Katharine Da Costa

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Katharine Da Costa

Image caption, Oxford United apprentice Jameson signed up to the study to help scientists understand the impact of brain injuries on childrenVolunteers are being recruited into a two-year study exploring the impact of head injuries on the developing brains of 11 to 18-year-olds. Researchers at the University of Oxford will use cutting-edge MRI scans to uncover why some children have worse outcomes than others after suffering a head injury during sport.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Katharine Da Costa

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Household recycling rates in England have flatlined at about 44% since 2015Some councils in the south of England are recycling more than double the amount of household waste compared to others in the region, according to government figures. The statistics published by Defra showed "considerable variation" for the 2023/24 financial year.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Katharine Da Costa

图像加注文字，Skyfly公司的Axe机型能垂直起飞，也能在跑道上降落。 Article information Author, 凯瑟琳·达科斯塔（Katharine Da Costa） Role, BBC记者 发自英国牛津郡 想象一架装有固定机翼的电动飞机——这是一家名为Skyfly的初创公司开发的两座全新机型。 名为“Axe”（斧子）的这种飞机承诺具备直升机功能，但成本很低，没有噪音污染和碳排放问题。 它有垂直飞行能力，准确来说是一种电动垂直起降飞机（Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing, eVTOL) 。 该公司称，Axe最高时速可达100英里（约160公里），最大载重172公斤，大约相当于两名体重13.5英石（1英石约为6.35千克）的成人。它的续航里程达到100英里（约160公里），这差不多就是牛津到怀特岛的距离。 图像加注文字，Skyfly首席执行官迈克尔·汤普森对明年这款飞机面世表示乐观。 位于牛津郡班伯里（Banbury）附近的开发团队花了五年时间对设计进行微调。...

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Katharine Da Costa

Image source, Barton Park Primary SchoolImage caption, Pupils at Barton Park Primary have held protests over a lack of safety measures outside their schoolA head teacher has accused a council and developer of "fobbing off" her school over a lack of traffic calming measures and a crossing outside, five years after it was built. Bryony McCraw, of Barton Park Primary School in Oxford, joined five pupils at an Oxfordshire County Council meeting earlier.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Katharine Da Costa

Image caption, The Skyfly Axe can take off vertically like a helicopter or land on a runwayImagine an electric drone mixed with a fixed wing plane - that is the concept behind a new two-seater aircraft being developed by start-up company, Skyfly. The Axe promises the flexibility of a helicopter but without the cost, noise pollution or carbon emissions. It is a vertically capable aircraft, or Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which means it can take off like a helicopter.