Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologists Explainer: Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe? Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening, according to a survey that could “overthrow” […]
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Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services Rachel Reeves will announce the biggest spending cuts since austerity at next week’s spring statement after ruling out tax rises as a way to close her budget deficit. The chancellor will tell MPs next […]
Temperatures as high as 21C possible in area of England from London and home counties to southern Midlands The spring equinox on Thursday could be the warmest day of 2025 and reach “well above average” temperatures, the Met Office has said. Wednesday’s highest recorded temperature was 18.7C in Northolt, west […]
Russian leader refuses to commit to a full month-long truce after high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump Europe live – latest updates Vladimir Putin has agreed to a limited ceasefire that would stop Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after a high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump. But the Russian leader […]
Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, laid out plans for £5bn savings but faces rebellion from some Labour MPs Up to 1.2 million people with disabilities will lose thousands of pounds under the government’s welfare overhaul, experts have said, as campaigners warn the plan will exacerbate the country’s mental […]
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back safely with American Nicholas Hague and Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov Two Nasa astronauts stuck onboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024 finally arrived back on Earth on Tuesday evening, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their […]
Only six out of 56 treatments analysed yielded ‘small’ relief according to most comprehensive worldwide study, with some even increasing pain Five ways to help manage lower back pain Most treatments for back pain do not work and even the few that do bring little relief, a global review of […]
Experts doubt new trove of information will change underlying facts in case of 35th president’s death The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of pages of files concerning the assassination of John F Kennedy, the 35th president who was shot dead in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963. “So people have […]
Palestinian health ministry officials say 100 killed after Israeli military launches biggest attack on territory since January ceasefire began Deaths reported in Gaza as Israeli military conducts ‘extensive strikes’ despite ceasefire An Israeli official has tole Agence France Presse that the extensive operation launched across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday […]
The pilot, whose squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft in an 11-day period in 1940, called himself the ‘lucky Irishman’ The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105. The Royal Air Force (RAF) said Hemingway, a member of “the Few” who took to the […]