By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 00:29 BST, 15 July 2026 | Updated: 02:07 BST, 15 July 2026 House Republicans have approved a measure pressed by President Donald Trump to end daylight saving time, which switches the clocks twice a year. The Bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act passed with a…
‘Once Upon a Time in Space’: How to watch PBS’s out-of-this-world astronaut documentary
Preview – Once Upon a Time in Space – YouTube Watch On As our planet revels in the recent achievements of this spring’s Artemis 2 mission and its four astronaut crew members, a new four-part PBS documentary series takes a scrutinizing look at space exploration and its inherent perils and…
Woman, 35, is charged with child abuse offences, after police allegedly make horrifying discovery online
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 21:53 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 01:39 BST, 15 July 2026 A woman has been charged with multiple child abuse offences after police executed a morning raid in central-west NSW as part of an ongoing investigation into the online sexual exploitation of…
At least one missing and 17 rescued after fire breaks out on pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay
By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:35 BST, 15 July 2026 | Updated: 01:13 BST, 15 July 2026 Several people were rescued from the waters near Alcatraz Island after a boat fire that killed at least one person broke out. A boat fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon near…
Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars. This marks the first detection of white dwarfs existing in double star systems in our cosmic backyard. The white dwarfs are…
Half a million people stopped paying BBC licence fee in the past year
More than 500,000 British households have stopped paying the BBC licence fee in the past year – as its chairman admitted major ‘broadcasting errors’ are eroding public trust. The falling number of people paying the £180-a-year levy, which rose by £5.50 in April, has been identified as the BBC’s biggest…
Man shot dead in car during Carlingford, Sydney, morning rush hour – as police hunt killer
By MAISY RAE – NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:05 BST, 15 July 2026 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 15 July 2026 A man has died after he was shot in Sydney’s north-west during the morning peak hour. Emergency services were called to North Rocks Road in Carlingford just after 7am on Wednesday.…
SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster. The sexacentennial launch came on the second of two Falcon 9 missions that lifted off less than eight hours apart overnight from Monday to Tuesday (July 13 to…
‘Scared’ Burnham ducks questioning: Tory bid to quiz next PM before summer recess is scuppered by Labour antics
By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 23:27 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 14 July 2026 Andy Burnham was accused of ‘running scared’ on Tuesday night after MPs were denied the chance to quiz him until after the summer. He will become Prime Minister on Monday but the…
Pet duck ‘is held down and plucked by group of knife-wielding teenagers’
By ED HOLT Published: 22:57 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 14 July 2026 A manhunt has been launched after a pet duck was held down by a group of knife-wielding teenagers and plucked. The heinous attack allegedly took place at a property in the Eastchurch area of…