Science and Technology

A SpaceX rocket has exploded before launch - sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.

Around 30,000 deaths will be linked to toxic air in the UK in 2025, according to a report from leading doctors, as they urged the government to "recognise air pollution as a key public health issue".

Global sea levels are now rising twice as fast as they did last century, according to a major new scientific report.

Endangered rays, sharks and native oysters could thrive in seas around the UK in the decades ahead amid changing conditions in the oceans - but other common species could become rare, according to a study.

The UK has a 50:50 chance of seeing temperatures of 40C or more again in the next 12 years, the Met Office said.