Day trips to the Moon, living on Mars, space elevators… when it comes to the future of space exploration, some possibilities might be closer than we think!Made by BBC ...

Getty ImagesA water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of England's most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.More than ...

UK inflation fell to 1.7% in the year to September, the lowest rate since April 2021.Lower airfares and petrol prices were the main driver behind in the fall, the ...

Bill and Aileen Turnbull were filmed getting married in 1967A husband and wife in Australia have been reunited with the long lost footage of their wedding in Scotland after ...

PA MediaThe UK's last coal plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station near Nottingham, ends operations on MondayThe UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its ...

Getty ImagesTens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election ...

BBCMargaret and David Fee paid more than £5,000 for their original funeral plansMargaret and David Fee spent thousands of pounds on pre-paid funeral plans to lessen the trauma for ...

BBCBasil Smith, 103, served during World War Two but never received his medalsA 103-year-old veteran has received his medals 80 years after leaving the Royal Air Force.Basil Smith, from ...

Andrew Cooper, Butterfly ConservationThe small tortoiseshell butterfly has suffered its worst year on record in the countA wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big ...

Getty ImagesThe US central bank has lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years with a bigger than usual cut.The Federal Reserve reduced the target ...

The driver responsible for one of Australia's deadliest road incidents - a wedding bus crash which killed 10 people - has been jailed for 32 years.Twenty-five people were also ...

A metal detectorist who stole about £3m worth of Viking treasure has been sentenced to a further five years and three months in prison after failing to pay back ...