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How Britain’s best gardeners are coping in the drought: Ground Force team Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh suffer under hosepipe bans
The Daily Mail reports on how some of Britain’s most recognisable gardening presenters, Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh of the former BBC show Ground Force, are managing their own gardens amid a summer drought that has triggered hosepipe bans across parts of the UK. The piece highlights the tension between the trio’s public…
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Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket
The European Space Agency has shelved planned “Block 3” upgrades to its Ariane 6 rocket, including a lighter carbon-composite ICARUS upper stage, in a decision that raises questions about the vehicle’s long-term future despite a largely successful launch record. The cancellation affects some ESA science missions, including a planned probe to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and…
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IndyCar president: ‘Could be a little bit of carnage’ in DC race this weekend
IndyCar President Doug Boles said Thursday morning that tight corners on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race course around the National Mall this weekend could result in a “little bit of carnage” around the nation’s capital. The nearly-1.7-mile course, which loops around the National Archives, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian National Air and Space…
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The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have identified S301, the fastest-moving star yet found in the Milky Way, which orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the galaxy’s centre. Its extreme speed offers researchers a rare opportunity to measure the black hole’s spin, a property that has so far eluded precise determination and would help confirm predictions of general…
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Vile woman caught dumping huge bag of trash into stunning lake filled with ducks… before being extremely rude to onlooker who confronted her
A woman was filmed dumping a large bag of rubbish into a lake in a park in British Columbia, Canada, in an incident that has drawn criticism online. The lake is home to ducks, and the act of pollution was captured by a bystander who then confronted the woman, only to be met with rudeness…
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Andrew McCarthy Sci-Fi Pic ‘Orion’ Acquired By Hyde Park International
Hyde Park International has acquired international sales rights to “Orion,” a sci-fi thriller directed by Jaco Bouwer and starring Andrew McCarthy, Debby Ryan and Drew Van Acker. The film follows NASA interrogator Jim (McCarthy) as he probes Apollo (Van Acker), an amnesiac astronaut whose space mission ended in disaster, to uncover what killed the crew…
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Maggie Rose Doesn’t Know How to Feel About That ‘Best-Kept Secret’ Compliment
Country-soul singer Maggie Rose has spoken about her ambivalence towards being called one of Nashville’s “best-kept secrets”, describing the label as a back-handed compliment. The two-time Grammy nominee, who has released her new album Half Moon, told Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast that she is “making no efforts to remain a secret” and feels the…
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Invited media, military members held at gunpoint by Space Force security
Five journalists and the two military members escorting them to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., this week were briefly detained at gunpoint by security police who believed they were gate crashers, according to the local media affected. The Monday incident happened ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for…
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David Jolly: ‘I don’t care about the left-right spectrum’
Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor, David Jolly, said Wednesday he’s not focused on the political divide within the party but rather is seeking solutions to big-ticket issues impacting voters ahead of the midterm elections. “I’m in a very postpartisan, postideological space. I reject the left-right spectrum. I don’t care about the left-right spectrum. We have…