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Humanoid robot Pepper has been turned into what is thought to be the world’s first robotic squash coach, by researchers at National Robotarium and Heriot-Watt University. The aim is to see how robotics could improve a player’s performance and motivation between sessions with their human coach. BBC Click’s Paul Carter reports.

Nine Catalan separatists convicted over a failed independence bid in 2017 have been formally pardoned by the Spanish government. President of the government of Catalonia, Pere Aragonès, told BBC World News that the priority now was to have an agreed referendum as this was the best way to achieve independence. In Spain tens of thousands…

Mahbouba Seraj is a prominent Afghan women’s rights activist and journalist. When the Taliban came back to power in August 2021, she stayed in the country and continues to voice the concerns of Afghan women. From Kabul, she tells Yalda Hakim for BBC 100 Women about her fears for her nation, and has a personal…

A sea life centre has created a web app to help visitors identify species within its 65,000 strong marine life population. The Lost Chambers Aquarium app uses image recognition. The app tells users information about where the animal can be found in the wild, its endangered status and planned or ongoing conservation projects. BBC Click’s…

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best tech news stories of the week including: Amazon signs a $8.45bn (£5.97bn) deal to buy MGM, the Hollywood studio known for releasing movies in the James Bond and Rocky franchises Uber and Lyft start offering free short rides to Americans travelling to get a Covid-19 jab A…

Ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull tells the BBC he believes Australia’s borders won’t reopen until early 2022.