'Oh my goodness, that is spectacular!': See BBC science editor react to launch

Nasa's Artemis II has blasted off and is now orbiting Earth, before continuing on to circle the Moon.

Man dies in storm as Saharan dust shrouds Crete

Watch: Skies turn red in Greece as Saharan dust passes over Crete

A man has died near Athens as a storm hits parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.

The man was found under a car in the Nea Makri rural area early on Thursday, according to the fire department.

Storm Erminio has flooded streets, closed some schools and moored ferries. Meanwhile, some flights were disrupted on Crete on Wednesday after dust from an African storm

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Elon Musk's SpaceX set to go public in $1 trillion share listing

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to become one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the world.

The company, which manufactures rockets, space exploration technology and Starlink satellites, is currently privately held. But on Wednesday it made a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering, which would allow shares to be traded in the stock market.

The value of SpaceX once it goes public is expected to surpass $1tn (£751bn).


Australia to crack down on gambling ads after years of criticism

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Australia has the highest per capita gambling losses in the world

The Australian government has announced long-awaited gambling advertising reforms, after years of public pressure.

The suite of measures will further limit when and where gambling ads can appear, as well as who can star in them - but it stops short of a full ban, which had cross-party support and the backing of a range of community groups.

Restrictions have been fiercely opposed by powerful gambling agencies, as well as media firms and sports


Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Indonesia, killing one

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While the region sees high levels of seismic activity, some say this was one of the strongest quakes they've experienced in recent years

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea off Indonesia's Ternate island early Thursday, killing at least one person.

The quake, which struck at 06:48 local time (22:48 GMT) at a depth of 35km, sparked tsunami warnings which have since been withdrawn.

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Trump leaves key questions unanswered as he seeks to calm nerves over Iran war

Trump says US "on the cusp" of ending Iran war in televised address

President Donald Trump's address from the White House on Wednesday evening was - despite some speculation beforehand - largely a rehash of what he has been saying for days about the Iran war.

In a 20-minute primetime speech, he said the "core strategic objectives" of the US-Israeli military operation were "nearing completion" after a month of war and projected it would last another two to three weeks.

There were the usual


'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off

Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space on historic mission

Nasa's Artemis II mission thundered away from Florida's coast, taking its four crew members on their historic journey to circle the Moon.

There was a deep rumbling as a sheet of brilliant white flame suddenly erupted, momentarily engulfing the whole launch pad as the mightiest rocket Nasa has ever built rose into the sky.

Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS) majestically crept upwards - slow at first, then gathering pace, riding on two blinding pillars of

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Artemis is taking off in the distant background, and people watch, many with tripods. The US flag flutters above them on a flag pole.
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Trump says Iran war objectives 'nearing completion' in address to nation

Trump says US "on the cusp" of ending Iran war in televised address

President Donald Trump has told the nation in a televised speech that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the Iran war.

He vowed to strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks and finish the job "very fast", without setting any timeline for ending the conflict.

In his primetime address, Trump called for countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz to show "courage" and seize the key


Alleged Bondi gunman loses court bid to suppress names of his family

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A sketch shows alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram at a court hearing last month

The alleged Bondi gunman has lost his court bid to suppress the names and addresses of his mother, brother and sister due to fears over their safety.

Lawyers for Naveed Akram - who is facing 59 charges over December's attack on a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people - argued that his family could be targeted by vigilantes and had already experienced abuse.

Last month, details


We entered Race Across the World to honour dying wish

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Mark Blythen and Margo Oakley had a "fractious" relationship for more than 40 years

When Margo Oakley, now 59, was introduced to her older sister's new boyfriend her first impressions of the "po-faced" and "judgey" young man were not great.

And for Mark Blythen, 67, his feelings about his girlfriend's "loud and wild" younger sibling were mutual.

But more than 40 years later the pair became the first set of in-laws to compete

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