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In egypt. Theresa may has lost a major brexit vote in westminster. The issue at stake was whether mps will have a vote on the final brexit deal. The government opposed this but this is what happened. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. This particular rebellion was led from within the Prime Ministers conservative party. The tory mp, dominic grieve, proposed the amendment. And he invoked winston churchill. Apart from a chest too, i dont think i ever rebelled against the governm...

Hello, and welcome. The United Nations has urged restraint after one of irans top Nuclear Scientists was assassinated. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. Western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys Nuclear Weapons programme. Iran has accused israel of being behind the killing. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has this report. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet is in riyadh. She says what we need t...

The unique insights, experiences and expertise of Arctic peoples, as well as the challenges they face in the modern world, were highlighted at a special 'Indigenous Leadership' event co-hosted by the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík.  

<p>Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. Now, in the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer whales, researchers in ACS’ <em>Environmental Science & Technology</em> report the levels of legacy and emerging pollutants in 162 individuals’ blubber. The animals’ diet, rather than location, greatly impacted contaminant levels and pot...

The ice once protected the Arctic ocean from threats – but as it melts it exposes the sea to fishing, shipping, mining and pollution. Would special status protect this fragile ecosystem or is it too late?

Stories from local creatives adapted for the ‘Digital Age’

Flowerfield Arts Centre has hosted a showcase event featuring the crafts, stories and songs of creatives taking part in the Northword Storytagging Project.

The video aims to demonstrate that “we can’t negotiate with the melting point of ice.”

Installation inspired by The Happy Prince will be accompanied by similar celebration of Samuel Beckett, who like Wilde was educated in the town

AN ONLINE coaching pilot offering female entrepreneurs in Shetland a virtual programme of business support over a six-month period has proved a big success. The W-Power Project, organised through the Unst based Pure Energy Centre and Business Gateway, identified that there was a...