By JAMIE BOYS, REPORTER Published: 20:15 GMT, 31 October 2026 | Updated: 20:30 GMT, 31 October 2026 A 15-year-old boy who was killed in an e-motorbike crash was ‘the light of my life’, his mother has said in a tribute. Harley Hartley was riding an off-road electric bike on October…
Halloween night sky 2026 — Saturn, shooting stars and a space station await US stargazers
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter There could be more than just ghosts and ghouls lurking in the skies this Halloween! From Saturn’s spectacular rings to shooting stars and even a space station flyover, the night sky has a few treats…
Thousands Expected to Protest in France on Halloween: Live Updates
The nationwide unrest in France began with a handful of student demonstrations at high schools in suburban Paris last month. Now, in cities across the country, antigovernment marchers are protesting expensive living conditions, high fuel prices and conditions in schools. Using the unrest as a smoke screen for vandalism, rioters…
Scots Disney star Thomas Doherty goes dark in new role as a serial killer
By LORNA HUGHES Published: 18:21 GMT, 31 October 2026 | Updated: 18:50 GMT, 31 October 2026 Disney star Thomas Doherty is heading to the dark side after landing the role of a serial killer alongside fellow Scots actress Emma Laird. The former teen star is taking on the lead in…
The moon, Mars, and Jupiter shine in the heart of the Lion overnight on Nov. 1-2
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The moon dives towards the glowing heart of the constellation Leo for a spectacular rendezvous with Mars and Jupiter overnight on Nov. 1-2, as the glittering stars of the Beehive Cluster shine nearby. Here’s what…
Trump-backed Darline Graham admits she doesn’t even want to be a senator as she plummets in polls and says ‘I’ll choke Lindsey if I get to heaven’ in wild election eve gaffe: Live updates
Texas Democratic candidate for Senate James Talarico has inspired a deluge of spending from the GOP to help prevent a blue wave in Texas, but the 37-year-old’s campaign is privately fretting that the Lone Star State could remain in Republican hands. Sources within the Democrat’s campaign told the New York…
On this day in space! Oct. 31, 2015: Creepy skull-shaped Halloween asteroid flies by Earth, NASA names it the ‘Great Pumpkin’
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. It arrived with excellent timing on Halloween, which made the already-creepy asteroid even creepier. During its closest approach, the creepy asteroid…
Met Police arrest nearly 50 pro-Palestine Action demonstrators as they pledge support for banned group outside US Embassy
Dozens of Palestine Action demonstrators have been arrested after they gathered at the US embassy on Saturday. Defend Our Juries, who organised the protest, said it expected to see 400 people show support for the group by holding up signs reading ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ – although images…
9 nightmarish sci-fi spaceships to crawl aboard for Halloween if you dare
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Abandoned, possessed, or infested spaceships in sci-fi films, books, and video games are usually not a welcoming place to hang your helmet and kick back inside. Many are distinctly marked as DO NOT APPROACH zones…
Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer
For nearly two decades, scientists have known that a common gut bacterium can produce a toxin that damages the colon and helps drive the formation of tumors. What they could not explain was how the toxin first attaches to intestinal cells and begins its attack. Now, researchers have uncovered that…