A third of children aged between eight and 17 with a social media profile have lied about their date of birth so they appear to be over 18.Story Published at: October 10, 2022 at 08:17PM
A third of children aged eight to 17 have lied about their date of birth on social media
Russia running out of weapons as it faces ‘staggering’ numbers of casualties, spy chief says
Russia is running out of weapons for its war in Ukraine and the costs to the Kremlin are “staggering” in terms of soldiers killed and equipment lost, a UK spy chief will say.Story Published at: October 10, 2022 at 10:02PM
Truss to ban solar projects on farms as Tory MP warns plan is ‘unwise’
Liz Truss is poised to ban solar projects from most farms in England in a move that will dismay climate change campaigners and some Tory backbenchers.Story Published at: October 10, 2022 at 07:33PM
China may target opponents’ satellites in ways that could pose ‘huge threat to us all’
China is seeking to exploit technologies in space and online in ways that could pose a “huge threat to us all”, a top UK spy chief will warn on Tuesday.Story Published at: October 10, 2022 at 10:02PM
UK at risk of ‘brain drain’ as scientists leave Britain to avoid losing EU research funding
A total of 22 UK-based scientists have now decided to leave Britain rather than lose their EU research funding, as uncertainty continues around the future of Research and Development (R&D) support post-Brexit.Story Published at: October 09, 2022 at 01:21PM
Butterfly numbers ‘worryingly low’ despite good weather
Butterfly numbers are still “worryingly low” despite a warm and sunny spell leading to increased sightings of certain butterfly species over the summer.Story Published at: October 07, 2022 at 12:52AM
Worm’s saliva found to break down plastic in major pollution breakthrough
A worm could be the answer to solving the problem of what to do about one of the commonest forms of plastic pollution.Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 09:19AM
Three scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for ‘snapping molecules together’ to design medicines
The Nobel chemistry prize has been awarded to three scientists who have developed a way of “snapping molecules together” to design new medicines.Story Published at: October 05, 2022 at 11:40AM
Asteroid has 6,000-mile debris tail after deliberate impact by NASA spacecraft
More than 6,000 miles of debris is trailing behind an asteroid that was deliberately hit by a NASA spacecraft.Story Published at: October 04, 2022 at 08:13PM
Trading in Twitter shares halted as Musk ‘plans to buy social media company for original offer price’
Trading in Twitter shares was halted as the stock spiked following reports that Elon Musk is planning to buy the company for his original offer price.Story Published at: October 04, 2022 at 05:23PM