Why Royal Mail is struggling to deliver: Deatonphotos/Shutterstock Royal Mail, the UK’s oldest postal service, has received plenty of bad news in recent weeks. It has been fined for failing to achieve its delivery targets, lost an exclusive deal with the Post Office and recorded operating losses of £319 million – £100 million higher than …
A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here’s what we could learn: Nasa/GSFC Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esa’s strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of …
Climate conferences have a huge trust deficit: how to make COP28 deliver: The world has the opportunity to addresses over 14 years of unmet climate change promises GettyImages As countries prepare for COP28 summit scheduled for the end of the year in Dubai, the world has the opportunity to map a transition pathway that addresses …
Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?: The headset can blur the lines between virtual reality and augmented reality. JOHN G. MABANGLO / EPA IMAGES Apple recently unveiled its Vision Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California. With it, Apple is venturing into a market of head-mounted devices …
Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland’s first minister: a decade of polls suggest he’ll struggle to deliver independence, just like Nicola Sturgeon: Humza Yousaf is to be the first minister of Scotland after narrowly winning the election for leader of the Scottish National Party. In his victory speech, he said he was “determined to deliver” independence for …
Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans: Pope Francis reads a speech at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, after he was elected on 13 March 2013. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images When he was presented to a cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 13 March 2013, few people …
Mini budget: will Kwasi Kwarteng’s plan deliver growth?: The UK economy has been dogged by slow growth for a long time. Combined with even slower growth in productivity, it has meant virtually no increase in living standards for the average family over the past decade. Now the new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has unveiled what he …
Kenya’s Lamu Port was meant to deliver great things. But, as the story of local fishermen shows, it hasn’t: A container ship docks at the Lamu Port in Kenya. Dihoff Mukoto/AFP via Getty Images For nearly two decades, successive Kenyan governments have promoted mega infrastructure projects as a pathway to development. The Lamu Port has …
Nigeria’s economy: four priorities the next president must deliver on: New train services like this, in Lagos, are designed to boost economic activities and ease movement of passengers. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near …
Using cellphones to deliver health services to teens: a sub-Saharan Africa review: Mobile health interventions offer convenience, confidentiality, and privacy. Yaw Niel/Shutterstock Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies. Almost half (46%) of these unintended pregnancies among adolescents end in abortion. Lack of access to family planning services contributes significantly to …
Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise: It's thought whole-body vibration training improves physical function for the same reasons exercise does. Alliance Images/ Shutterstock As we get older, many of us find we can’t walk or move the way we used to. While this can be partly explained …
Whitehall’s centralised system can’t deliver Boris Johnson’s promises to ‘level up’: Alexandre Rotenberg / Shutterstock The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power …
Soap operas can deliver effective health education to young people – new research: Eastenders: Phil Mitchell has ongoing issues with alcohol abuse. BBC Pictures In an episode of Eastenders, we see characters Lauren Branning and Phil Mitchell struggling with alcohol misuse. There are trials and tribulations for both and obstacles to overcome. Through family and …
South Africa in the news: The world wants green hydrogen. Namibia Says it can deliver: Southern African nation rich in wind and sun aims to develop a hydrogen industry from renewable sources to meet growing global demand …: “South Africa” – BingNews marketing courses: The marketing sector is growing and so are the number of …
Presents from a princess: the mission to deliver 2.6 million Christmas gifts to soldiers and sailors on the 1914 frontline: I want you all now to help me send a Christmas present from the whole nation to every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front… Please will you help me? HRH Princess Mary, October …
South Africa in the news: Bank Zero, SA’s first app-only bank, teams up with Pargo to deliver their bank cards: BANK Zero has teamed up with industry disruptor Pargo to assist with its bank card deliveries. Pargo has an established a network of more than 3 000 Pargo Pick-up Points nationwide, including all …: “South …
South Africa in the news: How Africa’s digital economies can deliver inclusive development: African governments and policymakers have a key role to play in facilitating the growth of digital economies through digital governance.: “South Africa” – BingNews India aiming to defend FIH Men’s Junior World Cup on home turf: Defending champions India will be looking …
South Africa in the news: Xago claims neuromorphic biometrics deliver more secure client authentication: The firm’s app will allow users to undergo identification with a new approach to biometric facial authentication which it claims is far more secure.: “South Africa” – BingNews CDC director tempers Biden officials’ push to get booster shots for all adults: …