Life at 50C: The Baghdad traffic cop who works in 50C heat

Life at 50C: The Baghdad traffic cop who works in 50C heat

Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. In Baghdad, traffic police sergeant Sa’d Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest junctions. He keeps the city moving but to do so he must work in 50C heat, while standing on black asphalt. Meanwhile, farmer Sheikh Kazem fights to continue farming…

Covid: Australia’s Flying Doctors take vaccines to vast remote areas

Covid: Australia’s Flying Doctors take vaccines to vast remote areas

Australia’s vaccination rollout has really picked up in recent months, partly due to Covid outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne. But in remote areas hardly touched by the virus, it’s often a different story. Australia’s famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is part of a huge logistical effort to get jabs in arms. The BBC joined them…

Malala Yousafzai urges Taliban to allow girls’ education

Malala Yousafzai urges Taliban to allow girls’ education

The Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai is urging the Taliban to lift their ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan. The Pakistani activist for female education told BBC World News the current temporary ban might last for years. She said: “It happened a month ago they announced explicitly that boys can go to their schools. So…

Sea-like robots float at Tate Modern and other tech news

Sea-like robots float at Tate Modern and other tech news

BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: The US becomes the largest bitcoin miner in the world after regulations banning the practice in China come into effect Australia’s space agency announces its first mission to the Moon in a collaboration with Nasa Sea-like robotic creatures float above…

Coldplay: Band announce first tour in four years with an ‘eco-friendly’ focus

Coldplay: Band announce first tour in four years with an ‘eco-friendly’ focus

Coldplay put a pause on touring in 2019 due to concerns about the environmental impact of concerts. Four years after their A Head Full of Dreams tour, which saw them stage 122 shows across five continents, the band have announced a new tour, with an eco-friendly focus. The band have pledged to make their upcoming…

Prince William: ‘Repair this planet, not find the next’

Prince William: ‘Repair this planet, not find the next’

The Duke of Cambridge has suggested entrepreneurs should focus their resources on solving problems on Earth rather than engaging in a new space race. He was speaking to the BBC’s Newscast podcast, before the first ceremony for his new Earthshot Prize this weekend. Five innovative ideas will each be awarded £1m to help the planet….