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Even though it’s high summer in the Antarctic, the ocean around the Rothera research station is -1 Celsius. As some of the most productive oceans on the planet – a soup of microscopic plant and animal plankton – it’s murky to boot. Not everyone’s idea of the perfect scuba spot. …

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the studio that makes Star Wars, one of the highest-grossing Hollywood franchises in history. Kennedy, who was picked by Star Wars creator George Lucas to lead the company, will become a full-time producer, the studio said …

“I’d rather not do this. I’d rather I was left to grieve, but I’m stuck in a tunnel and I can’t get out.” Warning: This story contains descriptions of parents finding their children unresponsive that some readers may find upsetting. Liam Walsh’s daughter Maia died three years ago. She was …

Mansur Abubakar,Abujaand Makuochi Okafor,BBC Africa, Lagos EPA Popular author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie alleges her toddler was denied oxygen and excessively sedated, leading to cardiac arrest A series of harrowing cases of allegations of medical negligence, including the death of novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son, has ignited a fierce debate …

Michael Fitzpatrickand Barry O’Connor,BBC News NI BBC The minister for infrastructure has launched a consultation on speed limits More than 50 people lost their lives in road traffic crashes last year in Northern Ireland. The figures make for grim reading and behind every statistic lies a very human tragedy. This …

In an interview with Sky News during last autumn’s Conservative conference, Robert Jenrick appeared to leave the door open to a Tory deal with Reform UK. He was asked by deputy political editor Sam Coates: “You’d never support a pact?” And he infuriated Tory loyalists by replying: “That is not …

An astronaut who had a “serious medical condition” onboard the International Space Station is safely back on Earth, after the first-ever emergency return space flight. The astronaut and three others returned from a mission in space a month early, making a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego early …

Getty Images HSTikkyTokky, real name Harrison Sullivan, has a large following on social media TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky will not have to repay the full costs of a private jet police chartered to bring him back to the UK from Spain after he avoided court for almost a year, a judge …

Jayne McCormack Political correspondent, BBC News NI PA Media Jon Burrows has been confirmed as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. Jon Burrows looks set to become the next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) after Robbie Butler said he will not be entering any leadership contest. Butler, who …

[ Four virtual environments used in the study: (a) seaside coastal setting, (b) green garden setting, (c) urban indoor office setting, and (d) sci-fi setting. All images were taken from the perspective of a participant, looking at the experimenter’s avatar. Credit: Applied Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.3390/app16010033 New Edith Cowan University …

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has backed calls for a debate on banning under 16-year-olds from social media. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said the government had to “get the balance right” and “protect young people from the harm”. In December, Australia introduced a law requiring social media …

Getty Images Pritam Singh heads the Workers’ Party, the largest opposition party in Singapore Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s largest opposition party, has been stripped of his title as the Leader of the Opposition. The move was announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday, one day after parliament …

A school under review over claims of promoting creationism over other beliefs has been cleared by the local council. Llanidloes High School faced claims it was teaching creationism and promoting Christianity to the exclusion of other religions and non-religious beliefs. Powys council and the Governing Body of the Llanidloes Schools’ …

Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter, Singapore Getty Images Singh was the first person to hold the title of Leader of the Opposition Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following a vote by lawmakers. The vote took place on …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new paper indicates that maternity services in the North of England most consistently report higher-than-average rates of perinatal mortality, including stillbirths, compared to those in the South. The work appears in the Journal of Public Health. The year 2025 marked the end of a …

As Donald Trump fights for control of arctic Greenland, is he losing at the other end of the world and leaving it open for rivals like China? While US designs on Greenland are entirely deliberate, withdrawal of influence in Antarctica appears to be accidental. Proposed cuts to climate-related research – …

The Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X will no longer be able to undress pictures of real people, the company has announced. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,” said a …

Four astronauts are buckling up for an unexpected return from the International Space Station (ISS) after one of them suffered a “serious medical condition”. It’s the first time in its 25-year history that a mission is being cut short due to such an incident. NASA will not say which of …

Georgina RannardScience reporter NASA Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and Kimiya Yui will end their ISS stay one month early Four astronauts have left the International Space Station a month early, in the first medical evacuation since the station was put into Earth’s orbit in 1998. The astronauts, known …

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