The government has launched an expansion of youth apprenticeships to 50,000 places over the next three years in an effort to tackle unemployment among young people. Sir Keir Starmer said he was “on a mission” to boost training schemes as he met apprentices at car manufacturer McLaren in Woking the day after driver Lando Norris…
Getty Images X has blocked the European Commission from making ads on its platform—a move that comes a few days after it fined Elon Musk’s site €120 million (£105 million) over its blue tick badges. Nikita Bier, who has a senior role at the social media site, accused the European Union (EU) regulator of trying…
NOAA hydrophones recorded the 1997 “Bloop,” a sound so loud it travelled over 3,219 kilometres underwater. People continue to argue about a single sound from the deep ocean, nearly 30 years after its first recording. The “Bloop,”, a strange, powerful underwater noise picked up in 1997, has been folded into YouTube conspiracies. Lovecraft memes and…
More than 60,000 African penguins vanished from two of South Africa’s most important breeding islands in less than a decade, and scientists say they now understand why. A study published in the journal Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology has revealed that the collapse of sardine stocks triggered an unprecedented wave of starvation, wiping out more…
The launch of Sentinel-6B, a new environmental monitoring satellite developed as part of a multibillion-dollar worldwide programme, marks a significant advancement in climate monitoring. NASA has made a major advancement in its long-term climate monitoring mission. Launched in mid-November atop a SpaceX rocket, the satellite is expected to provide highly precise data on sea-level rise…
Doctors warn microsleep is the sleep they fear most, a 1–30 second blackout where your brain stops processing anything, often with your eyes still open. People often imagine danger creeping in when they stay awake too long, with the nodding head, the heavy eyes, and the drift into sleep they try to fight off. What…
Our resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe assists a reader who has received a sinusitis diagnosis and is facing difficulties in accessing treatment. Sign up for the Health newsletter Thank you! Dr. Zoe Williams assists Sun readers in addressing their health concerns. This week, Zoe William…
