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Sleeping in barns - homeless in the countryside
Rural rough sleepers face harsh conditions as a taskforce warns of a hidden homelessness "crisis".

Eurasian Beaver now legally protected in England
Wildlife groups praised the move making it illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb them.

'Shiny, sparkly object' in James Webb space image
Astronomers investigate a far-distant galaxy that may be surrounded by some of the very first stars.

Nasa and SpaceX consider Hubble re-boost mission
Elon Musk's company will examine how to extend the life of the veteran space observatory.

Revealed: Huge gas flaring emissions never reported
BBC investigation finds oil companies not declaring millions of tonnes of cancer-linked emissions.

Green activists killed 'every two days' in decade
Brazil and Colombia have recorded the highest number of deaths, a report finds.

Dogs can sniff out stress on owner's breath
Four dogs successfully identified samples of sweat or breath taken from a stressed person.
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Sleeping in barns - homeless in the countryside
Rural rough sleepers face harsh conditions as a taskforce warns of a hidden homelessness "crisis".

Eurasian Beaver now legally protected in England
Wildlife groups praised the move making it illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb them.

'Shiny, sparkly object' in James Webb space image
Astronomers investigate a far-distant galaxy that may be surrounded by some of the very first stars.

Nasa and SpaceX consider Hubble re-boost mission
Elon Musk's company will examine how to extend the life of the veteran space observatory.

Revealed: Huge gas flaring emissions never reported
BBC investigation finds oil companies not declaring millions of tonnes of cancer-linked emissions.

Green activists killed 'every two days' in decade
Brazil and Colombia have recorded the highest number of deaths, a report finds.

Dogs can sniff out stress on owner's breath
Four dogs successfully identified samples of sweat or breath taken from a stressed person.

Eurasian Beaver now legally protected in England
Wildlife groups praised the move making it illegal to capture, kill, injure or disturb them.

'Shiny, sparkly object' in James Webb space image
Astronomers investigate a far-distant galaxy that may be surrounded by some of the very first stars.

Nasa and SpaceX consider Hubble re-boost mission
Elon Musk's company will examine how to extend the life of the veteran space observatory.
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