A rival gang rammed the home belonging to the mother of one of five youths who died in the A66 crash moments before the collision which killed seven people, it is understood. The woman’s Audi, which was parked on the driveway, was shoved into the front of her house in the…
Barron Trump’s ‘reclusive’ life after assassination attempts on his dad… and his heartbreaking Charlie Kirk trauma
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:54 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 14:16 BST, 28 August 2026 First son Barron Trump has retreated into a security bubble at 20, an apparent response to the political violence closing in around his father, Donald Trump. ‘He doesn’t go out,’ one…
Watch President Trump give Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today
Artemis II Congressional Space Medal of Honor Ceremony – YouTube Watch On Four astronauts will receive the United States’ highest space honor today (Aug. 28), and you can watch it live. President Donald Trump will give the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II moon mission the Congressional Space Medal of Honor…
Criminals could be let out of prison after serving just a sixth of their sentence in bid to tackle overcrowding
Criminals could be let out of Britain’s prisons to serve time under ‘house arrest’ after completing just a sixth of their sentence behind bars, sources claimed today. Officials at the Ministry of Justice are said to be considering changes to home detention curfews (HDCs) as part of the latest proposals…
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How the brain learns to read is an evolutionary mystery—a new study offers clues
For an experienced reader, recognising the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain shouldn’t be able to read. Reading has existed for too short a time to have shaped a dedicated centre in the brain. Therefore, the brain has to learn to read using systems that…
Massive supercell storm hits France, Italy and Switzerland with hail smashing windows and ferocious 90mph winds leaving trail of destruction
A massive supercell storm has hit France, Italy and Switzerland that has sent giant hailstones down and ferocious winds of up to 90mph. The storm comes after Europe was baked by a series of heatwaves that disrupted daily life for weeks on end. Wildfires tore through vast swathes of forestland,…
The earliest galaxy ‘swallowed’ by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart
The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its own growth by cannibalistically devouring smaller galaxies. Now, astronomers have discovered evidence of our galaxy’s earliest bout of cannibalism in the form of “scarring” at the heart of the Milky Way left…
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CIA chief flew to Moscow ‘to warn Russia they need to cut a deal with Ukraine before things get worse’ amid fears Putin is being misled by advisers
The director of the CIA flew to Moscow to warn Russia they need to cut a deal with Ukraine before their military and economic situation worsens. On Tuesday it was reported that John Ratcliffe made a secret flight amid frenzied speculation about why a US military plane landed in Russia. Current…