaret of Jam. Herat is a wonderful city. It was rebuilt by Alexander the Great around 330 BC, and was later one of the major cities in Tamerlane’s empire. We had come not [...]
By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana The first legalised home computers have gone on sale in Cuba, but the ban on home internet access remains. This is the latest in a series of restrictions on daily life which President Raul Castro has lifted in recent weeks. Crowds formed at the Carlos III shopping centre in [...]
A dog has saved a drowning woman in a swollen river after her owner shouted: “Fetch.” Brenda Howatson was walking labrador Penny along the River Elwy near her home at St Asaph, Denbighshire, when she saw a woman in difficulty. Following her owner’s command, Penny jumped into the river and dragged the unconscious woman ashore. [...]
A 45-year-old man has died after being assaulted outside a pub in Tredegar, south Wales on Sunday night. Police were called to the Tredegar Arms Hotel in Morgan Street at 2245 BST and the man, who was local, was taken to Nevill Hall hospital in Abergavenny. He died at 1100 BST on Monday. He has [...]
Two projects in Wales which aim to support people at risk of suicide and prevent it have each been given lottery grants of almost £1m. They are among 19 projects across Wales to receive funding worth £14m from the lottery’s Mental Health Matters scheme. Also benefiting are people affected by bipolar disorder and those with [...]
Yahoo’s German-listed shares plunged 17% after software giant Microsoft dropped its three-month-old bid to buy the internet firm. Analysts expect Yahoo’s US shares to fall by a similar margin when Wall Street begins trading later. The deal collapsed recently because the two sides could not agree on an acceptable sale price. Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer [...]
By Innes Bowen BBC Radio 4, More or Less It’s widely thought that employees on lower grades suffer if they have little control over their jobs. Is this true A group of middle managers gathers in central London for a half-day workshop on stress. Merren Barber, an occupational health physiotherapist, delivers a stark warning: managers [...]
A free-to-view satellite television and radio service from the BBC and ITV is being launched across the UK. Freesat is available to 98% of homes with a satellite dish, including those who are currently unable to receive Freeview television. It broadcasts 80 digital TV and radio channels including the main ones, and will rise to [...]
Farmers in Wales have been reporting an increase in the number of raven attacks on their livestock and say European farming regulations may be to blame. The new rules state that dead animals need to be removed from the land meaning the carcases, or carrion, the ravens feed on are no longer available. The birds, [...]
