The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The SpaceX spacecraft,…
Meghan announces surprise weekend visit to Switzerland as she calls for stronger online curbs protecting children
Meghan Markle has announced a surprise visit to the Swiss city of Geneva this weekend as she calls for stronger online protection for children. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, will on Sunday attend the opening in Switzerland of the Lost Screen Memorial, dedicated to people who have died after suffering…
In the constituency where Andy Burnham hopes to run, voters aren’t singing to Labour’s tune any more – it’s all Reform now: ROBERT HARDMAN
In ‘Makerfield’, even the name of the constituency captures the inherent duplicity of what is going on. It might sound like some rustic idyll out of Thomas Hardy and is certainly more evocative than Wigan South-West (which is what it is). But it hasn’t been a place since Norman times.…
4 bright stars form a giant ‘diamond’ in the May night sky: Here’s how to find it
With the evening moon appearing as a crescent phase for much of this upcoming week, we now have an opportunity to view some of the fainter sky objects that now occupy our spring evening sky. Looking high overhead and toward the south just after nightfall, there is a broad star…
The Great Green Hypocrite: Newly-elected councillor ‘Baggy’ Khan drives a gas guzzling Lamborghini, runs a second-hand car dealership AND a haulage firm. His pitch to voters? I stand with Palestine
Resplendent in his wedding finery at the wheel of a bright orange £270,000 Lamborghini Huracán Spyder, he looked, as one supporter commented on Instagram, like the ‘King of Bolton’. At the age of just 25, sharply dressed entrepreneur Mohammad Baghdadi ‘Baggy’ Khan – who runs multiple businesses – was last…
Labour’s Angela Rayner was cleared by HMRC in second home stamp duty row just 24 HOURS after her lawyers demanded a decision in the case
Angela Rayner was cleared by the taxman just 24 hours after her lawyers demanded a decision, it has emerged. Labour’s former deputy leader had been under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) since last autumn over whether she paid enough stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside home. But she…
The devil may wear Prada on Earth, but NASA Artemis astronauts will on the moon
In “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment where a billionaire character scoffs at the idea of sending astronauts to the moon — “We went there 60 years ago!” And Mars, pfft! Who is he, Musk? No, the real innovation, he suggests, is sending astronauts to the sun.…
‘We’re facing a battle for the nation’s soul’: Starmer’s warning as police gear up to deal with 80,000 protesters at rival rallies in London
By REBECCA CAMBER, CRIME AND SECURITY EDITOR Published: 22:03 BST, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 15 May 2026 Prosecutors have vowed to get tough on protesters who spew hate ahead of an unprecedented £4.5million policing operation to deal with rival rallies on Sunday. Keir Starmer warned on Saturday…
Hantavirus can persist in semen for years, but that doesn’t mean it remains contagious
May 15, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Hantavirus can persist in semen for years, but that doesn’t mean it stays contagious Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron…
Actor who played Dr Watson in classic Sherlock Holmes TV series as well as appearing in Coronation Street dies aged 92
Actor David Burke, known for playing Dr Watson in the classic Sherlock Holmes TV series as well as starring in Coronation Street, has died aged 92. Burke’s passing was announced on Friday by his agent Scott Marshall Partners, who said the actor died on May 10 and was survived by…