Keir Starmer was today urged to ‘be a hero’ and scrap the planned ‘surrender’ of the Chagos Islands, after Donald Trump’s latest U-turn heaped fresh pressure on the PM. The erratic US president lashed out at Sir Keir over the plan to sign the British Oversea Territory over to Mauritius,…
Duo accused of brazen recycling scam as footage exposes the underhanded trick they allegedly used to fool machine
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 08:20 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 08:20 GMT, 19 February 2026 A manhunt is underway for a couple accused of scamming a can recycling machine. The man and woman were filmed repeatedly scanning the barcode of a single can at a ‘Containers…
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ feels like ’12 Monkeys’ meets ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and a whole lot of AI dread (review)
Anyone who’s recently stood in line for a bagel or coffee at the local bakery and seen everyone staring dazedly at their cell phones, seemingly afraid to be alone with their own thoughts for two minutes, will totally relate to “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” the provocative new sci-fi…
Model agency boss who ‘scouted’ victims for Epstein was secretly planning to testify against him… only to suddenly change his mind before meeting chillingly similar fate to notorious pedophile
One-time top modeling agency boss Jean-Luc Brunel was prepared to turn on his longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein but suddenly stopped cooperating after the pedophile financier was informed about his negotiations with officials. Brunel, who used his position as the head of a US modeling agency to recruit foreign girls and young women…
James Webb Space Telescope spots a stunning ‘cosmic jellyfish’ solve the mysteries of galactic evolution (photo)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have captured a stunning image of a “cosmic jellyfish.” This aquatic-creature-like galaxy, designated ESO 137-001, was seen as it existed 8.5 billion years ago, or around 5.3 billion years after the Big Bang. Astronomers say it could paint a more detailed picture…
South Korea’s ex-president avoids death penalty but is jailed for life for botched attempt to bring in martial law in 2024
By SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 07:04 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 07:17 GMT, 19 February 2026 A former president of South Korea has avoided the death penalty after he was found guilty of masterminding an insurrection during his botched attempt to place the country under martial law. Yoon…
Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago
An international group of researchers, including scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has uncovered strong evidence that shifting climate conditions contributed to the disappearance of Homo floresiensis, the small-bodied human species often called the hobbits. The findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, indicate that these early humans left…
US assembles the most aerial firepower since Iraq War as Trump prepares to strike Iran ‘in just DAYS’… and president is ‘choosing between two devastating options of attack’
The US military has deployed their largest fleet of jet fighters in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War as President Trump decides whether to attack Iran. Trump has reportedly been ‘spending a lot of time thinking about’ potential strikes and could decide whether to launch a large-scale military operation by this weekend. …
Peering Homeward, 1972 – NASA Science
By Laura Rocchio On July 23, 1972 the first civilian satellite designed to image Earth’s land surfaces was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On board the satellite, originally named the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), but later known as Landsat 1, were two sensors. The primary sensor,…
Teen killer gives horrifying reason he golf-clubbed a five-year-old boy to death amid torturous rampage
A teenage killer in Wisconsin has pleaded guilty to savagely beating a five-year-old boy to death. Erik Mendoza, 18, originally pleaded not guilty and was set to go to trial, but on Monday, he admitted to murdering five-year-old Prince McCree in Milwaukee on October 25, 2023. In total, he pleaded…