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Firefighters have tackled a small blaze at the site of a coastal wildfire that burned for five days on the Isle of Wight. The fire at Headon Warren, where campfire remains were found by crews, first started on 23 July – it wiped out nine hectares (22.2 acres) of heathland. Hampshire & Isle of Wight…
SpaceX has delivered its first-ever quarterly business report, which showed revenue nearly doubled but its spending skyrocketed. The company, run by Elon Musk, builds space rockets and Starlink internet satellites and owns the social media platform X. It began trading on the US stock market in June. SpaceX said its revenue had grown 92% to…
The impending collision – predicted to happen at about 02:35 EDT (06:35 GMT) on Wednesday – is expected to captivate astronomers, both amateur and professional. “It’s something really huge smashing into the Moon. It’s not remotely dangerous, we can just watch the show,” says Dr Matt Bothwell, public astronomer at the University of Cambridge. “It’s…
“It’s a massive problem,” said Edwards, a beef and sheep farmer from Colwinston. “We’re close to Cardiff, Bridgend, Swansea – there are good links to the motorway and A roads so people can travel here.” To access his own fields, the 45-year-old now has to use a JCB to move giant logs he’s placed in…
However, Simon De La Rue, commercial director for renewable energy company Little Green Energy, said there were “many obstacles” to putting panels on houses. Having had “a brief look at the roof space” on the applicant’s house, he said things such as dormer windows could reduce roof space, meaning “less panels” could be installed. De…
Giant hogweed is a toxic plant, which originates from Asia, but has been present in Britain and Ireland since the early 19th Century. It was first introduced as an ornamental garden plant used primarily in large stately homes, but it subsequently escaped into the wider countryside. The plant, which can grow up to 14-15ft (4.5m)…
When trying to see a full moon, it is recommended to go to open, elevated locations with low levels of light pollution and clear views of the eastern horizon. Northern and Western parts of the UK may have some cloud on Wednesday night, however, the conditions in southern and eastern areas are likely to stay…
The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for “all eventualities”, as one of many wildfires raging in France is now 15km (nine miles) from the south-western city. “We are preparing to accommodate a large number of people should further evacuations be ordered,” said Thomas Cazenave. Firefighters in the Gironde region were facing an…
It is a warm but windy evening in East Sussex and we are on the hunt for glow worms. As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands. This site is hailed as a “stronghold” for glow worms in Sussex…
