Ros Atkins on… The US climate conundrum
Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.
Legendary anchor Katty Kay signs off from the BBC for the final time.
Reducing the hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants to a story about Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas does not do the situation justice, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK has said. “This isn’t a confrontation between Netanyahu and Hamas, this as a confrontation that has lasted for 100 years, between…
The state of South Australia is home to half of all the wine produced in the country, but the state is also very dry and changing climate conditions and water shortages mean optimising water use is essential. The University of Adelaide is developing water sensors, thermal imaging and rovers with artificial intelligence to help winegrowers…
A meeting between UK and Ukrainian officials has been held at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the growing crisis over Russian troop movements near Ukraine’s border. Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, said it was part of a regular dialogue between UK and Ukraine but today’s meeting had been very much influenced by…
During the 1980s the BBC ran the Computer Literacy Project exploring the world of computing. A series of home computers known as BBC Micros were created and viewers were taught how to program them. The project helped inspire a generation of coders. The BBC’s Alex Humphrey’s visits the National Computing Museum to find out more….
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…