British astronaut Tim Peake prepares for blast off

ESA astronaut Tim Peake bids farewell to family and friends as he prepares to blast off to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Video: Reuters

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How to spot bowel cancer symptoms

In the last 30 years in Ireland, the number of bowel cancer cases under-50 has doubled, according to Bowel Cancer Ireland. Video: Rebecca Daly / Zara Morgan


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