Andy Burnham was on Tuesday accused of ‘living in the past’ after blaming Margaret Thatcher and Brexit for Britain’s problems. The new Prime Minister used his first statement to Parliament to set out a Left-wing vision for the country involving greater state control of the economy. Mr Burnham acknowledged that,…
Bus crash in Egypt tourist hotspot kills 16 people and leaves 28 injured
By KATHERINE LAWTON, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 07:32 BST, 2 September 2026 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 2 September 2026 A bus crash at a tourist hotspot in Egypt has killed 16 people and left 28 others injured. Twenty ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident, which happened this morning…
Too much coffee may weaken bones, study finds
Researchers at Flinders University have found new evidence that coffee and tea may have different relationships with bone health in older women. Published in Nutrients, the study tracked nearly 10,000 women aged 65 and older for 10 years. The researchers examined whether regular coffee and tea consumption was associated with…
Denmark’s Largest, Spectacular And Unique Viking Silver Treasure Found In A Private Garden
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Denmark’s largest known Viking Age silver treasure was recently discovered in a private garden in Rebild, in northern Denmark. Image credit: Photo: Nordjyske Museer The impressive find, dated to the 10th century, was placed in a clay vessel and consists of approximately 700 objects and…
New rules for dog owners in Victoria may force them to leash pets in more areas
By BURNEY WONG – NEWS REPORTER Published: 06:41 BST, 2 September 2026 | Updated: 07:04 BST, 2 September 2026 Dog owners in an eastern Victoria region will be forced to put their pets back on a lead more often, even in some designated off-leash areas, under new council rules. Baw…
QUENTIN LETTS: This was Burnham’s big moment and he blithered on about some ‘triple helix’. MPs squinted in puzzlement…
By QUENTIN LETTS, PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER Published: 18:48 BST, 1 September 2026 | Updated: 06:27 BST, 2 September 2026 That was damp and underwhelming. The moment had come for Andy Burnham to make his Commons debut as prime minister. The dreaded hour could be dodged no more. He wandered in at…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women
NASA’s next big space telescope is not only meant to unlock some of the mysteries of dark energy. It also is a pioneer in the naming of missions. Scientific American recently said that the observatory, which launched on Aug. 30, is the first ever space telescope ever named after a…
Aussie rich listers clash: Kogan founder unleashes on retail heavyweight Gerry Harvey
Rising Rich Lister Ruslan Kogan has unleashed on billionaire rival Gerry Harvey for blaming the economy for Harvey Norman’s slowing sales growth. Kogan, 43, who has built an estimated $300million fortune from his online retail empire Kogan.com.au, launched the attack on Harvey, 86, who together with wife and Harvey Norman…
‘Bloody dangerous territory’: UN report an indictment of govt climate inaction
KOROR, PALAU, Wednesday 2 September 2026 — The new global heating projection by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has laid bare the dire realities of inevitable climate disaster, loss and damage for the Pacific and Australia in a 1.8°C world, with Greenpeace warning ‘we are now in bloody dangerous…
Woman arrested outside Lindsay Clancy trial for intimidation just minutes after jury announced a deadlock
A woman was arrested outside the Massachusetts courthouse where Lindsay Clancy is standing trial for killing her three children. Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was taken into custody outside Plymouth District Court at 3.40pm on Tuesday and charged with intimidation of a witness, jurors or person furnishing information in connection…