China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission, which aims to bring back to Earth roughly 500 grams (17.6 ounces) of Red Planet collectibles in 2031. According to the China National Space Administration, the Tianwen 3 mission will have a lander, an ascender, a service capsule,…
Gunman on the loose as man is shot dead outside community centre in Sydney
By AARON BUNCH FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 10:23 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 10:51 BST, 9 September 2026 A man has been shot dead in the car park of a community centre. Emergency services were called to the venue in Punchbowl, southwest Sydney, about 5.50 pm on Wednesday,…
Millionaire racing tipster who ‘abused’ vulnerable women in chamber beneath remote Highland lodge loses travel ban appeal
A millionaire racing tipster who used an underground chamber at his remote Highland home to abuse vulnerable women has lost an appeal against his global travel ban. Kevin Booth, who recruited women to work at his isolated Lochdhu Lodgee in Caithness and is said to have subjected them to so-called…
2 satellites just burned up in Earth’s atmosphere — and scientists were watching from a private jet. Here’s why
A team of researchers just chased a pair of reentering satellites in a private jet to learn about the pollution caused by space debris burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. The satellites in question were the European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Tango and Samba spacecraft, which once formed the Cluster constellation, together…
Fresh misery for travellers as hundreds more flights cancelled today with air traffic control meltdown leaving passengers trapped on planes for hours and forced to sleep on airport floors – as NATS boss faces pressure to quit
Passengers are braced for days of travel disruption with hundreds more flights already cancelled this morning. It is the second day of chaos caused by an air traffic control system failure which saw around 1,300 flights cancelled to and from UK airports yesterday. A technical issue on Tuesday hit the…
Two killed after car hits three cyclists: Man, 22, is charged
By SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:35 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 9 September 2026 A man has been charged after a man and a woman were killed when a car hit three cyclists. Aaron Turner, 22, has been charged with two counts of causing death by…
Ed Miliband shrugs off Israel sanctions fury as Labour is accused of risking Jewish lives for votes ahead of by-election battle with Greens
Ed Miliband shrugged off a backlash at sanctions against Israel today as Labour was accused of playing politics with Jewish lives. The Foreign Secretary insisted he was ‘proud’ of the Government’s ban on trade with West Bank settlements despite a wave of anger. Israel has announced that the UK consulate…
Ed Miliband accused of putting Jews in UK in danger: Chief Rabbi and Tory leader react furiously to Labour sanctions on Israeli settlements
Labour was accused of putting British Jews at risk on Tuesday after caving in to Left-wing activists demanding sanctions on Israel. Britain’s Chief Rabbi said a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank was ‘truly a dark day for British Jews’. Sir Ephraim Mirvis said Labour’s ‘gesture politics’,…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by passing the 1 kilometer mark of elevation from its…
Delisted AFL footballer bashed his model ex-partner in a drunken rage over his former team’s Grand Final appearance – then claimed he and his ‘church’ would put her children into foster care
A former AFL footballer assaulted his ex-partner in a drunken rage after becoming upset about missing his former club’s Grand Final appearance. Ex-Western Bulldogs player Brodie Moles kicked and beat his then-girlfriend Lilly Munro the day before the Dogs were set to face the Sydney Swans in the 2016 AFL…