66 m. ago How much room is left in Merthyr Tydfil's cemeteries and when will they run out of space?

A council committee report has highlighted the current capacity of the county borough's five cemeteries when it comes to burials

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90 m. ago Landlords are given marching orders after spectacular row with locals over 'bizarre' pub rule to wear slippers descended into threats of violence

Colin Swindlehurst and his partner Tracy Jones were only in charge of The Jolly Farmers pub in Ormesby, Norfolk, for a fortnight before the pub chain owner said they had to go.

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1 hour ago Lily Allen apologizes for ‘mean’ comments about Katy Perry’s space mission, blames her internalized misogyny

Allen initially called the 11-minute mission, led by Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company, ‘out of touch’

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1 hour ago Friedrich Merz's party approves German coalition agreement, bringing him closer to the chancellery

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left rival

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2 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson reveals unusual ‘true calling’ on Diddly Squat farm

‘I was enveloped in a Ready Brek glow of absolute joy, from the soles of my feet to the follicles on the top of my head,’ he wrote

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2 h. ago Peppa Pig: Mummy Pig says pregnancy has brought her and Daddy Pig 'even closer'

She also reveals what food she has been craving as she prepares to welcome her third child - a girl - this summer

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3 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway could benefit from technology out of this world

South of Scotland Enterprise is part of the new Space Cluster Partnership, which will use data from space to create opportunities in agriculture.

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3 h. ago Bake Off winner John Whaite announces first cake shop location

The TV star will be opening his cake shop at a popular farm shop village in Lancashire

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4 h. ago China says it is on track to put boots on Moon by 2030 as Nasa’s Artemis struggles with delay

Chinese spacecraft is slated to attain crewed flight capability by 2027 to 2028

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5 h. ago Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy nears conclusion as actor confirms recording has begun

The voice actor for Final Fantasy 7's protagonist Cloud Strife has confirmed he's back in the booth, suggesting the third part of the Remake trilogy could be closer than ever

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5 h. ago China and Philippines raise flags on tiny South China Sea sandbank as tensions mount

Tiny Sandy Cay is strategically vital due to proximity to largest island occupied by Philippines in Spratly archipelago

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5 h. ago Nasa rover spots strange Martian rock that looks like ‘chocolate cake’

Rock formation resembles layered cake that has icing picked off

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5 h. ago Secretive Russian satellite appears to be spinning out of control

Cosmos 2553 is linked to Russia’s nuclear weapons program

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6 h. ago Sea bass in space: why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think

The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missionsAt first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the sea bass circling around a tank in the small scientific facility on the outskirts of Palavas-les-Flots in southern France. But these fish are on a mission.When fully grown, they will produce offspring that will be the first to be launched into space as part of a scientific project called Lunar Hatch that is exploring whether sea bass can be farmed on the moon – and eventually Mars – as food for future astronauts. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ed Miliband's GB Energy project is branded a 'betrayal' by Labour's trade union backers over 'bonkers' curbs on North Sea oil and gas

Gary Smith, general secretary of the GMB Union, said it was 'bonkers' and 'absolute madness' to be cutting off investment into North Sea oil and gas.

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6 h. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen takes drastic action as goat eats quadbike keys

Amanda Owen fears the worst when her goat eats her quad bike keys. Luckily one of her nine children has a bright idea to save the day, and it works!

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6 h. ago Beijing seizes disputed reef with troops raising flag near military base... before Filipino troops unfurl their own banner on another island amid growing South China Sea tensions

Chinese coast guard officers 'implemented maritime control' over Tiexian Reef, part of the Sandy Cay reef, in mid-April. The Philippine Coast Guard responded with its own photograph Monday.

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7 h. ago 'No signs' that Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre would take her own life

Virginia Giuffre's lawyer Karrie Louden addressed her client's death outside her client's Perth farmhouse on Monday.

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8 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson 'exhausted' in new role as 'midwife' and admits it's 'all I want to do from now on'

The former Top Gear star has been recording his exploits on his Diddly Squat Farm for his Amazon Prime show Clarkson's Farm

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11 h. ago Now Katy Perry draws strong reaction over Star Wars themed tour costume

The 40-year-old pop star called her half-human, half-robot alter ego 'KP143' and she battles an 'all-powerful AI called the Mainframe'

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