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Farmers 'hammered' by fertiliser and fuel rises
Farmers 'hammered' by fertiliser and fuel rises

Andrew Williamson, who farms near Bridgnorth, says he is concerned how the Iran war is affecting prices.

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Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission

Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.

3 days ago • BBC News
Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered
Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered

The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminali...

1 day ago • BBC News
Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn
Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

The government plans to give data centres priority access to the electricity grid to speed up development.

5 days ago • BBC News
Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range
Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range

Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear

5 days ago • BBC News
Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain
Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain

Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month.

6 days ago • BBC News
Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands
Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

1 week ago • BBC News
Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say
Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say

An ecological survey has found 109 nightjar territories in the lowland heaths of east Hampshire.

9 hours ago • BBC News
Funding for green community initiatives
Funding for green community initiatives

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council says projects can receive up to £5.000.

1 day ago • BBC News
Major hedgerow restoration project begins on farm
Major hedgerow restoration project begins on farm

The restored hedgerows will boost wildlife and help farm productivity, says the National Trust.

1 day ago • BBC News
Former dairy farm could become peat research centre
Former dairy farm could become peat research centre

Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland.

2 days ago • BBC News
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape

Four pairs of beavers were released into the Par and Fowey river catchment in February.

2 days ago • BBC News
The astronaut who took one giant leap for Manx-kind
The astronaut who took one giant leap for Manx-kind

Retired astronaut Nicole Stott says being in space "does make you look at Earth differently".

1 day ago • BBC News
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?

The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, ahead of a future lunar landing.

3 days ago • BBC News
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission

Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.

3 days ago • BBC News
Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb re-enters Earth's atmosphere
Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb re-enters Earth's atmosphere

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a "low" risk of people...

4 days ago • BBC News
University joins UK's £17bn space sector
University joins UK's £17bn space sector

The Southampton Space Institute will use expertise and facilities for education and jobs creation.

6 days ago • BBC News
'Carnage' unleashed on sleeping town when river hit 18-times normal level
'Carnage' unleashed on sleeping town when river hit 18-times normal level

Storm Claudia devastated residents in Monmouth, with many still living with the damage.

2 days ago • BBC News
Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists

Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk.

3 days ago • BBC News
Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn
Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

The government plans to give data centres priority access to the electricity grid to speed up development.

5 days ago • BBC News
The climate change course for people with learning disabilities
The climate change course for people with learning disabilities

A training course on climate change has been specially developed for people with learning disabilities

1 week ago • BBC News
Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK
Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK

Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.

2 weeks ago • BBC News
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission

Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.

3 days ago • BBC News
Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans
Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans

It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.

2 weeks ago • BBC News
The Global Story
The Global Story

Nasa's Artemis II launch this spring marks the beginning of a new space race.

3 weeks ago • BBC News
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

1 month ago • BBC News
Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery

There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.

2 months ago • BBC News
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?

For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.

1 month ago • BBC News
The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since...

2 months ago • BBC News
COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?
COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a p...

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questio...

4 months ago • BBC News