Bill Oddie, who found fame with the TV comedy The Goodies before establishing himself as an authority on wildlife, presenting television series including the BBC’s Springwatch, has died aged 85. Colleagues and old friends paid tribute...
Andy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution drive aimed at tackling the jobs crisis for young people. By moving decision-making to local areas, the PM hopes...
Sitting in their apartment on the outskirts of Bordeaux, Krishma, an interpreter, and her husband, Nassir, first felt a sense of dread when a strange black cloud turned the sky dark in the middle of the day. Then a bitter burning smell filled...
Jodrell Bank Observatory, the hub of a world-leading network of radio telescopes, is facing closure after government funding for the facility was slashed. The deep space observatory includes the Grade I-listed Lovell telescope and is...
A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns that sensitive health data is increasingly being handed to private companies. The investment firm TPG has bought...
