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Astronaut surprise video leaves pupils starstruck
Primary school children have been left amazed after receiving a personal video message from British astronaut Tim Peake. Pupils at Thornbury P...
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BBC Science and Environment
How much gas could Jackdaw provide? And will it cut your energy bills?
The government has approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. The decision - which comes after years of debate and legal cha...
BBC Technology
Cyber chiefs tell websites to make critical safety update or go offline
Organisations which rely on the PHP programming language are being told they should install a significant software update today - or consider ...
BBC Business
Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
The civil servant accused of fraudulently earning more than £284,000 by juggling multiple public-sector jobs admitted making mistakes but sai...
BBC World
US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin
Russia has released a 74-year-old American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin met...
BBC World
US envoy arrives in Russia ahead of meeting with Putin as Zelensky says intelligence sharing 'works now'
US special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia for his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, where the two will discuss proposals on en...
BBC Entertainment and Arts
Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?
"This is the biggest gathering of cultural appropriators in history," Sacha Baron Cohen tells the camera in his parody of a street accent. Beh...
Music
Thai Pop Star Jeff Satur Signs With Universal Music Southeast Asia, Sets 2027 Album and World Tour
Thai singer-songwriter and actor Jeff Satur , whose music has passed 2 billion streams, has signed with Universal Music Southeast Asia (UM SEA...
BBC Business
UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement
The UK government is expected to announce a long-awaited decision on whether to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. It is widely b...
NASA News
NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Space Reactor-1 Freedom will be the first spacecraft ever to d...
Music
Bill Kreutzmann Plans ‘A Very Grateful Thanksgiving’ in Hawaii
When you’re Bill Kreutzmann , there’s only a fine line between feeling “thankful” and “Grateful” on Thanksgiving. The drummer, best known as a...
BBC Technology
UK asks Apple to widen access to its payment tech
UK smartphone users could benefit from new payment, ticket and travel apps if Apple widens access to its contactless payment tech, the competi...