By BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 00:48 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 00:49 BST, 30 August 2026 Sir Ed Davey has stoked fury in the ranks of Liberal Democrat MPs after hinting that he would do a post-election deal with the Tories. The Lib Dem leader appeared to open the door…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
A new flagship observatory is about to launch to space and join the ranks of its powerful predecessors, like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. NASA’s groundbreaking new Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope is ready to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It’s scheduled to depart from…
Reform UK calls for police to reopen probe into attack on Farage aide following Ann Widdecombe murder
By CHRISTIAN CALGIE, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT-AT-LARGE Published: 23:48 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 23:51 BST, 29 August 2026 Reform UK wants the police to re-investigate an attempted robbery against an aide of Nigel Farage following Ann Widdecombe’s murder. Adviser George Cottrell was attacked outside his London home in April,…
New video reveals the moment hikers witnessed collapse of giant glacier in the Himalayas – triggering the Nepal and Tibet flash floods and mudslides
Dramatic new footage has revealed the moment hikers witnessed a giant glacier collapse in the Himalayas, triggering the catastrophic flash floods and mudslides that devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet. The video, filmed by a Chinese tour guide in Tibet, shows huge chunks of ice breaking away from a ridge…
Trump ruthlessly sidelines Pete Hegseth after Camp David showdown… as insiders mock war secretary’s humiliating inadequacy – and new cabinet golden boy gets promotion
As President Trump desperately looks for an exit from his nearly six-month war with Iran, he’s increasingly being presented with two divergent approaches from two stylistically dissimilar Cabinet secretaries. Whereas Pete Hegseth continues to favor overwhelming force, Trump has begun to gravitate to Scott Bessent, who wields a less evocative…
SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14
SpaceX just took another step toward the highly anticipated next test flight of its Starship megarocket. The company conducted an engine test with Starship‘s giant first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, on the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas on Friday (Aug. 28). “Full duration 33-engine static…
Two cops shot at South Carolina park as gunman killed in deadly shootout
By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:07 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 19:03 BST, 29 August 2026 At least two police officers were shot when a gunman opened fire at a South Carolina park on Saturday. The suspect, who has not been named, was killed in the…
When is the next lunar eclipse?
August’s “almost Blood Moon” partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet’s atmosphere turned it a deep crimson around the point of maximum eclipse. But when is the next lunar eclipse? Earth won’t darken the moon again…
Festivalgoers brave the rain as Met Office issues new weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers
Festivalgoers have been pictured donning ponchos and wellies in the summer rain as the Met Office issued a new yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers. The warning, now in force until 9pm on Saturday, stretches from south-west England and parts of Wales across the Midlands to the east of England. Homeowners and…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 225 — Get a Grip!
Get a Grip! – New Technologies for Orbital Salvage – YouTube Watch On On Episode 225 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Adam Kall of KMI to discuss their work on the ISS, the goals of the company, and how nature — via…