You may not have given a lot of thought to your plans for 2024, but more and more people in the space business have. For reasons not entirely clear, 2024 has become the big year for big promises. The trend started in 2017 with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who stunned an international astronomy conference in…
Got a TV Licence?You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. It’s the law.Find out moreSummaryHamilton takes lead at start from Bottas – audio commentary at top of pageVerstappen up to 3rd, Leclerc allowed to pass VettelGet involved #bbcf1Live ReportingBy Michael EmonsAll times stated are UKGet…
Image copyright EPA Image caption There are regular protests against the US – and President Trump – in Iran Iran is facing “unprecedented” pressure from international sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani has said.Renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country’s 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq, Mr Rouhani said.His comments came amid…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Alyssa Milano’s call for a sex strike drew an immediate backlash online Actress and #MeToo activist Alyssa Milano has urged women to take part in a “sex strike” to protest against a new abortion law in the state of Georgia.”Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Authorities tried to drop food to the animals but were pushed back by poor weather (file pic) At least 300 yaks have starved to death near India’s border with China after getting trapped by heavy snowfall. Government official Raj Yadav said they found the corpses in the north-east state…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cesar Barron, known as Silver King, was performing in the Greatest Show of Lucha Libre at Camden’s Roundhouse A professional wrestler and actor has died after collapsing during a bout in London.Cesar Barron, known as Silver King, was a star in his native Mexico and appeared alongside the comic…
Thousands of Albanians have been protesting against Prime Minister Edi Rama, with some throwing petrol bombs at his office.For the last three months, there have been anti-government demonstrations in Albania. Mr Rama faces allegations of electoral fraud and corruption.Opposition leader Lulzim Basha urged crowds to continue protests until Mr Rama steps down from power.
Image copyright Reuters Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit talks with the Labour Party are a “grave mistake”, according to former defence secretary Gavin Williamson.Mrs May is hoping to reach a cross-party consensus on her withdrawal agreement after failing to get it through Parliament three times.But Mr Williamson – sacked over the Huawei leak – told…
Image caption Ely Susiawati with a photo of her mother In eastern Indonesia there are areas where almost all young mothers have gone to work abroad. Indonesians refer to these communities as the “motherless villages”. The BBC’s Rebecca Henschke went to meet the children left behind. Ely Susiawati was 11 when her mother left her…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A lawsuit alleges that more than 100 generic drugs were included in a price-fixing scheme More than 40 US states have filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical firms of conspiring to artificially inflate the cost of common medicinal drugs.The lawsuit alleges that as many as 20 companies have been involved…