UK to finish with coal power after 142 years

The UK's last coal power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, is due to end operations on Monday.

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The debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.

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SpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts

The craft will return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - stranded since June - to Earth.

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California governor blocks landmark AI safety bill

The legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on artificial intelligence in the US.

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Climate change supercharged Europe floods - scientists

A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.

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Uber terms mean couple can't sue after 'life-changing' crash

Uber's US terms of service, which they accepted, mean disputes have to be settled out of court.

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'Everybody wants to be in': How songs are chosen for EA FC

Steve Schnur explains how he chooses which songs get selected for the massive football game's soundtrack.

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Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg

For months a huge iceberg blocked the path of hundreds of penguin chicks but somehow they survived.

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Queen's Brian May quits RSPCA over its food welfare label

The association has had to run spot checks on farms using its label amid welfare concerns.

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Sycamore Gap saplings to become symbols of hope

The National Trust is encouraging people to apply for 'Tree of Hope' descendants of the famous sycamore.

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They were arrested for posting during the riots – will it change anything?

Charges following disorder felt significant, but for social media giants there was no day of reckoning.

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Dame Judi Dench and John Cena to voice Meta AI chatbot

The firm also unveiled the first working prototype of Meta's augmented-reality glasses, called Orion.

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Elon Musk not invited to top UK investment summit

This is due to concern about his role in sharing misinformation about the UK during last month’s riots, the BBC understands.

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RSPCA launches review of farm animal welfare scheme

More than 200 farms are inspected amid concerns an animal welfare certification scheme is failing.

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Wreckage shows how Titan's hull came apart

Experts told the US Coast Guard on Wednesday there were safety problems with Titan's hull.

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Europe’s deadly floods are glimpse of future climate

A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.

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CrowdStrike boss apologises for global IT outage

Adam Meyers, a senior vice president with the IT firm at the heart of July's mass outage, faced a grilling by US lawmakers.

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Sharp rise in problematic teenage social media use, study says

The report says a "continuously online" generation needs more help to live healthy digital lives.

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TSB customers hit by payment problems

Many say they have not received their child benefit, while others have not received their salaries.

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Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities

CEO Pavel Durov said the change should "discourage criminals" who have given Telegram a bad image.

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CrowdStrike: Company to face questions over global IT outage

Cancer delays, holidays ruined, businesses out of pocket - the CrowdStrike outage examined.

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Hundreds of watchdog job cuts 'put nature at risk'

NRW, Wales' environmental watchdog, is making job cuts to plug a £13m gap in its budget.

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A Tamagotchi comeback? Toy gets first UK store as global sales double

The egg-shaped toy which housed a virtual pet was one of the biggest crazes of the 90s.

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LinkedIn suspends AI training using UK user data

The UK's data watchdog said it raised concerns over LinkedIn's approach to using UK data to train AI.

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Sky Glass owners complain as TVs won't turn on

The company has apologised to Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers encountering issues.

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Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts

The comments come after Taiwanese firm Gold Apollo said it did not make the devices used in the attack.

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'Hunger Games' studio Lionsgate announce AI video deal

The entertainment giants will allow an AI model to train using its film and TV archives.

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Nintendo sues 'Pokémon with guns' video game firm

The Japanese company alleges that the Palworld video game "infringes multiple patent rights".

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What's the point of buying the latest smart phone?

It is the time of year when new handsets are unveiled, but they may offer only small improvements.

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X working again in Brazil as Elon Musk finds ban loophole

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was banned in the country on 31 August.

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Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami

Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world

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Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts

Meta says parents will be able to "guide" a safer experience - critics say the firm itself should do more.

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Russian state media networks banned by Facebook owner

Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny in Western countries.

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Secret Service 'aware' of Elon Musk post about Harris, Biden

Musk has deleted the post about assassination attempts on Biden and Harris and said it was a joke.

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Sir David Attenborough: 'The world would be worse off without our stories'

Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.

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'All good here' : Titan sub crew's last words before imploding

A fortnight-long public inquiry aims to uncover the facts about the June 2023 deep-sea disaster.

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Titan sub disaster: Five key questions that remain

A public hearing is set to examine the events surrounding the catastrophic failure of Oceangate’s submersible.

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Women in tech groups 'can’t run on inspiration alone'

Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths are struggling for funds.

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SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast

The SpaceX crew is back on Earth after five days in orbit, following a mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.

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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

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High Court decision expected on UK coal mine plan

Legal challenges against the project were submitted by environmental campaigners.

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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

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Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami

Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world

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'What a perfect world': First private spacewalk a success

"From here Earth sure looks like a perfect world," said the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk

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National parkland in public hands 'would help nature'

Campaigners call for national parks to be given new powers to buy private land and protect habitats.

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Data centres as vital as NHS and power grid, government says

Critical national infrastructure status means they will get extra government support during emergencies.

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Self-medicating gorillas may hold new drugs clues

Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

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Its supporters dream of heat-resistant cows. But gene editing is making others nervous

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

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Apple told to pay back €13bn in tax by EU

The European Court of Justice upheld a 2016 decision that said Apple received unlawful aid from Ireland.

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EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

Google loses its appeal against the fine, handed down for its shopping comparison service.

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Could powerful lasers unlock cheap fusion power?

A Denver-based start-up plans to use powerful lasers to spark a fusion reactor.

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Apple banks on AI to boost sales of its new iPhone

The firm says its new handset has been built for artificial intelligence as it looks to regain its edge.

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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

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Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial

Regulators have successfully argued Google is too powerful in search - now they are coming for its ad tech.

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Thieves snatched his phone in London - it was in China a month later

Akara tells the BBC about the journey his phone took after it was snatched from his hands by thieves.

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Race against time in Asian hornet battle

Bee inspectors aim to destroy the bee-eating predators in the South East before new queens hatch.

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Telegram CEO Durov says his arrest 'misguided'

Pavel Durov has hit back at French authorities following his arrest in Paris last week.

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Puffins increase on Farne Islands despite bird flu

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

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Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force

In a speech at an economic club Thursday, the former president endorsed the Tesla boss's idea for a task force on government spending

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AI's solution to the 'cocktail party problem' used in court

The technology has been used to filter out background voices in audio evidence in a US murder case.

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Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.

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Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

New legislation gives regulators more powers to tackle water pollution in England and Wales.

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Markets slide as Nvidia shares plunge almost 10%

Stocks drop as disappointing US economic data dampened investor optimism about the AI boom.

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Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

The crisis engulfing more than 500 schools and universities involves many underage victims.

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Five seabirds added to UK red list of most concern

Conservation groups are calling for action as populations of seabirds decline on UK cliffs.

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'It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys

An insider tells the BBC why teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content.

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'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

A voice over artist found out his voice had been taken when he heard a chatbot on a podcast using it.

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Top Brazil court to vote on decision to ban Musk's X

Justice Alexandre Moraes has called on the court to vote on whether or not to uphold the suspension.

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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

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