‘Talented footballer’, 12, with ‘smile never far from his face’ was killed when train hit car on Irish level crossing

By DAVID OLASEINDE Published: 15:02 BST, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 15:07 BST, 5 September 2026 A young and talented footballer was killed when a train hit his dad’s car at an Irish level crossing. A 12-year-old boy, locally named as Eoin Doyle, died after the car he was travelling…

Heathrow runway is closed by grass fire as flights are disrupted

By JAMIE BOYS, REPORTER Published: 14:14 BST, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 14:16 BST, 5 September 2026 A Heathrow runway was closed by a grass fire today as several flights were disrupted.  Britain’s biggest airport’s southern runway was closed as the fire took hold – sparking chaos. Firefighters and emergency…

On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system

On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to explore the outer planets. After flying by Jupiter and Saturn in 1979 and 1980, the spacecraft took a sharp turn…

New brain scan tool could help treat Huntington’s disease, a devastating genetic condition

About 8,000 people in the U.K. are living with Huntington’s disease, a devastating inherited condition that gradually affects movement, thinking and mood. Now, an advanced type of MRI scan could give researchers a way to estimate the cellular damage it causes in living people, which could eventually help show whether…

Shameless failed asylum seeker who raped a 14-year-old girl is NOT bisexual – and must leave Britain, judge rules

A failed asylum seeker jailed for raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl has lost his bid to avoid deportation after a judge ruled he was not bisexual and remained a danger to Britain. Karam Majdi, 27, had shamelessly claimed in a last-ditch asylum appeal that he could not be sent back to…

Middlesbrough police chief denies gangs control the town as she begs for more cash and officers and praises ‘brave’ pair killed in line of duty

The head of Cleveland Police has denied gangs control Middlesbrough, declaring: ‘We’re doing the very best with what we’ve got.’ Chief Constable Victoria Fuller said her force needs £26million to defeat organised gangs and tackle street crime as she appeared in an emotional interview following the death of two of…

That’s no place to pitch your tent! ‘Idiot’ climbs fence and ignores warning signs to set up camp on edge of crumbling 150ft seaside cliff

By DAVID OLASEINDE Published: 12:22 BST, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 12:22 BST, 5 September 2026 An ‘idiot’ camper climbed a fence and ignored warning signs to set up camp on the edge of a crumbling 150ft seaside cliff.  The cliffs at West Bay, Dorset, which famously featured in ITV…

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s private jet lands in Moscow to start latest US bid to end Ukraine war

A private jet believed to be carrying US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff has touched down in Moscow. It comes after Trump said on Friday that the envoys were heading to Moscow and Kyiv in Washington’s latest bid to reach a peace deal between Russia…

How Putin has targeted Europe with hybrid attacks through 2026 alone, from airport drone bombs to arson attacks – as EU chief warns ‘this is the new normal’

This remarkable graphic reveals the true extent of Russia’s shadow war against the West in 2026. As revealed by the Daily Mail, Moscow’s attacks have covered the entire continent of Europe, from its fighter jets conducting perilously dangerous passes of RAF aircraft over the Black Sea, to attempted arson attacks…

NASA funds spacecraft concept that aims to map minerals on solar system planets and moons

Nearby Earth, an iconic series of orbiting U.S. government satellites called Landsat have collectively been charting minerals and climate change for more than 50 years. What if we can do the same thing in space? A new NASA early-stage project, whimsically named “Interworld Slingshot Resource Surveys”, aims to bring “Landsat-style…