By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 13:24 BST, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 13:35 BST, 5 May 2026 An Algerian robber who stole a Vietnamese tourist’s £65,000 watch in London was caught after he dropped his earphones at the scene. Allai Ismail, 30, grabbed the Patek Philippe watch from Viet Nguyen…
Don’t miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, locations and tips
Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of May 6. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 60 meteors per hour when viewing from the Southern Hemisphere, but viewers in the Northern Hemisphere will see significantly fewer…
Pub landlady calls for warning signs to be installed at dangerous T-junction after NINE vehicles plunge into river or fly through her beer garden fence
By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 12:18 BST, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 13:04 BST, 5 May 2026 A pub landlady has railed against an accident black spot after a ninth car crashed into her beer garden. Barbara Smith, who runs The Woolpack in the village of Sopley, Dorset, said drivers…
Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case
An X-ray of the woman’s arm, with the arrow pointing to her tumour before the biopsy Gannon M C, Gabor R M, Gupta A, et al. (April 15, 2026) A woman who had a cancerous tumour in her arm is now in remission despite receiving no treatment. This is thought…
Woman ‘raped by homeless man’ in London park as police charge person over sex attack
By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:29 BST, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 12:34 BST, 5 May 2026 A woman was allegedly raped by a homeless man in a London park, as police charge a man with sex offences over the incident. Officers were called at around 5pm on…
Why a Montana rancher is speaking up for climate action » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Steve Held of Broadus, Montana, comes from a long line of ranchers going back to the late 1800s. Held: “We do love the lifestyle. People who do it for a living have to love it, but it’s not because it’s easy or beautiful.” He says ranching is tough. And…
‘We do not want the 1930s repeated again’: Moment Kemi Badenoch takes down heckler over rising antisemitism in Britain
Kemi Badenoch has vowed to ‘stand behind Jewish people’ as she brutally took down a heckler on the elections campaign trail. The Tory leader delivered a passionate warning about the rising tide of anti-Semitism and the danger of ‘repeating the 1930s’ as she was confronted by a woman in Essex. The clash…
Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy
Doug Whitney (left, pictured with his son Brian in November 2022) is genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s, but has so far dodged the condition Shelby Lum/Associated Press/Alamy A man in the US who was virtually guaranteed to get early-onset Alzheimer’s disease because of his genetics has somehow dodged it, possibly…
The ‘unsellable’ Olympic Village homes: How the cladding crisis and plummeting property values has left Londoners trapped in flats they raced to snap up after 2012 Games
It was a neglected corner of East London for decades, suffering from deprivation and underfunding until being dramatically transformed for the 2012 Olympics. Property buyers then flocked to Stratford for modern homes built for athletes in the Olympic Village where they could also enjoy world-class retail and sports facilities. But…
NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander be ready in time?
With the Artemis 2 crew back home after their historic circumlunar voyage, attention now turns to getting astronauts back on the surface of the moon. But how are the landers that will make such an ambitious endeavor possible progressing? NASA recently outlined a revised plan for Artemis 3, which has…