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SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety. The spacecraft re-entered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas. The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight, spanning six full laps around Earth, to prove its readiness for Nasa’s Artemis Moon […]

Nicola Sturgeon will teach women from around the world how to lead under pressure in a new masterclass launching next year. The former first minister of Scotland will deliver a full day of teaching in Edinburgh in January for her Leadership Under Pressure: Lessons for Women in Power class. The organisers said Ms Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest-serving and sole female first minister, will draw on her eight years in office “to […]

New trains could be publicly owned under Great British Railways to reduce costs and “best serve taxpayers”, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said. The Rolling Stock and Infrastructure strategy will set out a new policy for future train procurements. A case-by-case approach will be taken when considering private investment, leasing, or public ownership for new trains, the Government said. In her speech at Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday, Ms […]

John Healey has set out plans to reindustrialise Britain with investment in industry and support for apprenticeships as part of the Government’s search for economic growth. The Chancellor used his speech to the Labour Party conference to seek to reassure financial markets with a commitment to being responsible with the nation’s finances while also attempting to build confidence in British industry. He said reforming the welfare system to get people […]

The suspects arrested over a potential terror plot near an RAF base used by the US are all British nationals aged in their 20s and from London, police have said. The men were were arrested in Whelford, Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday, initially on suspicion of explosives offences and later terrorism. A villager in Whelford dialled 999 after she saw three vans and a group of masked men […]

A 10-year-old child and two women have died after they were “likely crushed” in a dinghy while attempting to cross the Channel. French authorities said 105 people on board the “precarious” migrant dinghy were rescued after calling for assistance at sea. A medical team was transported to the rescue boat by helicopter to help the survivors, but the child and two women, who were in their 30s, could not be […]

Sir Rod Stewart has announced The Final Encore tour, which he says will “definitely be my last”. Sir Rod Stewart has announced The Final Encore tour, which he says will “definitely be my last”. The 81-year-old was forced to cut short his One Last Time farewell tour in the US and Mexico this year, which was due to stretch into September and included a Las Vegas residency, due to a […]

Discount supermarket Aldi has pledged to invest £900 million in another 40 new stores next year and its warehouse network despite seeing annual earnings dip lower. Discount supermarket Aldi has pledged to invest £900 million in another 40 new stores next year and its warehouse network despite seeing annual earnings dip lower. The German-owned chain reported operating profits down 1% at £432.9 million in 2025, against earnings of £435.5 million […]

Taylor Swift won the video of the year award as she became the most decorated artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. The 36-year-old, who was previously tied with Beyonce on 30 VMA gongs, took home the night’s top award for The Fate of Ophelia. Swift also received the first award for artist director and best direction for Opalite. Swift dedicated the artistic direction award to the […]