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September 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

September 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Internet companies could face huge fines over content glorifying terrorism

Internet companies could face huge fines over content glorifying terrorism

Supporting image for story: Astronauts stuck on space station to be brought back home in February

Astronauts stuck on space station to be brought back home in February

September 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Meta fined 91m euro over password breach

Meta fined 91m euro over password breach

September 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Taoiseach to meet with gardai and regulators over online safety

Taoiseach to meet with gardai and regulators over online safety

September 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Consuming berries, tea and red wine ‘may reduce the risk of dementia’

Consuming berries, tea and red wine ‘may reduce the risk of dementia’

September 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

September 13, 2024

JLR’s new ‘Rover’ is a robotic dog employed to protect brand’s EV facility

Supporting image for story: Campaigners in Amblecote and Brierley Hill claim victory after broadband company backs down

Campaigners in Amblecote and Brierley Hill claim victory after broadband company backs down

September 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Ice Age teenagers ‘went through similar puberty stages as modern children’

Ice Age teenagers ‘went through similar puberty stages as modern children’

Supporting image for story: Boy, 17, from Walsall arrested over London underground cyber attack

Boy, 17, from Walsall arrested over London underground cyber attack

September 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Irish watchdog launches probe into Google’s AI model

Irish watchdog launches probe into Google’s AI model

September 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Drawing down Apple tax billions will take months – Ireland’s finance minister

Drawing down Apple tax billions will take months – Ireland’s finance minister

Supporting image for story: Ireland ‘will respect’ ruling to claim 13bn euro from Apple in back taxes

Ireland ‘will respect’ ruling to claim 13bn euro from Apple in back taxes

Supporting image for story: Robot begins mission to retrieve melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear plant

Robot begins mission to retrieve melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear plant

Supporting image for story: Ireland must recover 13bn euro in taxes from Apple, court rules

Ireland must recover 13bn euro in taxes from Apple, court rules

Supporting image for story: iPhone 16 pre orders could open as early as this week if Apple pattern continues

iPhone 16 pre orders could open as early as this week if Apple pattern continues

September 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban

Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban

September 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts

Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts

September 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I thought we were facing a UFO - but it turned out to be leaking urine' – Astronaut Tim Peake tells all to Birmingham's Symphony Hall audience

'I thought we were facing a UFO - but it turned out to be leaking urine' – Astronaut Tim Peake tells all to Birmingham's Symphony Hall audience

September 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Biologists who developed cancer-treating drug to receive £30m in funding

Biologists who developed cancer-treating drug to receive £30m in funding

Supporting image for story: Time of expecting social media sites to remove harmful content ‘is over’

Time of expecting social media sites to remove harmful content ‘is over’

August 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak

Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak

August 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: BBC Sounds launches trial of generative AI-powered subtitles

BBC Sounds launches trial of generative AI-powered subtitles

August 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

Supporting image for story: Do not give smartphones to children under 11, EE advises

Do not give smartphones to children under 11, EE advises

August 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Battery energy storage site on farmland near Wolverhampton is 'unwillingly' approved

Battery energy storage site on farmland near Wolverhampton is 'unwillingly' approved

August 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: 4G project boosted connectivity in rural and island communities, report finds

4G project boosted connectivity in rural and island communities, report finds

August 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

Supporting image for story: Minister working on plans to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Minister working on plans to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Supporting image for story: Will.i.am calls on artists to rediscover ‘secret sauce’ that makes them human

Will.i.am calls on artists to rediscover ‘secret sauce’ that makes them human

August 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: ESA’s Juice mission takes ‘breathtaking’ images of the moon

ESA’s Juice mission takes ‘breathtaking’ images of the moon

August 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Spacecraft test at Shetland spaceport fails due to ‘anomaly’

Spacecraft test at Shetland spaceport fails due to ‘anomaly’

Supporting image for story: Tinashe beats Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish to TikTok song of the summer

Tinashe beats Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish to TikTok song of the summer

August 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: £10m invested to roll out ultrafast broadband to more of the Highlands

£10m invested to roll out ultrafast broadband to more of the Highlands

August 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Sadiq Khan says new law to make social media safer ‘not fit for purpose’

Sadiq Khan says new law to make social media safer ‘not fit for purpose’

Supporting image for story: Deliveroo achieves first profit in ‘major milestone’ for delivery app

Deliveroo achieves first profit in ‘major milestone’ for delivery app

August 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Tick population in Scotland could almost double due to climate change – study

Tick population in Scotland could almost double due to climate change – study

Supporting image for story: Tettenhall residents urged to object to planned ‘monstrous’ 5G mast

Tettenhall residents urged to object to planned ‘monstrous’ 5G mast

July 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: ‘Transformative’ squishy lasers could shed light on how embryos develop – study

‘Transformative’ squishy lasers could shed light on how embryos develop – study

July 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Meta agrees to 1.4 billion dollar settlement in lawsuit over facial recognition

Meta agrees to 1.4 billion dollar settlement in lawsuit over facial recognition

July 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Barclays issues romance scam warning after seeing a jump in claims

Barclays issues romance scam warning after seeing a jump in claims

July 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Irish watchdog ‘surprised’ over X move on user data

Irish watchdog ‘surprised’ over X move on user data

Supporting image for story: Cottingley Fairies cameras first to undergo state-of-the-art scanning

Cottingley Fairies cameras first to undergo state-of-the-art scanning

July 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Tanaiste: Fake ads about me originated in Russia

Tanaiste: Fake ads about me originated in Russia

Supporting image for story: Slight temperature drop makes Tuesday the world’s second-hottest day

Slight temperature drop makes Tuesday the world’s second-hottest day

July 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Long, curly hair and loose clothing could cost athletes gold medal – research

Long, curly hair and loose clothing could cost athletes gold medal – research

Supporting image for story: Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments

Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments

July 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: £10.9m funding boost announced for Scotland’s ‘burgeoning’ space sector

£10.9m funding boost announced for Scotland’s ‘burgeoning’ space sector

July 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: GPs need time to recover from global IT outage, warns BMA

GPs need time to recover from global IT outage, warns BMA

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