The Best of BBC Breaking News
10+ most popular BBC Breaking News articles, as voted by our community.
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The cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on board
Rejecting deliveries to the doorstep, some drone makers are betting on bigger pilot-free aircraft.
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Tasmanian tiger: Remains of last thylacine found in cupboard after 85 years
The pelt and skull of the last known thylacine are identified in Hobart, solving an 85-year mystery.
Guide dog shortage: The blind people who train their own guide dogs
With a shortage of available guide dogs, meet the people who train their own.
Artemis: How we get humans back to the Moon
Nasa's Artemis missions will send astronauts to the Moon in the new Orion spacecraft and a new rocket will carry it into space.
BBC Breaking News on Disability
Google makes software to read aloud sign language
The tech giant is sharing its hand-tracking software to allow others to develop translation apps.
BBC Breaking News on Environment
Biodiversity loss risks 'ecological meltdown'
The UK has an average of only 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average, study shows.
BBC Breaking News on History
Medieval necklace found near Northampton 'internationally important'
Experts uncover a "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery near Northampton of international significance.
Is it goodbye - finally
Ofcom is consulting on changes to telecoms rules that could see fax machines become obsolete.
BBC Breaking News on Solarpunk
What is solarpunk and can it help save the planet?
Solarpunk is art movement that imagines a world where technology is used for the good of the planet.
BBC Breaking News on Spirituality
Robotic Buddhist priest joins temple and other news
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the week’s best technology stories.
BBC Breaking News on Women
Seven female scientists you may not have heard of
The government is being told to act over a "lack of visible role models for girls" in science. Here's a whole array they could use.
BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?
This is the list of 100 women from BBC 100 Women for 2022
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The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change
Thirty years ago, a bold plan was hatched to persuade people that climate change was not a problem.
The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz
A jewel-encrusted book sank on RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 - but this was not the end of the story.
"Art is dead Dude" - the rise of the AI artists stirs debate
A number of new artificial intelligence systems turn simple text prompts into striking images.
How the Tamara Ecclestone diamonds case was cracked
The celebrity burglaries that netted £26m - and how the police pieced then together.
The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Sleeping in one eight-hour chunk is a very recent phenomenon, and lying awake at night could be good for you, according to scientists and historians.
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