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• Jet pack paramedic suit tested in the Lake District

  Jet pack paramedics could soon be a reality, after a successful test flight took place over the Lake District.

• International Space Station 'might need air delivery' due to leak

  The International Space Station (ISS) might have to receive a delivery of extra air after it began to leak at above-normal volumes, according to the Russian space agency.

• Salty lakes the size of Scotland could be buried beneath Martian pole

  New evidence has been revealed of an enormous salty lake of liquid water buried beneath the ice of the Martian south pole.

• Apple's share price rises as iPhone 12 rumours grow - what's the gossip?

  Apple's share price has been steadily increasing over the past week as rumours about the iPhone 12 continue to grow.

• Older people excluded from coronavirus trials, study warns

  Older people are being excluded from the vast majority of trials to find treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19, according to a study.

• Brain-eating microbe warning for tap water in US city

  Texas officials have warned thousands of residents of a city in the state about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the water supply.

• COVID-19 tracing app downloaded 10 million times despite early glitch

  More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS contact-tracing app since it launched on Thursday, despite it suffering a problem that left tens of thousands of test results unlogged.

• TikTok: US judge temporarily blocks ban on video sharing app

  An order which would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from smartphone app stores in the US has been temporarily blocked.

• Half a million sharks 'could be killed for coronavirus vaccine', experts warn

  Half a million sharks could be killed for their natural oil to produce coronavirus vaccines, according to conservationists.

• NHS tracing app problem that left tens of thousands of tests unlogged 'has been fixed'

  A problem that prevented tens of thousands of people from logging the result of their coronavirus tests on the new NHS contact-tracing app has been fixed, according to a Department of Health spokesman.