CURIOSITY FINDS IMPORTANT EVIDENCE ON MARS

Pictures have been sent back from the Mars rover 'Curiosity' with remarkable images of conglomerate strata and rounded pebbles which appear to be strong evidence of fast flowing water in the past.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19744131

Curiosity is rapidly proving to be a truly remarkable machine. The lastest pebble images confirm something that was suspected from earlier satellite data, but in a graphic way. It seems very likely that more dramatic discoveries lie ahead.

The media are underwhelmed by what is happening on the surface of Mars. This is brilliant science, you might imagine it would be headline news for days. There seems to be a disappointing and rather sad lack of genuine interest in the Martian adventures in science, compared to the endless stream of trivia and nonsense that gets full attention.

NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE PLANT REJECTED

Shepway councillors have voted against 'formally expressing interest' in the government plan for a nuclear waste plant at Romney Marsh in Kent, near Dungeness nuclear power station.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-19656382

63% of local residents opposed the plan.
Both Kent County Council and East Sussex County Council also oppose this nuclear dump.

However, the Conservative council leader Robert Bliss will make a final decision later.