Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program. […]
NUH trust apologises to families of Ian Coates, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as it opens investigation into allegations An NHS trust is investigating allegations that healthcare staff illegally accessed medical records belonging to the Nottingham attack victims. The medical director at Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust [NUH] has apologised […]
Leaders endorse Ursula von der Leyen proposal as French president calls Vladimir Putin ‘an imperialist who seeks to rewrite history’ European leaders holding emergency talks in Brussels have agreed on a massive increase to defence spending, amid a drive to shore up support for Ukraine after Donald Trump halted US […]
US no longer providing information about targets in Russia, in latest blow after halting military aid The US has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine after Donald Trump’s suspension of military aid on Monday, in another serious blow to Kyiv in the war with Russia. White House officials indicated that both […]
Survey reveals senior officials think changes will do little to address local authorities’ dire financial crisis Ministers’ plans to shake up the structure of English local government by merging councils are “ill-thought-out”, “insane” and a “bizarre diversion” that will fail to deliver savings, according to a survey of town hall […]
Police source says extent of Zhenhao Zou’s violence against women could be worst seen in Britain Zhenhao Zou: ‘charming’ PhD student who filmed dozens of attacks on women Police fear the PhD student convicted of drugging and raping 10 women could be one of the worst sexual offenders in British […]
Sir David Manning and other former diplomats highlight major changes in ‘special relationship’ UK politics live – latest updates Something seismic has changed in the US-British relationship that will require the UK to look elsewhere for allies and accept that deals such as cooperation over the British nuclear deterrent are […]
US president tells group to ‘release all of the Hostages now … or it is OVER for you’ as White House enters negotiations Donald Trump has posted a fresh ultimatum to Hamas, telling the group to “release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the […]
House speaker orders Democratic congressman Al Green to be removed from chamber for early disruption to Trump’s speech Full report: Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to Congress Donald Trump’s speech tonight at the front of the House chamber will look just like a State of the Union, […]
Ukrainian president signals willingness to sign US minerals deal as he attempts to rebuild ties after Oval Office clash Trump Congress speech live Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed a possible peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying he is willing to work “constructively” under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and […]