The world’s IT infrastructure went into meltdown with Microsoft cloud-based systems hobbled on Friday - described by experts as the worst digital chaos ever seen. The Covid-19 inquiry’s bombshell report has found successive UK governments were totally unprepared for the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, which killed over 235,000 Britons.

Also in this episode:

• Parent army fighting kids’ digital device addiction - with Smartphone Free Childhood’s Léa Henry
• Nasa cancels mission to moon’s dark side...as China races ahead
• ‘My life after year on Mars’

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The nearly complete fossilised remains of a stegosaurus fetched almost $45 million at auction in New York - a record sum for a dinosaur. King’s speech: power plans and progressing to renewables - with Regen energy analyst Dr Jess Hogan. Dyson unveils luxury headphones to rival AirPods Max.

Also in this episode:

• Can anti-ageing drug really extend your life after mice lab tests?
• ‘Deeply personal' info stolen in London council cyberattack
• Two million Londoners hit by NHS dental crisis
• Nasa plans ‘micro-drone’ robo-bee swarms for Mars

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Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane says DIY tests to detect HPV are part of a new generation of at-home kits to provide clinicians with data and improve gaps in treatment. Covid lockdown fitness guru Joe Wicks gets honorary degree for public health work. Paris Olympics 2024: Mayor swims Seine ‘to prove river cleanliness’.

Also in this episode:

• Do facially expressive monkeys ‘make better leaders’?
• ‘Giant walk-in uterus’ feature at learning festival
• This dinosaur has green bones
• London basks in hottest day of year at 31C

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