America 250: From 1776 to the moon and beyond (A Space.com series)

Happy Fourth of July, Space Fans! As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, we here at Space.com got to thinking. How have things changed in space since 1776? What was the night sky like? What have we learned and where might we go in the next 250 years? The…

Red Arrows face being grounded for years thanks to Keir Starmer’s defence spending dithering

The Red Arrows face being grounded for years because of Keir Starmer’s dithering over defence spending, it is claimed today. Defence sources have told The Mail on Sunday the year-long delay to the defence investment plan (DIP), finally published last week, means it is now ‘almost impossible’ for the RAF…

Gavin Newsom hands over 136 acres of spectacular California coastline to Indigenous tribes

A Gavin Newsom-run commission has handed over a spectacular 136-acre California beach back to three Indigenous tribes.  Blues Beach and the Mendocino County bluffs will be handed over to a tribal nonprofit group, Kai Poma, which represents the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes and Coyote Valley…

Highlander movie fans told: Hand in your swords… they’re a terror risk!

It tells the story of immortal warriors doing battle across the ages – from 16th-century Scotland to 1980s New York. But although the cult movie Highlander is full of sword-wielding action, modern-day fans have had to sheathe their weapons as they welcome one of the film’s stars to Glasgow. Amid…

Man ‘had an argument’ before falling to his death from the 13th floor of a seaside tower block

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA and CAITLIN LENG Published: 09:02 BST, 4 July 2026 | Updated: 18:16 BST, 4 July 2026 A man who died after plunging from the 13th floor of a seaside tower block in Essex had an ‘argument’ moments before falling – as stunned neighbours recall…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 217 — America in Space

America in Space – 250 Years of Bold Firsts & Our Favorite Missions! – YouTube Watch On On Episode 217 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the progression of American space efforts. Since 1958, the United States has been part of the spaceflight adventure, and…

Tories launch last-ditch bid to stop Winston Churchill and other heroes with ‘woke’ wildlife pictures on banknotes as critics say:’Without them we’d have swastikas on our notes’

By BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 17:31 BST, 4 July 2026 | Updated: 17:36 BST, 4 July 2026 A last-ditch bid to stop Winston Churchill and other national heroes being replaced by images of wildlife on the nation’s banknotes was launched last night amid claims that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could stop ‘this…

Madison Square Garden employees are FIRED for breaking strict Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding NDAs… after guests’ phones were confiscated

Madison Square Garden has let go of employees who violated the strict nondisclosure agreement for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, where phones were confiscated prior to entering, a journalist said.  The Garden has reportedly terminated a number of employees for violating the NDA, Bloomberg’s Myles Miller said on X. …

My passionate five-year love affair with Prince Edward: Ruthie Henshall reveals the intimate details of her time at Balmoral – and exactly what the Royals got up to off-duty…

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Tortured by Hamas’s so-called doctors: October 7 hostage’s terrifying account of how Gaza medics sliced open her skin, poured alcohol into open wounds and reattached her FOOT at 90 degrees

A former Hamas hostage has opened up about the cruelty ‘deliberately’ inflicted on her by Palestinian doctors who reattached her ankle at a 90-degree angle after she was shot by terrorists. Maya Regev, who was 21 when she was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, also revealed how medics in Gaza needlessly sliced…