US military practices orbital dogfighting in 1st-ever ‘live fly’ exercise in space

United States Space Command just held its first-ever “Apollo Maneuvers” exercise, which saw spacecraft maneuvering through simulated contested environments. U.S. Space Command combines assets and personnel from each U.S. military branch (including the U.S. Space Force) to project American military power into and from orbit. It’s unclear which or how…

Richard Branson’s wife Joan died from ‘massive’ blood clot after doctor ‘failed to prescribe her medication’, inquest hears

Sir Richard Branson’s wife died aged 80 after suffering a ‘massive’ blood clot on one lung following a failure by doctors to give her medication, an inquest heard today. Joan Sarah Drummond Branson passed away at a hospital in London following complications from a back injury suffered in a fall…

British family’s hell as husband and father is abducted, tortured, electrocuted and waterboarded by Saudi Arabian authorities – and their fears they could be kidnapped

A British woman has revealed her and her family’s hellish ordeal after her husband was allegedly abducted and brutally tortured by Saudi Arabian authorities.  Businessman Rami Naimi was returning from a work trip to Australia with his father when his family claims he was abducted in Dubai in 2017.  The…

NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program

Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. In an emeritus role, individuals with a high degree of technical and professional knowledge can continue to support…

Scientists find a bone-building switch that could fight osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures, affects millions of people and remains a major challenge for doctors seeking safe treatments that can be used over long periods. In Germany alone, about six million people are affected, most of them women. Because existing therapies can…

Activist accused of spraying graffiti on Winston Churchill statue branding him a ‘Zionist war criminal’ goes on trial

By CAMERON CHARTERS Published: 14:57 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 15:18 BST, 9 September 2026 Sir Winston Churchill’s statue was defaced by a pro-Palestinian activist who sprayed ‘Zionist war criminal’ across it, a court heard. Casbar San Giorgi, 39, is accused of causing more than £7,000 worth of damage…

Macquarie Bank issues warning to homeowners as experts predict they could be paying more on mortgages by the end of the month

By ASHLEY NICKEL FOR DAILY MAIL and TESS IKONOMOU and JACOB SHTEYMAN FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Experts have predicted a fourth rate hike will be delivered before the end of the month, which would push interest rates to the highest level in 15 years. Macquarie Bank shared its prediction on…

A photon from the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang appears to have defied Einstein. Scientists may finally know how

A photon, or particle of light, from the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang, nicknamed “the BOAT” (for the brightest of all time), should not have reached Earth. That is, unless it defied rules defined by Einstein. Now scientists may know how it did this, with new research suggesting…

Anthropic researcher quits ‘out of control’ AI race with chilling warning it could ‘kill all humans’ by 2030

A researcher for Anthropic issued a chilling warning over self-improving superintelligence that he believes will kill humanity as soon as 2030. Jacob Coxon, a researcher for OpenAI and Anthropic, announced he quit the business through social media on Tuesday and warned that neither company is ‘acting responsibly.’  ‘I resigned from Anthropic…

Doctor Who star Noel Clarke is charged with sexual offences against five women

The actor, 50, was charged with two charges of sexual assault, three charges of voyeurism and one of exposure. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2007 and 2016. Source link