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After being sidelined, Boeing’s Starliner to get starring role in NASA’s spaceflight plans
NASA will announce plans to order two additional crewed missions on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and provide financial support to fix its thruster problems and certify it on a new rocket. This move comes as SpaceX has privately indicated—and is now publicly confirming—its intention to retire its Crew Dragon spacecraft by 2030, leaving NASA without a…
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Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises
Andy Burnham’s promise of “breathing space” for households is threatened by the prospect of higher Bank of England interest rates. Although the Bank held rates at 3.75%, Governor Andrew Bailey warned that prolonged conflict in the Middle East could force policymakers to tighten monetary policy as rising oil prices drive inflation higher. UK inflation reached…
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Queen at Sea review – crushingly sad dementia drama offers a startling portrait of intimacy
Lance Hammer’s *Queen at Sea* is a deeply distressing drama about dementia, intimacy and the moral dilemmas facing families when a spouse-carer and patient are both vulnerable. The film centres on Amanda, who calls the police after finding her stepfather Martin having sex with her mother Leslie, whose dementia has raised doubts about her ability…
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Albanese government considers ‘world-leading’ ban on smart glasses in public office and buildings
The Albanese government is considering a “world-leading” ban on smart glasses in federal workplaces following growing privacy concerns from councils across Australia, which have already implemented targeted restrictions. Public service minister Katy Gallagher stated the devices raise “legitimate privacy and security concerns” due to their recording capabilities, and the government is seeking advice on whether…
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Benefits cheat fleeces £44,000 from taxpayer by claiming she is single – until investigators find wedding, honeymoon and hen do pictures on her Facebook
Judith Blackmore, a 64-year-old from East Riding of Yorkshire, defrauded the benefits system of £44,415 by failing to disclose her married status whilst claiming Universal Credit and council tax reductions. The fraud was uncovered when Department of Work and Pensions investigators discovered Facebook photographs of her hen do, wedding on 3 May 2024, and subsequent…
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Chris Brown torches Texas Democrat who joined Jasmine Crockett to honor him on stage and then APOLOGIZED
Chris Brown criticised Texas state Rep. Venton Jones after Jones apologised for helping honour Brown and Usher during a concert in Arlington, Texas. The recognition prompted backlash because of Brown’s 2009 felony assault conviction involving Rihanna and other legal controversies, including a recent guilty plea over a 2023 nightclub attack in London. US Rep Jasmine…
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UK to deploy orbital weapons in £7.8 billion space plan
The Royal Air Force is preparing to deploy weapons into space for the first time as part of a £7.8 billion defence programme, with a target of 2035 for Britain to become a fully-fledged military space power. The move reflects growing global competition for control of orbital territory, since satellite infrastructure underpins both civilian and…
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Five moon bears freed from Korean farm settle into Suffolk sanctuary
British wildlife campaigner and TV farmer Jimmy Doherty has rescued five Asiatic black bears from one of South Korea’s last bile farms and flown them 5,500 miles to a new home at his wildlife park in Suffolk. The bears, some of which had spent more than two decades confined in rusty metal cages, mark the…
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Scottish gaming studio Build A Rocket Boy closes after MindsEye failure
Build A Rocket Boy (BARB), the Scottish developer behind the poorly-received action-adventure game MindsEye, is shutting down with all employees losing their jobs. This marks the end for a studio that faced repeated failures following MindsEye’s disastrous launch in June 2025, when the buggy game prompted PlayStation to issue refunds to some players and triggered…
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SpaceX Starship to reach orbit with 26 Starlink satellites
SpaceX is targeting 22 September for the 14th test flight of its Starship rocket, aiming to reach orbit for the first time while carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The mission marks a significant step for the programme, which is central to SpaceX’s plans to exceed the payload capacity of its Falcon 9 rocket and to…