By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 08:45 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 10:12 BST, 28 August 2026 The Green Party has won its first seat on a council at the heart of the Channel migrant crisis after Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain split the vote. Ingrid Dodd last night…
Mystery Of The Creature In The Vault: A Victorian Horror Unearthed
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Something evil was hidden in the vault, and they were never supposed to find it, but they did. At first, the Victorian house seemed charming, a place where time moved gently. Soon, though, it became a nightmare. What was the strange creature, and why did…
Nepal flood LIVE: Fears of second tsunami as lake breaks its banks and locals run for high ground as rescue efforts are halted
By ISABELLA MACHIN, REPORTER and ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Updated: 09:42 BST, 28 August 2026 Nepali authorities have said a dammed lake over the border in Tibet has broken its banks, two days after a flash flood hit the region. Helicopter rescue operations were stopped, according to Reuters,…
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons
The final frontier is getting more and more contested, so satellite companies are investing in some self-defense. At least one of them is, anyway. Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings announced today (Aug. 25) that it has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a…
King Harald is dead at 89: Norway’s monarch passes away after hospital stay as King Charles pays tribute to his cousin
King Harald of Norway, cousin of King Charles III, has died at the age of 89 after a brief stay in hospital. The Scandinavian royal was Europe’s oldest-reigning monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, having been on the throne since January 17, 1991. Harald was being treated…
The Forested Floodplains of Congaree National Park
Among the 63 U.S. national parks, few are as defined by a single river’s floodplain as Congaree National Park in South Carolina. While the features are also prominent in other parks, a full 80 percent of Congaree National Park lies within the Congaree River floodplain. It’s a place home to…
How many boys DID she seduce? Chemistry teacher was found guilty of grooming and seducing two boys in the 80s. So were there more victims… and why has it taken so long for Sally-Anne-Bowen to face justice?
It was the start of a new year at Christ’s College comprehensive, and the arrival of a new chemistry teacher had caused quite a stir. Sally-Anne Bowen was bubbly, blonde and in her mid-20s – in other words nothing like her ‘fusty’ lab coat-wearing colleagues at the all-boys school in…
Rock legend’s family devastated after his iconic home containing priceless treasures is suddenly demolished
The son of rock legend Les Paul says he was left ‘heartbroken’ after his father’s historic New Jersey home was suddenly demolished without his family being given the chance to say goodbye. Gene Paul, 82, said he felt physically sick when he saw the gutted remains of the Mahwah property…
APOD: 2026 August 28 – The Sky Turns Above Paranal
Explanation: At the latitude of ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, about 25 degrees south, Earth’s rotation moves the planet’s surface eastward at over 1,500 kilometers per hour. And while that’s faster than the speed of sound at sea level, the motion is imperceptible. Still, that motion can be revealed in…
Grammy winner is detained by ICE after flying back from concert… as he faces being deported
By ANNA WRIGHT, US REPORTER Published: 06:35 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 06:35 BST, 28 August 2026 A Latin Grammy-winning musician was detained at a Florida airport after a concert, as his wife makes an emotional plea for his release. Cuban-born musician Degnis Nelson Bofill Miranda, 39, was detained…