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Scotland locks horns with British PM over Brexit
British prime minister Theresa May and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon are locking horns over their preferred versions of Brexit, with Scotland warning it will once again attempt to declare independence from the United Kingdom. Ms Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the head of the Scottish...
Largest genetic study of humpback whales shows dire situation for giants in Arabian Sea
One of the largest genetic studies ever conducted on humpback whales has been published to help scientists come up with better conservation strategies for these large marine mammals. Although most populations are today recovering, the scientists show that the Arabian humpback whale is in urgent need of protection. The humpback...
This is the smart kitchen your gadget-filled home deserves
Has internet-connected fridge replaced the flying car as the definitive status symbol of a far-off future? For decades the flying car has been at the top of futurologists' wish lists, but has never caught on. So too, the internet fridge appears at the CES technology show in Las Vegas every year, draws crowds, wows them,...
Cryptocurrency firm KeepKey offers 30 Bitcoin reward for arrest of ransom-hungry hacker
KeepKey, a firm that produces a hardware wallet used to store cryptographic keys for virtual currency, is offering a 30 Bitcoin (£22,379, $27,540) bounty for tips leading to the arrest of a hacker who tried to hold the company's founder to ransom after breaking into his personal accounts. Darin Stanchfield, chief...
Should we expect a 2017 royal wedding? Odds Prince Harry will pop the question to Meghan Markle
A 2017 royal wedding may be on the cards as bookmakers slash the odds on Prince Harry getting engaged to his Suits actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle. The couple's reported romantic holiday to view the Northern Lights sparked Ladbrokes to predict a potential proposal over the next year – slashing the odds from 3/1 to...
Martin McGuinness quits as Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister
Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has resigned from his post in a move that threatens the province's power-sharing agreement. He said his resignation comes with "deep regret and reluctance" and is in protest at how the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) dealt with a renewable energy...
Top Trump adviser says Russia failed to sway US election results
Russia "did not succeed" in disrupting the American election according to Kellyanne Conway, one of President-elect Donald Trump's key advisers, in an interview on Meet the Press on Sunday (8 January). "They did not succeed to embarrassing this country on the world stage," Conway argued. She was...
Talks to secure Cyprus reunification enter ‘final stages’
A historic effort to end the division of Cyprus begins in earnest on Monday when Greek and Turkish community leaders resume reunification talks ahead of a high stakes multilateral conference, the first since the island’s partition 43 years ago. After 18 months of intensive negotiations to settle inter-ethnic divisions,...
How do we fix air pollution? It’s simple but it needs political will
Cutting toxic levels of city air pollution to safer levels is simple, but not easy – it requires resolve. Yet, despite the key culprit in the UK being well known – diesel vehicles – the government has been asleep at the wheel for years. Levels of nitrogen dioxide have been illegally high across much of the UK...
German police quash Breitbart story of mob setting fire to Dortmund church
German media and politicians have warned against an election-year spike in fake news after the rightwing website Breitbart claimed a mob chanting “Allahu Akbar” had set fire to a church in the city of Dortmund on New Year’s Eve. After the report by the US site was widely shared on social media, the...
Pope Francis encourages mothers to breastfeed in Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis has encouraged women attending a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel to feel free to breastfeed their children in the church. “The ceremony is a little long, someone’s crying because he’s hungry. That’s the way it is,” the pontiff said. “You mothers, go ahead and breastfeed, without...
Commodities Round-up: Oil heads sideways, gold slides as traders book profits on recent highs
Oil headed sideways while gold futures slid on Friday (6 January), after a strong US jobs report boosted the dollar, and traders booked profits on recent commodity contract highs. The US economy added less jobs than expected in December, but wages increased at the fastest pace since 2009, according to Department of Labor's...
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