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Energy provider SSEN says 2,000 properties in the north of Scotland are still without power after days of high winds and heavy rain.
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About 40% of the plants and animals in protected sites across Northern Ireland fall short of meeting the standard for "favourable condition".
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About 40% of the plants and animals in protected sites across Northern Ireland fall short of meeting the standard for "favourable condition".
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The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.
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A zebra-striped bee is seen in Somerset for the first time, offering hope in restored saltmarshes.
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Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.
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Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.
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As Scotland's recycling rate falls to its lowest level in five years, Kevin Keane looks at what happens to our rubbish.
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The government pledges 1.9m to wildlife groups' efforts to buy the Rothbury Estate.
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Spaceplanes could take off on regular flights from Cornwall following an agreement.
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Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.
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Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.
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A Met Office weather warning is in place for Scotland and Northern Ireland for much of Tuesday.
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Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is urging the energy secretary to approve the controversial plans.
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Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is urging the energy secretary to approve the controversial plans.
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Wedding guests at an island in County Fermanagh were left stranded due to the storm.
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A stretch of water in the west of the continent is now called the Amos Channel after the ex-BBC journalist.
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A stretch of water in the west of the continent is now called the Amos Channel after the ex-BBC journalist.
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October's full Moon, nicknamed the Hunter's Moon, lit up the night sky this weekend.
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Another area of low pressure will pass close to the north-west UK with a Met Office yellow wind warning issued for Tuesday.
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The spill of 18 tonnes of plastic pellets happened in July but there is still a lot we do not know.
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Fairstead Recreation Ground is being planted with wildflowers to benefit insects and pollinators.
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Robin Bennett says he created the app after getting frustrated by the amount of rubbish beside roads
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The BBC joins environmental enforcement officers as they sift through illegally-dumped waste for clues.
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Three months on from a devastating wildfire, the RSPB says it will take 20 years to recover.
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An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK.
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From remote monitoring of cattle to automation of processes that took up valuable time, farmers in NI are rapidly becoming skilled in technology.
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Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) said around 12,500 properties were without power at one stage.
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The severe weather brought strong winds and heavy rain to large parts of Scotland.
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The 60-year-old man was struck by the tree near Castle Douglas as Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Scotland.
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Flooding, travel disruption and fallen trees - Storm Boelo has left it's mark across Scotland.
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Authorities said they were dealing with flooding and fallen trees as Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen.
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Gillian Smart has the weather forecast after the worst of Storm Boelo.
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AI tools learn from biased records and may deepen discrimination against minorities without oversight, researchers say.
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BBC Scotland reports from the scene at Cardross as Storm Boelo batters the country.
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Following the first two named storms of the season, wet and very windy conditions are set to continue into the start of the new week.
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George Clarke from Bristol will run the post office at Port Lockroy in Antarctica from October to March.
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The tech billionaire accuses Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using the network for military activity.
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A report marking 10 years of the Isle of Man as a UNESCO Biosphere highlights the scheme's progress.
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Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
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Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
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For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.
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The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind over Scotland from 21:00 until 21:00 on Sunday.
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An amber weather warning has been issued for much of Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and northern England, as Storm Boelo approaches.
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The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines.
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The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines.
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The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.
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Conservation groups say black poplars are endangered due to felling, land drainage and habitat loss.
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Specialists are looking at how to clear the Cornwall bath house pond and understand the tidal inlet.
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While most people are preparing to stay indoors as another storm approaches, others are getting ready to head straight into it.
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