By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN (Associated Press) TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The rocket-powered plane was carried aloft Thursday […]

SHOCKED residents say their beloved local pub was "gutted" by Adam Taylor – before the Crooked House went up in flames. The businessman, 44, also owns the Sarah Mansfield pub in the rural village of Willey, Warwickshire, after purchasing the site in 2020. The boozer is located just five miles from his gated home between […]

Migrants give thumbs up from small boats crossing the Channel – as it is revealed number to make dangerous trip since crisis began has passed landmark 100,000  The Illegal Migration Act will prevent people from claiming unauthorised asylum The number of people crossing the English Channel on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years could […]

AN EX-HAIRDRESSER who bought the Crooked House pub just days before it was destroyed in a fire is a glamorous jetsetter. Carly Taylor, 34, and her husband Adam, 44, will be quizzed by cops after the iconic pub in Himley, Staffordshire, burnt down on Saturday night. Mrs Taylor is understood to have purchased the pub […]

A British man shot dead in South Africa had accidentally driven his family into the centre of a riot when he took a wrong turn from the airport. The man, a doctor based near London, stopped his car in the melee that sprung up due to taxi driver strikes, and he was shot dead in […]

By JOSH BOAK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China — a move the administration said was targeted but it also reflected an intensifying competition between the world’s two biggest powers. The order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, […]

UFO whistleblower claims the government is trying to leak his medical records in an effort to smear his credibility – after his testimony was slammed by head of Pentagon office as ‘insulting’ The US intelligence community has been accused of trying to discredit a UFO whistleblower by revealing his mental health issues David Grusch delivered […]

Brits will soon be basking in glorious sunshine and balmy temperatures as hot weather blasts the country this week. Although conditions warmed up on Wednesday (August 9), Thursday (August 10) looks to be when things really start getting hot. The Met Office expects highs of around 27C to be registered on Thursday. However, data from […]

By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer) Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin. July’s global average temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius (62.51 degrees Fahrenheit) was a third of a degree Celsius (six tenths […]

Sharks could be getting closer to the UK because of global warming, the world’s sexiest scientist has warned. Geo scientist Rosie Moore has warned that rising sea temperatures are forcing apex predators away from their more traditional haunts in the southern hemisphere to the cooler climes of the north. Her comments come after a woman […]