Nigel Farage insisted he can ‘fix’ Britain today as he tried to rally Reform activists amid flagging polls and a donations row. The Brexit champion vowed to work relentlessly to change the country in his keynote speech to the party’s conference in Birmingham. Mr Farage’s appearance was delayed for security checks after…
NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community
NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, titled “The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community.” This webinar is open to the public, however it is tailored specifically for a blind and low-vision audience. The webinar will last…
Pentagon pauses controversial testosterone policy guidelines
The Pentagon is pausing guidelines under a controversial policy to require testosterone testing for service members over the age of 30, Reuters reports. The policy, which was announced in July, mandated that military personnel would get testosterone screening from age 30 and older as part of their annual physical. The…
Extraordinary scenes in Lindsay Clancy court as judge puts mistrial ‘on hold’: Live updates
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and RACHEL SHARP, CRIME CORRESPONDENT Updated: 16:45 BST, 4 September 2026 Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer motioned for an emergency stay to appeal after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday morning. The judge granted Kevin Reddington just one hour to request the…
APOD: 2026 September 4 – Na Uhane Mahoe Huki Pu i ke Ola
Explanation: Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola, is the Hawaiian name given to this image of a pair of spiral galaxies locked in a mutual gravitational embrace. Some 200 million light-years distant toward the high flying constellation Pegasus their spectacular, galactic scale merger is captured in sharp detail…
Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin calls for a ‘coming together’ between Right-wing parties as she says voters can’t be let down by ‘squabbles’
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT and DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 15:30 BST, 4 September 2026 | Updated: 15:32 BST, 4 September 2026 Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin today called for a ‘coming together’ between Right-wing parties ahead of the next general election. The Runcorn and Helsby MP warned that Right-wing…
Lunar Occultation of Venus – NASA
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon moves directly in front of another celestial object from our viewpoint on Earth, briefly hiding it from sight. This time, the Moon…
Zia’s pitch to be Reform’s next leader? Yusuf demands Royal Navy is used to force migrant boats back to France as he is accused of naked move to succeed under-fire Farage
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 14:00 BST, 4 September 2026 | Updated: 14:50 BST, 4 September 2026 Nigel Farage will order the Royal Navy to force Channel migrant boats back to France on his first day as prime minister, Zia Yusuf insisted today as he was accused of…
What’s the tech behind the record-breaking RSA-260 crack?
Early Thursday morning, technical researcher Eric Lu sparked worldwide excitement and confusion by posting a sequence of 130 digits on X (formerly Twitter). The reason for the uproar over some seemingly innocuous numbers lies in the two words that followed them: “divides RSA-260.” Lu, an engineer at the AI startup…
Sainsbury’s sacks ‘beloved’ worker who stepped in to help security guard restrain two shoplifters after he ‘heard a woman screaming’
Sainsbury’s has sacked a ‘beloved’ employee after he intervened to help a security guard restrain two shoplifters. Jorge Costa, 57, had worked at the Hertford superstore for two years and had earned a legion of fans for his ‘dedicated’ and ‘exceptional’ service managing the fruit and vegetable section. But that…