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Stephen Hawking on God, artificial intelligence and mankind's future

Listen to five thought-provoking perspectives from world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who has died at the age of 76.

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14 March 2018

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Snow and ice warnings issued for parts of UK

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BBC weather presenter Calum MacColl in front of a weather map showing rain and snow.

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East of England weather forecast

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Fire devastates one of Africa's largest clothes markets

Sabrina Lee stands in front of a green screen with a map of Wales

Amber weather warning for snow across Wales

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Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village

Labrador puppy on BBC Breakfast set

Appeal for guide dog puppy raisers

A pro-Yoon supporter holding a US and South Korean flag in each hand speaks to Jean Mackenzie.

S Korea president's supporters rally at his residence, invoking Trump

Two women, one wearing red boxing shorts and one wearing yellow boxing shorts. They are boxing each other in a boxing ring.

The women finding strength and confidence in the ring

Northern Ireland

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'Sober' club night where meditation sets the vibes

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Watch: ISS crew sends Christmas greetings from space

Astronauts on the International Space Station send a festive message from orbit, some 250 miles (400km) above Earth.

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Weather forecast as Storm Darragh brings wind and rain

Elizabeth Rizzini has the latest forecast as Storm Darragh eases but continues to bring strong winds.

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A huge wave hits a sea wall in Wales

Downed trees and wild seas as Storm Darragh hits UK

A van driver has been killed by a fallen tree, as Storm Darragh brings strong winds and heavy rain.

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Tree on road after being blown over in high winds

High winds cause 'absolute carnage' in town

Roads are closed, trees are uprooted and buildings are damaged amid reports of a tornado on Thursday.

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Latest forecast as Storm Bert brings floods and gales

BBC Weather's Ben Rich has the latest forecast as the storm continues to bring challenging weather conditions across the UK.

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BBC Scotland's Judith Ralston says there is also a weather warning as high winds are expected to hit the Western Isles and the north-west

Storm Bert brings rain and high winds on Sunday

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning until 07:00 on Sunday for some parts of Scotland

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With some travel disruption, children and dogs have been enjoying the cold weather

Watch: Scotland under a blanket of snow from Storm Bert

Children and dogs have been enjoying the cold weather despite the freezing conditions.

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Atmospheric river dumps snow and record rain on California

The weather event has multiplied damages from the 'bomb cyclone' seen in the US north-west earlier this week.

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A man walks in front of an uprooted tree, the roots of which tower over him

Fallen trees cause widespread damage after bomb cyclone

Two people died in the storm that hit the West coast of the US and Canada overnight.

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A yellow alert for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) covers the whole of Scotland

Weather forecast ahead of Storm Ashley

A yellow alert for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) covers the whole of Scotland.

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The Hunter's supermoon is seen shining brightly between two buildings, as the moon shines through London's skyline on 17 OCtober

Stargazers around the world catch supermoon

The brightness of the moon would allow ancient communities to increase hunting at this time of year - hence the name.

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster fires out of its exhaust at the bottom of the rocket itself while it lands into the rocket launcher holder that it fired out of, during SpaceX Starship's fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024

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SpaceX Starship booster caught in mid air

Watch astonishing moment Starship booster caught in mid-air 'chopsticks manoeuvre'

It’s the first time the "chopsticks manoeuvre" has been attempted, with previous boosters landing in the ocean.

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Meteorologist becomes emotional giving Hurricane Milton update

The weather system has rapidly intensified into a category five storm with winds of up to 175mph (281km/h).

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Suni Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore grin as they float aboard the International Space Station

'Space is my happy place,' says stranded astronaut

Suni Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore gave an update from the ISS on their extended stay in space.

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Sarah Gillis emerges from a capsule into dark space

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Isaacman said the Earth looked like a "perfect world" as he stepped out into space for the first time.

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Video shows Titanic missing large section of railing

The discovery was made during a series of dives by underwater robots this summer.

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A video grab shows the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) flickering over the earth's surface with the moon setting in the background, and parts of the Internation Space Station (ISS) visible in the foreground. The Earth's curvature can be seen as it rotates

Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the Moon setting into streams of aurora.

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Timelapse shows Northern Lights glowing above Wisconsin

The footage reveals the light show that concurred with the Perseid meteor shower earlier this week.

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The Titan Arum plant took 12 years before it successfully flowered in the venue's Glasshouse in 2015.

Rare 'corpse flower' blooms in botanical gardens

The Titan Arum plant produces a stench that has been compared to decaying flesh or smelly socks.

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