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Tanya Clifton on her bed in her bedroom, playing with a black and brown cat. There are various personal items on the shelves around the bed. She is looking down as she plays with the cat.

Cat owners suspect poison is killing pets at estate

Residents of Alder View estate fear their pets are being poisoned after several have died.

An artists mock-up of the refuelling station in action. The refuelling tool is on the left hand side, whilst a satellite is on the right

Company says 'cosmic petrol station' ready by 2027

Orbit Fab is based at the Harwell Space Campus in Oxfordshire.

A hand in a blue latex glove holding a tube with white whiskers A note on the tube reads Cat Whiskers, with a doodle of a cat's head next to the inscription. Microscopes can be seen in the background.

Scientist uses cat whiskers in anti-viral research

A scientist uses the whiskers to optimise her experiments in research for new anti-viral drugs.

An artist's impression of a dozen or so satellites orbit the earth. It looks fairly cluttered.

Satellite tech company secures £12m contract

Astroscale, based at Harwell Campus, aims to develop solutions for future satellite missions.

A close up of the arm of Strider, which reaches out to take readings and samples

AI robot to venture into hazardous areas

Oxford Dynamics has a £1m contract with the MoD to design, develop, and supply the robots.

The ECSAT building, a five-storey rectangular building. The circular Diamond Light Source building is in the foreground.

Space agency increases jobs at satellite lab

The UK and European space agencies announced a plan during the Farnborough International Airshow.

The site with a large test chamber in the background

UK's first facility for testing satellites opens

The National Satellite Test Facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire has taken seven years to build.

Classroom

Head teacher banned over child abuse images

Paul Corrie, former head at Abingdon’s John Mason School, was jailed for a year in September 2022.

The International Space Station in orbit over planet Earth

UK Space Agency to expand with four new bases

The agency will open new headquarters as well as regional offices in England, Scotland and Wales.