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£15m for zero-emission testing at Belfast Harbour

2 hours 48 min ago
It comes after a £15m investment from UK Research and Innovation's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.

Sheep are disappearing from our hills - and our dinner plates

3 hours 32 min ago
Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?

Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?

6 hours 17 min ago
It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high-speed internet to forces across the country.

Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says

7 hours 37 min ago
Residents have been told to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.

Historic cannons airlifted for restoration

8 hours 11 min ago
Cannons are lifted from St Michael's Mount by helicopter so they can be taken away for restoration.

Little tern colony has worst breeding season

12 hours 23 min ago
Planning is under way to improve the colony for the 2027 breeding season.

Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds

13 hours 13 min ago
Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".

'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns

14 hours 16 min ago
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.

'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns

14 hours 16 min ago
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.

Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 23:35
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.

Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 23:35
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.

Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 23:35
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.

India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 23:32
Can Nepal bring the two regional giants together to confront a shared climate threat in the Himalayas?

India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 23:32
Can Nepal bring the two regional giants together to confront a shared climate threat in the Himalayas?

Industrial fire linked to fish and eels' deaths

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 16:36
Chemicals from firewater runoff entered a brook and spread downstream where dead fish and eels were later found, the Environment Agency has confirmed.

Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 14:13
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to stop "faffing about" with the North Sea oil and gas fields.

Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 14:13
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to stop "faffing about" with the North Sea oil and gas fields.

New team to save Antarctic port from climate change

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 05:24
The mission aims to protect the base which is home to the world’s southernmost Post Office.

More tea? How Scotland's crops of the future could be set to change

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 05:02
Experts are examining the ways Scotland's farmers might diversify and adapt to a changing climate.

More tea? How Scotland's crops of the future could be set to change

Wed, 10/14/2026 - 05:02
Experts are examining the ways Scotland's farmers might diversify and adapt to a changing climate.