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• US and China should collaborate on new trips to the moon, says British astronaut

  British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the US and China to de-escalate talk of a space race and instead return to the moon with a "spirit of collaboration".

• Strawberry fields forever? The West Sussex farm growing berries in December

  Acres of sweet, red strawberries are ripening in West Sussex this winter ready to be sold in UK supermarkets.

• How much your data is worth - and how to stop people profiting from it

  Companies generate massive profits from people's information, with experts describing user data as "the new oil".

• NHS facing 'worst case scenario' December amid 'super flu' surge

  NHS England has warned the health service is facing a "worst case scenario" December with a surge of "super flu".

• Disney characters coming to AI in $1bn deal

  OpenAI has signed its first major licensing deal to bring well-known characters to life on its Sora video generation tool.

• Worst social media app for child abuse offences revealed

  Snapchat is the most commonly-used social media platform in reported child exploitation and abuse offences, according to new police figures.

• 'New future achievable' at former oil refinery as two firms plan job creation

  Two new projects on the site of a former oil refinery could create up to 460 new jobs in the coming years, with the help of cash from the UK and Scottish governments.

• There's one big problem with Australia's social media ban

  The trouble with the scientific evidence behind the social media ban in Australia is that there is not more of it.

• GCHQ releases annual Christmas puzzle - can you solve it?

  GCHQ has released its annual Christmas challenge, with seven puzzles aimed to put the nation's codebreaking skills to the test.

• What you need to know about Australia's social media ban for under-16s

  Australian has become the world's first country to implement a social media ban for under-16s.