Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced hundreds of new licences to drill for oil and gas will be granted across the UK, despite the continued warnings about global warming.
The government claims that the plans could support 50,000 jobs, boost our energy security and provide more affordable energy to British homes.
Fraser Stewart from Regen, an independent not-for-profit centre of energy expertise, explains why new renewable energy sources are a better option than new oil and gas sites, for the UK.
Two supermoons are expected in August, leading to a super-rare blue moon event.
The Moon will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday 1st August, making it look up to 14% bigger, and 30% brighter compared with when it’s furthest away.
The second supermoon will come at the end of the month, on the 30th of August, which is known as a ‘blue moon’.
The next expected blue moon is due to occur in 2037.
Nasa is preparing to launch its own streaming service showing live space missions.
It will be called Nasa Plus and will be free to access, offering viewers inside footage of future missions, including the Artemis mission to send people to the Moon again, due to launch in 2028.
There’s yet another warning about the promotion of vapes to children following research by Imperial College London.
Researchers found that children are being increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops with 66% of children reporting seeing vape sticks in supermarkets in 2022 compared with 57% in 2018.
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