A UK-based business which uses thermal imaging to detect heat loss from buildings anywhere on Earth will announce this week that it has raised another £10m from prominent backers. Sky News understands that SatVu has secured the funding ahead of two satellite launches scheduled to take place next year. The fundraising is being led by…
The number of female same-sex couples having IVF has doubled over the last decade and more than tripled among single women, according to the fertility regulator. Figures from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) show those two groups also had the highest success rates. Between 2012 and 2022 across the UK, the proportion of…
In the run-up to state assembly elections in India’s Maharashtra and Jharkhand states in November, a video of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi made the rounds on social media alongside false claims it showed him threatening Hindu voters in the South Asian nation. The video actually showed Gandhi criticising government agencies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
The COP29 climate talks have reached a last ditch deal on cash for developing countries, pulling the summit back from the brink of collapse after a group of countries stormed out of a negotiating room earlier. The slew of deals finally signed off in the small hours of Sunday morning in Azerbaijan includes one that…
Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal. Patience is wearing thin and negotiations have boiled over at the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, which were due to finish yesterday but are now well into overtime. After two weeks of talks, the…
