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Musk’s Starship rocket makes breakthrough ocean landing

47 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch: Space X Starship’s successful splashdown Elon Musk’s mammoth new rocket system has returned to Earth in a groundbreaking fourth test flight that culminated in a first-ever soft ocean landing for the Starship craft. The aim was to get the rocket’s upper section – the Ship – to […]

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Junior doctors strike coincides with launch of new IT system

59 minutes ago Aileen Moynagh,BBC News NI health reporter BBC Junior doctors took to picket lines at Altnagelvin Hospital earlier this year Junior doctors across Northern Ireland are taking further strike action over the next two days in a dispute over pay. The 48-hour full walkout runs from 07:00 BST on Thursday 6 June until […]

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‘Eternally in their debt’ and ‘Camilla’s tears’

Dominating Thursday’s front pages are pictures of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and the veterans commemorating it. Under the headline “Eternally in their debt”, the Daily Express has a picture of 99-year-old veteran Peter Smoothy, standing on Juno Beach in Normandy. A picture of the Queen appears on the front of a number of the […]

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Funding Circle will cut 120 jobs to slash costs

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Funding Circle, a small business lender headquartered in London, announced recently the decision to cut 120 jobs. The decision was made as the company seeks to slash costs in order to reach profitability. […]

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Boeing launches long-delayed astronaut capsule

4 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch the moment of liftoff for Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts aboard. It’s the first time the vehicle has been entrusted to carry people after coming through a long […]

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King Charles III banknotes enter circulation

4 hours ago Kevin Peachey,Cost of living correspondent BBC The portrait is the only change to existing banknotes New banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III have now entered circulation, but it may be some time before they are commonly seen in wallets and purses. The new Bank of England notes will gradually replace […]

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Gonorrhoea cases reach record high in England

17 hours ago Aurelia Foster,Health reporter Getty Images The best way to avoid sexually transmitted infections was using a condom, the UK Health Security Agency said A record number of people in England were diagnosed with gonorrhoea last year, annual UK Health Security Agency figures show. Diagnoses rose 7.5% – from 79,268 in 2022 to […]

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