The BBC joins environmental enforcement officers as they sift through illegally-dumped waste for clues.

The spill of 18 tonnes of plastic pellets happened in July but there is still a lot we do not know.

Three months on from a devastating wildfire, the RSPB says it will take 20 years to recover.

The survey found that among the 30% of gamers considering time off, about 35-36% admitted they would call in “sick” if they took the day off.

An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK.

Long before artificial intelligence became the next big thing in the tech industry, Wang Jian was crafting the foundational infrastructure that would eventually power it. In 2008, he joined Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – as chief architect and founded Alibaba Cloud in 2009, convincing the company’s leadership to invest heavily in building a cloud computing infrastructure from scratch. Today, Wang’s purview has expanded considerably. As an academician at the...

Are China’s increasingly powerful open-weight AI models a cybersecurity threat, or could restricting them ultimately make the internet less secure? The dilemma has become a growing concern as Chinese developers including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – continue to challenge their American rivals by releasing models that anyone can download, modify and deploy. The growing impact of advanced AI on global cybersecurity has also forced governments...

While few dispute that China is narrowing the gap with the United States in developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, there is one area where Chinese firms are already the undisputed leaders: video. China has seen a proliferation of advanced generative AI video models – systems trained on visual data to generate or edit video content based on user inputs such as text prompts, images and audio. The country’s vast short-video ecosystems and looser copyright rules have helped give Chinese...

From remote monitoring of cattle to automation of processes that took up valuable time, farmers in NI are rapidly becoming skilled in technology.

An incredible simulation has revealed the earliest moments of our universe as they have never been seen before

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) said around 12,500 properties were without power at one stage.

Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.

After HSBC RedCoin launched on Friday, Anchorpoint – the stablecoin-issuing joint venture led by Standard Chartered – said it plans to launch a retail product on a public blockchain, even as it takes a “prudent approach”. “Our next major milestone is to [help] bring regulated digital money into everyday payments and commercial applications, while connecting traditional payment infrastructure with this emerging digital finance,” said Dominic Maffei, CEO of Anchorpoint. “This is a public...

Long before artificial intelligence became the next big thing in the tech industry, Wang Jian was crafting the foundational infrastructure that would eventually power it. In 2008, he joined Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – as chief architect and founded Alibaba Cloud in 2009, convincing the company’s leadership to invest heavily in building a cloud computing infrastructure from scratch. Today, Wang’s purview has expanded considerably. As an academician at the...

The severe weather brought strong winds and heavy rain to large parts of Scotland.

The 60-year-old man was struck by the tree near Castle Douglas as Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Scotland.

An American exorcist, who claims to have evicted demons from 50,000 people over 50 years, has described what he believes is a terrifying new way the devil is claiming victims.

Flooding, travel disruption and fallen trees - Storm Boelo has left it's mark across Scotland.

Authorities said they were dealing with flooding and fallen trees as Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen.

Gillian Smart has the weather forecast after the worst of Storm Boelo.

NASA’s dark matter web simulation reveals the universe’s hidden cosmic webNASA has created a simulation of the cosmic web to help scientists understand how dark matter shapes the entire universe and the formation of galaxies.NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on October 25...

The Pentagon released a new batch of declassified UFO documents on Friday, including an investigation into mysterious portals and creatures near America's famous paranormal hotspot.

AI tools learn from biased records and may deepen discrimination against minorities without oversight, researchers say.

If you've spotted more silverfish lurking around your home lately, experts say it could be a warning sign that damp and excess moisture are building up inside your property.

BBC Scotland reports from the scene at Cardross as Storm Boelo batters the country.

China launches 28th batch of internet satellites from HainanIf you've lost count of China's internet satellite launches, you're not alone. Sunday's was the 28th group, lifting off at 10:03am Beijing time from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on a Long March-8A rocket.State media says...

Deepinder Goyal’s Temple brain-monitoring wearable is reportedly priced at ₹85,000, including a lifetime subscription, with pre-orders opening on November 1, 2026. The device tracks changes in cerebral blood flow and generates an Entropy score to indicate physiological strain.

As autumn sets in and the nights start to draw longer, it's finally time to officially say goodbye to British Summer Time.

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.

George Clarke from Bristol will run the post office at Port Lockroy in Antarctica from October to March.