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Woman convicted after assaulting fellow dog walker in Canterbury
A woman was sentenced after being filmed punching a fellow dog walker in the face, spitting at her and laughing, following a dog-on-dog attack in Canterbury, Kent. Lucie Marsh, 25, assaulted midwife Lisa Wood after Wood kicked out at two dogs, including Marsh’s mastiff, which had attacked Wood’s German Shepherd on 2 March. The case…
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What the world map REALLY looks like: Plans to redraw the traditional globe and make Africa ‘bigger’ have been blasted by critics as ‘wokery’. Now RONAN O’REILLY investigates truth behind the row
A row has broken out over United Nations-backed plans to replace the centuries-old Mercator world map with a new projection that gives Africa a truer sense of scale, with critics dismissing the move as unnecessary “wokery”. Supporters argue the change corrects a long-standing distortion that has made the continent appear no bigger than Greenland, when…
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The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA’s expectations
NASA has confirmed that its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has enough fuel to operate for at least 22 years, more than double the mission’s original planning target. The $4.3 billion observatory, launched on 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, benefited from an exceptionally precise launch and a near-flawless first course-correction manoeuvre, leaving…
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SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week
SpaceX plans to launch its 14th Starship test flight as early as 22 September, marking the first attempt to send the vehicle into orbit. Reaching orbit would be a significant milestone for the Starship programme, which began test flights in April 2023 and has progressed unevenly since, as the company works towards a fully reusable,…
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Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
Cole Sprouse-led thriller Vintage Violence, from director Eugene Kotlyarenko, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as an absurdist crime comedy that tries to mimic the experience of constant phone use by displaying characters’ screens alongside the main action. The film follows a disgraced influencer who travels to Tokyo to sell vintage denim, only to…
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What weapon could the US have put into space?
The United States has announced it has deployed a weapon in Earth’s orbit, though officials have given few details about its capabilities or purpose. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the “on orbit” weapon was needed to protect US forces from hostile action, but declined to say what it does or when it…
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Satellite image reveals major damage that shut crucial oil pipeline
Satellite imagery has confirmed serious damage to Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, a crucial route for exporting crude oil via the Red Sea, after a strike last week that Riyadh has blamed on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The attack came amid a sharp escalation in the region, with Yemen’s Houthi group intensifying missile and drone strikes…
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Russian frigate fires two flares at Danish military chopper, narrowly missing the NATO aircraft as Putin becomes increasingly aggressive
A Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter in international waters off Denmark on Monday, narrowly missing the aircraft, in an incident Danish leaders have condemned as reckless and unacceptable. The helicopter was on a routine mission photographing the frigate when the flare passed within metres of it, with no prior warning…
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Labour fury as Reform UK launches Space Invaders-style ‘small boat watch’ game with Royal Navy repelling Channel migrants
Labour and other critics have condemned Reform UK after Nigel Farage’s party launched a “Small Boat Watch” app featuring a Space Invaders-style game in which players command a Royal Navy vessel to intercept Channel migrant boats. The move has been branded a distraction from an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into Reform’s donations and a separate…
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US confirms for first time it has deployed a space weapon in orbit
The US Air Force has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth’s orbit, with Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink saying the move was necessary to protect American forces from “evolving threats”. Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Meink gave no details on the weapon’s capabilities…