Weather
Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 properties without power
An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK.
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Travel
India’s Foreign Arrivals Are Falling — but the 2047 Tourism Target Is Now 100 Million
India has listed out four Ps for hitting 100 million visitors. It lacks a fifth: a published path. With arrivals falling, the hope is there’s a plan behind the promise, before this turns into a pipe dream.
World
Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down?
It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15‑year‑olds in over 80 countries apply reading, mathematics and science skills to real‑world problems. In the latest rankings, France's results were the worst it has ever had, and Germany's school pupils got their worst PISA report card too.
Sports
How fans are falling in love with football again
BBC Sport speaks to Dorking Wanderers owner and manager Marc White about the growing use of social media helping non-League teams grow.
World
The bombs are still falling. Does diplomacy even work?
Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow asked Al Anoud Al Thani what diplomacy can achieve.
Weather
Weatherwatch: Cleaner clouds may slow rate of global heating
Study shows falling dust levels are making clouds more reflective, an effect not taken into account in climate models Cleaner clouds are helping to slow the rate of global heating, a study shows. Falling levels of dust in the atmosphere are making clouds more reflective. This previously unidentified effect is not being taken into account by current climate models, which may mean they are slightly overestimating the projected rate of global heating. Researchers analysed satellite observations of high clouds in the northern hemisphere and assessed the ratio of ice crystals to liquid droplets ove