A supermarket that was declared the cheapest for the same basic items almost two years ago has now been classified as the most expensive. The Manchester Evening News has been tracking the prices of eight basic items from six of the most popular supermarkets for more than two years, as shoppers try to save as … Read more
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15, 2022 in the Pacific kingdom of Tonga. It caused a tsunami that triggered warnings throughout the Pacific basin and sent sound waves around the world several times. A new study published in the Journal of climate examines the climate effects of this eruption. Our … Read more
Item information Author, Joanne MacAulay Role, BBC Scotland News 5 hours ago When the final exam of the 2024 Scottish Exam Diet – Gaelic Nat 5 listening – ends later, candidates, teachers and parents across the country will breathe a sigh of relief. This also applies to the army of people who have to ensure … Read more
One of the oldest still functioning online platforms is finally closing its doors after 27 years. ICQ, a once-popular instant messaging service, announced via its website on Friday that it would close next month. “ICQ will stop working from June 26,” reads one message ICQ.com. “You can chat with friends in VK Messenger, and with … Read more
I attended a screening of Indie game: the movie, probably still the most famous documentary about video game development, in early 2012. The film was held at the Game Developers Conference – “the definition of home audience,” as I wrote at the time – and received a standing ovation from a huge audience in the … Read more
British inflation slowed to the lowest level in around three years last month, further strengthening the case for the Bank of England to cut rates later this year. Consumer prices rose 2.3 percent in April from a year earlier, up from 3.2 percent in March, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Interest rates, … Read more
Two hundred years and two days after the founding of the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, there are hopes that the two cities may be on the cusp of a new railway revolution. They are expectations shared by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, his Liverpool City Region counterpart Steve Rotherham – plus Bev Craig … Read more
May 10, 2024, Brandenburg, Falkenhagen: Light green and light reddish auroras glow in the night … [+] sky in the Märkisch-Oderland district in eastern Brandenburg. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are produced by a cloud of electrically charged particles from a solar storm in the Earth’s atmosphere. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance … Read more
This month’s increased auroras may have been even more remarkable than we thought. The auroral shows that astonishes observers around the world two weekends ago, including people as far south as Florida in the US and Ladakh in northern India, this could have been one of the strongest light shows since record keeping began. “With … Read more
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet that is receiving so much radiation that its atmosphere has long since eroded away, leaving it barren. Life as we know it cannot exist on this sizzling world, but astronomers are interested in it for another reason: for the first time, they may be able to see the geology … Read more