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Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims

Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims

A TV advert by Red Tractor, the UK's biggest certifier of farm products on supermarket shelves, has been banned for exaggerating the scheme's environmental benefits and misleading the public. The Adve …

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricit …

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space For …

Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere

Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century, the European Space Agency said. Kosmos 482, which launched …

SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback

SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback

SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texa …

SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

The latest test of Space X's giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off from Texas o …