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Humanity needs to take 'giant leap'
Humanity needs a project with the vision and budget of the Apollo space programme if it is going to make the necessary giant leap towards sustainability. |
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Fussy eaters – what's wrong with GM?
With the world's food security facing a looming "perfect storm", GM food crops need to be part of the solution. |
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Baroness Amos to take up UN post
Former Labour minister Baroness Amos is take up a post overseeing the UN's emergency relief operations. |
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Appeal over girl's van abduction
An e-fit is released by police hunting a man who abducted a teenage girl in his van. |
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Tougher search powers: Your comments
Your comments on more powers to be given to head teachers in England to be able to search pupils. |
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Letting children off the leash
Complaints that a risk-averse culture of health and safety damages childhood have become familiar. But what steps do parents actually take to remove the cotton wool? |
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School Report Sports Day as it happens
A minute-by-minute account of School Report Sports Day, involving hundreds of school children around the UK - and beyond. |
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Hornby opens archive to visitors
Model-maker Hornby is opening its doors to the public with a visitor centre that will contain nearly a century of toys and models. |
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Road-death killer gets five years
A teenager who drove into an elderly woman and her daughter in Strood, Kent, killing them both, is ordered to be detained in a young offenders' institution for five years. |
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Transformation lures rare species
Some of the country's rarest or most threatened wildlife species may be attracted to part of Kent, thanks to an environmental compensation scheme. |
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From food to fashion, the thriving market in human hair
The trade in human hair is a growing market, with a new film by US comedian Chris Rock looking into the industry. But what can human hair be used for? |
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William joins academy of science
Prince William becomes a fellow of the UK national academy of science. |
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It's payback time for home generation
An effective subsidies system is needed in order to convince people to generate electricity in their own homes. |
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World Class World Cup
World Class |
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Why is To Kill A Mockingbird so popular?
Fifty years after being published, To Kill A Mockingbird is still devoured by British schoolchildren, while simultaneously loved by their parents. Why? |
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Today: Saturday 12th June
David Cameron will discuss the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with President Obama today. And England's footballers are preparing to play their opening match in the World Cup against the USA. |
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Is that woman pregnant or fat?
Commuters rarely give up their seats for pregnant women as they are unsure if they are just overweight, a survey suggests. Here, expectant mothers give tips on how to tell the difference. |
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Decision time for whale conservation
It is time for International Whaling Commission members to end two decades of deadlock and reach a shared vision on conservation. |
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Today: Monday 7th June
David Cameron is warning that Britain's debt crisis is worse than he realised and the cuts needed to tackle it will affect everyone in the country. The government is scrapping Labour's "bin tax" plans . And does it matter that less than a quarter of MPs are women? |
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Polytunnel plans given go-ahead
Plans for 45 acres of polytunnels on land in Kent are given the go-ahead. |