Donald Trump is facing a furious backlash from lawmakers over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case after the former prince Andrew’s arrest by British police. MAGA rebel Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped the administration for failing to make any arrests as cops detained the King’s brother on Thursday over allegations…
Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation
Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is no longer needed. The discovery could pave the way for new treatments for chronic diseases that affect millions of people around the world. Inflammation is an essential defense mechanism that…
Martin Clunes suffers major blow in battle against New Age Traveller neighbours’ plans for permanent encampment next to his £5m farmhouse
Martin Clunes has suffered a major setback in his long-running fight to stop a New Age Traveller encampment becoming permanent next to his £5million Dorset farmhouse. Planning officers have recommended approving the controversial application by his neighbours, Theo Langton and Ruth McGill, to turn their woodland site into a permanent…
Small But Mighty Microplate Reader Could Transform NASA Research
A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time access…
Epstein ‘bankrolled Fergie for 15 YEARS’: Fresh Sarah Ferguson bombshell as new emails reveal disgraced paedophile financially supported former duchess as soon as she divorced Andrew in 1996
Jeffrey Epstein revealed in an email that he had secretly bankrolled Sarah Ferguson for 15 years. The paedophile financier said that he began ‘financially supporting’ the former Duchess of York in 1996 – the year she divorced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The email from the child sex predator to a friend has emerged…
Scientists finally explain why chronic constipation treatments often fail
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified two gut bacteria that appear to work together to trigger chronic constipation. The microbes, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, break down the protective mucus layer that lines the colon. This slippery coating is essential for keeping the colon lubricated and stool soft.…
SAS hero died crashing into pond at high speed during world championship parachuting contest
By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 12:40 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 13:55 GMT, 19 February 2026 A heroic SAS soldier died after crashing into a pond while representing Great Britain at a global skydiving competition. Staff Sergeant Chris Good, 52, passed away on September 25, 2024, when he misjudged…
Do you suffer from IBS? This doctor says ‘gravity intolerance’ may be to blame
Gravity, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, keeps us down to Earth (literally), but our body’s relationship to it could explain our susceptibility to some common health conditions — for instance, irritable bowel syndrome. At least, that’s what Dr. Brennan Spiegel, director of health services research at Cedars-Sinai,…
Trump rushed into Iran crisis meeting as insider warns ‘strike within hours’
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:47 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 13:27 GMT, 19 February 2026 Donald Trump has been rushed into an Iran crisis meeting as a top US ally warns the President is set to strike ‘within hours.’ Trump summoned his top advisers for a…
Is our galaxy’s black hole actually made of dark matter?
An image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarised light, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope EHT Collaboration At the centre of our galaxy lies a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* – but one group of researchers is suggesting it may not be a black hole at…