Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has admitted the club has torpedoed its premiership chances by banning five players who have apologised for their behaviour at a Melbourne hotel. Swans stars Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner and Nick Blakey, as well as Riley Bice and James Jordon, are suspended for the rest of…
The harrowing reality of cut-price ‘flash deal’ cocaine: Step-by-sobering-step, the Daily Mail exposes the routes, corruption and innocent victims behind Britain’s drugs market
At 1.32pm on Tuesday September 26, 2023, soldiers from the elite Army Ranger Wing of the Irish Defence Force prepared to board a rogue bulk carrier in the Atlantic Ocean. The Navy had been tracking the Panama-flagged MV Matthew freighter for three days as it made suspiciously slow progress through…
Learn how to observe the night sky with a manual telescope
The night sky is not an impenetrable “blanket of stars.” There is depth and detail that can be navigated and known, probed and plundered for rewards — and the best way to do all of that is with a manual telescope. Sure, you can get a motorized computerized “go-to” telescope…
Family in Shoreham beach tragedy died after ‘girl got caught in fishing net’, witnesses claim: Man, woman and teen girl killed in summer holiday horror while young girl fights for life in hospital
One of the girls involved in the Shoreham beach tragedy which left three people dead and one fighting for their life got caught in a fishing net, witnesses have claimed. Fishermen reported seeing four people struggling in the water in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, at 3pm yesterday while sea conditions were…
Woman dies in car park, is brought back to life… then gets a parking ticket
By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:40 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 09:06 BST, 19 August 2026 A parking company has apologised after fining a woman for overstaying in a supermarket car park on the day she suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be brought back to…
On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium
On Aug. 18, 1868, a French astronomer named Pierre Jules César Janssen discovered helium while observing a total solar eclipse in India. During the eclipse, Janssen was using a spectroscope to look at the spectrum of light emitted by the sun. This tool allows scientists to determine what elements they’re…
Delays plague Sydney Airport as it continues to battle air traffic controller shortage
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and JOANNA HYNDS FOR DAILY MAIL Published: 08:30 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 08:40 BST, 19 August 2026 More flights are set to be delayed as Sydney Airport continues to work around a shortage of air traffic controllers. Airservices Australia confirmed rostering issues…
Home Office plans to spend nearly £4.5 million on electric car chargers rather than tackling small boats crisis – as 250 more migrants arrive
Ministers and civil servants on the frontline of tackling the small boats crisis came under fire today over plans to splash millions of pounds on electric car chargers. Nearly £4.5 million has been earmarked for the Net Zero gadgets to be installed at Home Office buildings to help staff go…
APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor
Explanation: Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let’s present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34’30.3″N 1°12’28.8″W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was at its peak during this time. Is this a meteor? Meteor showers trace…
Medieval Mischief: Cat Paw Prints Found In 15th-Century Books
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – If you have a cat and enjoy reading, you may have noticed that cats often sit on books. This behavior appears to date back to the earliest days of books. Cats frequently keep us company while we read, write, and do many other activities. Scientists say…