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Policy experts: Europe stuck between “rock and a hard place” on launch
It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good.
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Psaki attacks outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt as a liar, claims she faced hardly any tough questions
Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki criticised outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on MS NOW, saying Leavitt had faced few difficult questions in the briefing room and accusing her of repeatedly making false statements. The comments came as Leavitt announced she was leaving the Trump administration, prompting wider attention to her tenure and…
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Lanterns Review: A Fantastic Cast Grapples with a Very HBO Take on DC Comics
DC Studios’ Lanterns is described as an adult, HBO-style Green Lantern drama in which Hal Jordan and trainee John Stewart investigate unexplained deaths in rural Nebraska that may be linked to a larger extraterrestrial threat. The review finds its opening episode funny, gripping and full of twists, and says the series stands apart from James…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neal Stephenson, Mira Lane, Rod Roddenberry to Judge XPRIZE Sci-Fi Film Competition
XPRIZE has named astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, novelist Neal Stephenson, Google executive Mira Lane and Roddenberry Entertainment chief Rod Roddenberry as judges for its Future Vision sci-fi film competition. The initiative seeks short films presenting optimistic, technology-enabled futures, with the winning concept receiving funding to develop it further. Entrants worldwide have until 15 August to…
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Labour’s Bridget Phillipson tells Left-wing councils to abide by guidance on single-sex spaces after they complained new rules are ‘harmful to trans people’
Bridget Phillipson has told Labour-led councils that they must follow official guidance on single-sex spaces, after some local authorities said the proposed rules could harm transgender people. The dispute highlights divisions within Labour over how public bodies should apply equality law following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act.…
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Bessent teases severe economic action against Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will unveil new measures against Iran next week as it seeks to increase economic pressure on the regime to come back to the negotiating table on a deal to end hostilities and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week…
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Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights on Éric Baudelaire’s ‘For the Moon’ Ahead of New York Film Festival Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights to Éric Baudelaire’s documentary “For the Moon” ahead of its premiere in the Currents section of the New York Film Festival. The deal will bring the film to cinemas and other platforms, extending the reach of a work that examines perception and image-making through collaboration with visually…
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Virgin Galactic flights stay grounded while ticket prices head for the Moon
Virgin Galactic has postponed the return of its commercial spaceflights from late 2026 to February 2027, citing additional time needed to complete avionics and systems work on its new spacecraft. The setback matters because customers who bought the first batch of $750,000 tickets will wait longer, while the company remains dependent on successfully bringing its…
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BBCSO/Gaffigan review – all-American evening of sleek grooves and edge-of-seat Barber
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Gaffigan gave an all-American Proms programme at London’s Royal Albert Hall, featuring the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Concerto for Orchestra, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and Samuel Barber’s First Symphony. The reviewer found the concert strongest in Marsalis’s playful, sharply coloured orchestral writing and in the urgent, suspenseful Barber,…
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Pair charged with attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father after killer ‘had his throat slit with tuna can lid’ in Belmarsh prison
Two people have been charged with the attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father following an alleged attack at HMP Belmarsh. The case concerns the safety of a high-profile prisoner convicted over the death of his daughter, and will now proceed through the criminal justice system. The article reports that the alleged assault involved his throat…