Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin’s space capsule Jeff Bezos’ space tourism project with Blue Origin is competing with a similar programme in development by Space X, the rocket firm founded and run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Virgin Galactic, backed by Richard Branson. Bezos revealed in April 2017 that he finances Blue … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie WILL have to ask permission to marry despite not having a title because he’ll be sixth-in-line to the throne, royal expert claims Succession of the Crown Act rule means top royals must ask permission to wed Archie will eventually move up the line of succession as Charles becomes King … Read more
Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin is forced to make emergency landing at Stansted after cabin crew discover note in toilet claiming their were explosives on board Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as it flew … Read more
RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as … Read more
Here is the list of people exempt from the 14-day self-isolation requirement. – A road haulage worker and road passenger transport worker – A transit passenger, an individual transiting to a country outside of the Common Travel Area, who remains airside and does not pass border control – An individual arriving to attend pre-arranged treatment, … Read more
BepiColombo, the British-built spacecraft destined for Mercury, will bid a final farewell to Earth this weekend before heading to the Sun’s closest planet. The craft launched in October 2018 and due to its looping orbit, which resembles a penny in a spiral wishing well, is set to fly past Earth at about 4.25am on Friday. … Read more
French border guards impound trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for Britain for NHS workers battling coronavirus After realising what was on board, border guards in France held the truck there Emmanuel Macron’s promised to ‘requisition’ face masks for the French crisis A truck with hand sanitiser was delayed by authorities on way to … Read more
A woman says she has been left reliant on a wheelchair after doctors dismissed her stroke symptoms as anxiety. Drewy NovaClara Curious felt numb while driving with her husband Avery in June last year. The now 23-year-old went to hospital, where doctors spent hours trying to uncover what was wrong. They eventually sent her home, saying … Read more
Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year The plastic will first be rolled … Read more