Japan: loss of life, devastation of homes, unimaginable grief
I’m writing this from Sendai in Japan, in the aftermath of one of the biggest earthquakes in the country’s history.
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Carbon dioxide “capturing” could be a major step in the battle against climate change. Julian Rush visits a power station in Scotland and asks could this be the saviour of coal?
What next in Iran’s nuclear plan? President Ahmadinejad says “we don’t have to tell you everything”. Science Correspondent Julian Rush visits a civil nuclear power station on the Persian Gulf coast.
I’m writing this from Sendai in Japan, in the aftermath of one of the biggest earthquakes in the country’s history.
There are 460 people in intensive care across Britain with confirmed or suspected flu – more than twice as many people as there were a week ago.
New scientific research suggests that daily low doses of aspirin could help middle-aged people reduce the risk of dying of a range of cancers.
As questions are asked about the preparedness of the government, rail services and travel firms, commuter Graham Lally writes for Channel 4 News about his nightmare journey from London to Brighton.
In a blow for veterans the MoD wins the bulk of its appeal against ex-servicemen who claim nuclear bomb tests led to ill-health.
Two Brits are among 29 men trapped by an explosion in a New Zealand mine. An expert tells Channel 4 News the risk of another gas blast makes it hard to tell when a rescue attempt could be made.
A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary after a flood of toxic red sludge engulfed several towns killing at least four people.
Join the chatter during Channel 4 News at 7pm via our live blog and on Twitter using the hashtag #c4news. What do you think of George Osborne’s child benefit cuts? Let us know.
In June Barack Obama likened the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. It was one of several incendiary comments from the president critical of BP.
After months of hype the Copenhagen climate change summit took place in December 2009 but resulted not in a binding deal between the world’s leaders, but an “accord”.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the world’s largest oil leaks, taking almost three months to bring under control and leaking an estimated 5 million barrels of oil into the ocean.
The Copenhagen summit took place under a cloud of sceptism after leaked emails appeared to show UK scientists exaggerating the threat of climate change.
Photographs of science correspondent Julian Rush, travelling with British astronaut Tim Peake to see the space shuttle Discovery launch. Pictures courtesy of their cameraman, Dai Baker. Lightning above the lauch pad postpones the Discovery’s first liftoff slot.