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And the impacts of space weather are not just a consideration for people on Earth. In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first British person to travel into space on an eight-day mission to the Mir Space Station. She was taught where to shelter if any space weather were to hit the space station. Dr Sharman…
Showers and longer spells of rain will continue to affect the UK on Friday, with heavy downpours and thunderstorms possible, especially across western Scotland, Wales and north-west England. Some of this wet weather could spread east later, with thunderstorms possible across north-east England and eastern Scotland. After the recent warm and humid conditions, temperatures by…
As with any kind of lunar event, getting to high ground will give you the best chance of a great view. That means places like Troopers Hill, Perrett’s Park or the Clifton Observatory could be good spots in Bristol, or Lansdown Hill in Bath. In Gloucestershire options include Robinswood Hill, Leckhampton Hill or Crickley Hill…
Councillor Loic Rich, portfolio holder for environment and climate change on Cornwall Council, said it was great to see residents engaging with recycling food. He said: “We’re living on a planet that we’ve damaged with pollution and it’s time now to take a bit more responsibility. “It’s just another thing we don’t really want to…
The first phase of the eclipse begins at 02:23 BST when the Moon enters the lighter outer part of Earth’s shadow, known as the penumbra. The much more obvious stage starts at 03:33, as Earth’s darker central shadow begins moving across the lunar surface, with maximum eclipse occurring at 05:12, external. In Belfast, the Moon…
John Browne, a lawyer specialising in industrial disease claims at Slater and Gordon, said cases involving historical contamination were difficult to investigate – but not impossible. “Time passing makes cases more difficult to prove,” he said. “Witnesses’ memories fade and locating [eye]witnesses becomes increasingly challenging and difficult.” However, he said scientific, medical and forensic evidence…
A record-breaking number of choughs have made their nests around the Cornish coastline this summer proving the breed is in “robust health”, a bird conservation charity has said. RSPB England said 161 choughs had been counted in Cornwall – 32 more than the 129 recorded in 2025. The charity said the new birds came from…
Farmers are asking people to be patient with the smell of manure as they spread it on their fields to prepare the land for next year’s crops. Muck-spreading is the process of distributing animal manure across farmland as a natural fertiliser and typically takes place twice a year, in spring and late summer. Although “it…
