By ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and GERARD COUZENS Published: 09:21 GMT, 28 October 2026 | Updated: 09:38 GMT, 28 October 2026 At least 10 passengers have been confirmed dead and multiple have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in Spain, prompting the suspension of the line connecting…
NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA has officially ended the mission of its Swift space telescope, after a private satellite failed in its bold bid to rescue the aging spacecraft. That rescue mission was led by the Arizona company Katalyst…
Live Updates: No Clear Winner Yet in Israel’s Pivotal Election
Days before Tuesday’s pivotal Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shocked his country by offering a bleak economic forecast that critics said could make Israel more like Iran, Russia and North Korea. Mr. Netanyahu told an Israeli financial journalist on Friday that he was preparing for international sanctions against Israeli…
Gymgoers accuse David Lloyd of ‘discrimination’ as health clubs ban men from spa sessions because women feel uncomfortable for ‘religious reasons’
Furious members have accused David Lloyd of ‘discrimination’ after it refused to lift a ban on men attending spa sessions because some women said they felt uncomfortable for religious reasons. The exclusive gym chain, which charges up to around £200 a month for membership, has introduced women-only spa sessions at…
The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks
Some 27 million years ago, a volcano in what’s now southeastern Arizona unleashed a spectacular series of eruptions, strewing more than 1,000 times as much volcanic material across the landscape as Mount St. Helens did in 1980. The explosive eruptions blanketed the region, part of the Chiricahua Apache Nation’s traditional…
Autumn Budget 2026 live updates: John Healey set to raid banks, hike minimum wage and extend the fuel duty freeze
By LETTICE BROMOVSKY, NEWS REPORTER Updated: 06:34 GMT, 28 October 2026 Chancellor John Healey will unveil his first Budget today as millions of Britons brace for potential tax hikes and changes to their household finances. Mr Healey will deliver his statement to the House of Commons at around 12.30pm, amid…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5043-5049: Preparing to Drill at ‘Nazca’
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 Following the Basque Lakes drill campaign, Curiosity has returned to a spot just a few meters away from the “Chiu Chiu” block to conduct our next drill campaign. “Chiu Chiu” itself…
Hero shopworker was sacked for tackling a shoplifter – after teens ran riot and attacked staff when Coles bosses ditched the supermarket’s security guards
A Coles worker who was sacked after he tackled a teen shoplifter while on a break has secured a payout of almost $6,500 after a workplace tribunal found he was unfairly dismissed. Ryan Anderson, who worked at Coles’ Pyrmont store in Sydney, was sacked in December, just 10 days after…
APOD: 2026 October 28 – The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io
Explanation: Jupiter is one of the least lonely planets in the Solar System, at least when it comes to natural satellites. 115 moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter so far! (Saturn has the most with 293, but who’s counting.) Ganymede and Io, two of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, met in the…
A simple daily fiber supplement reduced arthritis pain and improved strength
A simple daily fiber supplement may offer a surprising new way to relieve knee arthritis pain while improving muscle strength. In a clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Nottingham, people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who took a prebiotic fiber called inulin experienced significant reductions in pain, improved…