Image copyright Warner Bros Image caption 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968 Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey will help launch the world’s first super-high definition 8K television channel on Saturday. Japanese broadcaster NHK said it had asked Warner Bros to scan the original film negatives in 8K for its new channel. Super-high …
Image copyright Getty Images Researchers have come up with a new way of tracking elephants, via the vibrations that the animals make. Scientists Dr Beth Mortimer and Prof Tarje Nissen-Meyer discovered that elephants generate vibrations through their normal movements and through vocalisations, known as “rumbles”. These can be measured by techniques usually used for studying …
Image copyright European Space Agency Image caption The European Union has put together Galileo as its own network of satellites A UK minister has resigned saying a row over involvement in the EU’s Galileo satellite-navigation system exposes Theresa May’s Brexit deal as “naive”. The UK had wanted to stay part of Galileo after Brexit, but …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Bill Gates founded Microsoft. The firm’s fortunes have rebounded in recent years Microsoft has unseated Apple to rank as the world’s most valuable listed company, reclaiming the number one spot after more than 15 years. The software giant ended Friday with a market value of more than $851bn (£668bn) compared …
Connor McCann works in a BT call centre in Canterbury but despite doing the same role as his colleagues was paid thousands less a year. That’s because the 24-year-old was employed by agency Manpower and not BT. “It didn’t matter how good you are at your job, you’re still being paid less than your colleagues,” …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Bull Ring shopping centre in Birmingham was built in 1964 In the 1960s shopping centres offered a vision of the future – large shiny complexes which looked to bring the ease and glamour of US suburban malls to UK town and city centres. From the 1970s to the …
Image copyright Getty Images As millions start their Christmas shopping online, there’s a warning that consumers may need to have a mobile phone, and a decent signal, to make sure their transactions go through. UK banks are starting to introduce a new layer of security, involving passwords sent to your mobile phone. That could be …
Image copyright PA A campaign group representing women born in the 1950s has won the right to a judicial review into changes to their state pension age. A High Court judge has granted a review into how the government handled the raising of the pension age from 60. Joanne Welch, from the BackTo60 group which …
Image copyright Unite Image caption The Unite union said nearly 80% of their members backed strike action Strike action at Cammell Laird has already cost the Birkenhead shipbuilder more than £1.5m in lost business, the company’s chief executive said. John Syvret warned “more losses are imminent” as union bosses pledged to continue strike action in …
Image copyright Google Image caption The House of Fraser building dates from the 1930s but Kendal’s first opened in the 1830s House of Fraser’s landmark Manchester store has been saved from closure, the company has announced. New terms have been agreed with the landlord enabling the former Kendal’s store to continue trading. Sir Richard Leese, …