Home heating oil: ‘Most of my pension has gone on home heating oil’.

Across Northern Ireland, a deepening energy crisis is gripping households, with the dramatic surge in home heating oil prices pushing many to the brink of financial despair. What began as…

Astronaut Tim Peake leaves scouts starry-eyed at hut opening

Peake, renowned for being the first Briton to officially set foot on the International Space Station (ISS) and the first to conduct a spacewalk during his six-month Principia mission in…

Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans

The original blueprint for the Artemis program envisioned a direct progression: following the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, the Artemis II mission, currently slated for launch in April, would carry…

Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills seven

At least seven people, including children, have been tragically killed and several others injured after a devastating Russian airstrike pounded an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed.…

Artemis II: Nasa’s mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa’s colossal Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, poised to launch the Artemis II mission, has completed its monumental journey to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape…

Conservative peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

Lord Chadlington, a prominent Conservative peer and a former influential adviser to Prime Minister John Major, has announced his immediate departure from the House of Lords and resignation from the…

Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards.

In a dramatic standoff with the US Department of Defense (DoD), artificial intelligence company Anthropic has firmly rejected demands to relax its safety protocols, with CEO Dario Amodei declaring the…

Emirates resumes some Dubai flights – what’s the latest on travel to UK?

The disruption, which left thousands of flights cancelled and countless Britons stranded, stemmed from escalating geopolitical tensions. The region experienced US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which subsequently triggered retaliatory strikes by…

Climate change: Course developed for people with learning disabilities.

In a groundbreaking initiative challenging conventional approaches to environmental education, a pioneering climate change training course has been specifically designed for and delivered to people with learning disabilities, believed to…

Pokémon Day: Fans on what the series means as it turns 30

Pokémon at 30: Fans explain what the series means to them. Georgia Levy-Collins, BBC Newsbeat. The Pokémon Company. Battles between rival trainers have always been at the heart of Pokémon…