The stories driving the news cycle this week. A rolling selection of the most-read pieces across business, politics, technology and culture.
EPABy Jean Mackenzie & Frances MaoBBC Seoul correspondentNorth Korea fired another two ballistic missiles on Thursday - the sixth such banned launch in less than two weeks.Pyongyang on Wednesday described its recent blitz as "just counteraction m...
Northern Rogue StudiosBy Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsThe evolutionary secrets of a 230-million-year-old fossil reptile have been revealed, after a century of it being "locked inside a block of stone". Researchers used powerful X-ray s...
AFPUkrainian troops have broken through Russian positions on the Dnieper river north-east of Kherson, a strategic Russian-held city in southern Ukraine.The advance was reported by the Russian military and Russian-installed officials in the region. Th...
UK Atomic Energy AuthorityBy Tony Roe & Alex SmithBBC NewsA power station has been chosen to be the site of the UK's, and potentially the world's, first prototype commercial nuclear fusion reactor.Fusion is a potential source of almost limitless ...
Getty ImagesA company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down environmentally-important forests, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.Drax runs Britain's biggest power station, which burns mi...
BBC/Claire Marshall Steve Phillips' place has bare walls, no TV, and a single small sofa. But at least now he has a roof and a bed - and his name on a tenancy agreement. Aged 45, this is the first place he can call home. Steve says that after sufferi...
Mike SymesEurasian beavers have been recognised as a European protected species in England, making it illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb them.The move limits measures previously available to "control" beavers. Landowners will not be able to ...
Getty ImagesA huge search and rescue effort is continuing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which cut a swathe of destruction across the US state. At least 10 people have died in the state but officials fear the confirmed toll could rise ...
Hussein Faleh/BBCMajor oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed.The BBC found millions of tonnes of undeclared emissions from gas flaring at oil fields where BP, Eni, Exxo...
Getty ImagesAn environmental activist has been killed every two days on average over the past decade, a new study shows.The report from Global Witness says that more than 1,700 people have died while trying to prevent mining, oil drilling or logging ...
Hussein Faleh/BBC NewsMajor oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed.The BBC found millions of tonnes of undeclared emissions from gas flaring at oil fields where BP, Eni,...
Queen's University, BelfastOur canine companions have proven once again how finely tuned they are to our feelings - this time in scientific sniffing test. Scientists discovered that dogs can smell stress in our breath and sweat. Four dogs - pets volu...
Getty Images Residents in Florida are anxiously bracing for life-threatening tidal surges, floods and winds as Hurricane Ian approaches. The storm has already thrashed western Cuba and is expected to intensify before it makes landfall in Florida. The...
ReutersA new study has cast doubt on government claims that hydrogen could be used to heat homes and so cut greenhouse gas emissions.The report, published in the journal Joule, analysed more than 30 studies that looked at hydrogen and heating.All tho...
Daniel Mirlea / Rewilding EuropeMany wildlife species are thriving in Europe thanks to protection and re-introduction, a new report finds.Grey wolves, Eurasian beavers, grey seals, and European bison have seen some of the strongest recoveries in numb...
RBG KewMore than a thousand species of palm tree are at risk of extinction, according to a study.Scientists used artificial intelligence to assess risks to the entire palm family, from tall trees to climbing plants.The data gives a much better idea o...
NASAThe American space agency is to pull its Artemis-I Moon rocket off the launch pad in Florida because of an approaching hurricane.Nasa says the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle will be rolled back into its engineering workshop to protect it.Hurri...
A people smuggler says the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is no deterrent for his customers. Jane Corbin meets him at his base in Turkey. As night falls, I climb a creaking staircase to meet with a kingpin in the people-smuggli...
Getty Images King Charles III is famous for his support of environmental and social causes over the years, but did you know he also played a decisive role in the renaissance of traditional artisan cheese in the UK? He has used his authority to champi...
A major overhaul of farm subsidies was put in place, but the government has signaled their intent to review the overhaul. Farmers and environmentalists are greatly worried about the government watering down the industrial reform, but some agricultura...
NASA's Artemis I moon rocket was supposed to launch on September 8, 2020, but bad weather delayed the launch. The Artemis I mission is the first step in NASA's plan to return humans to the moon by 2024. The rocket will launch an unmanned Orion spacec...
Seven months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, analysts agree that President Putin's forces are on the back foot, but he said a "diplomatic solution" must be reached, one that "preserves the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine". ...
The government has confirmed it is ending the ban in the UK on fracking, a controversial technique that involves drilling and using liquids at high pressure to release shale gas. In her first speech as prime minister, Liz Truss said: "We will get spa...
The charity, which manages over 400 historic sites across England, highlighted six castles threatened by coastal erosion and rising sea levels. They include Tintagel in Cornwall and Hurst Castle in Hampshire It is appealing for money to repair walls ...
