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Virgin Galactic boss Will Whitehorn says the UK needs a proper regulatory framework to expand private spaceflight activity in the country.

Sudan’s long-awaited election is put back by two months to April 2010 because of problems with the census, officials say.

Sweden’s PM tells the BBC the EU must take the lead on climate change, as his country takes over the union’s presidency.

Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why puffin numbers at one of the UK’s key colonies has fallen by a third.

Chinese netizens denounce new filtering software

The story of a man’s lifelong obsession with whales wins the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.

Campaigners are calling for a national crackdown on the sale of counterfeit goods at street markets and boot fairs.

The story of a man’s lifelong obsession with whales wins the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.

Oddly-shaped fruit and veg is going on sale again in the EU, after the European Commission abolished strict marketing rules.

Britain can massively expand wind power by 2030 without suffering power cuts, a report says.