Measuring time using the Earth’s rotation was always an imprecise business, so now we do it using the ‘tick’ of an atom

Let’s take a nostalgia trip back 30 years to discover how the most-wanted toys of the festive season season worked

Amazing answers to your curious questions

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Q What is the coldest winter the UK has experienced? A In more recent times the Met Office points to the winter of 1963, which was the coldest since 1740, with temperatures dropping to as low as -20°C

Could the old-fashioned ways of keeping healthy be the answer to staying well?