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NASA: Premature shutdown of new mega-rocket during Saturday demo traced to hydraulic system

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NASA have traced the cause of the premature shutdown of the Space Launch System’s engines during a demo firing on Saturday to its hydraulic system. Engineers said that overly ‘conservative’ test parameters had been introduced that caused the mega-rocket’s systems to go into shut down after just over a minute. Despite initial concerns, the core … Read more

David Bowie’s unreleased demo to be sold at auction for up to £15,000

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A never-before-released track by the late David Bowie is set to make up to £15,000 at auction at the Wessex Auction Rooms in Chippenham on Friday. The demo, Run Piper Run, was recorded around 1967 when the music legend released his debut self-titled album, however it didn’t make the final track-list and was never made public.  Now David’s … Read more

Ed Sheeran’s first demo album made when he was just 13-years-old is being sold for the second time

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Ed Sheeran’s first demo album made when he was just 13-years-old is being sold for the second time… after a previous copy made £50k at auction By Andrew Bullock and Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 00:18 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 00:18 GMT, 16 November 2020 An Ed Sheeran demo once sold by the … Read more

100,000 people take to the streets of Belarus in latest demo against re-elected President

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Female protesters confront police as 100,000 people take to the streets of Belarus in latest demo against re-elected President  Belarusians are protesting against the re-elected President Alexander Lukashenko for the seventh week The protests began after  Lukashenko’s victory in the August 9 poll  Law inforcement officers  have detained dozens of opposition supporters By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline … Read more

Ed Sheeran’s first demo album made when he was just 13-years-old sells at auction for £50k

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A demo album written by Ed Sheeran when he was just 13 years old has sold at auction for a whopping £50,000 after it was left ‘forgotten’ in a drawer for years.  The price of the rare demo album, called Spinning Man’ soared following a ‘fierce battle’ between keen bidders on Tuesday. The Shape Of … Read more

BLM protester reveals Millwall fan he carried to safety during violent demo has not been in contact

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A hero Black Lives Matter supporter who carried a Millwall fan to safety amid violent clashes in London has revealed the man he saved has not been in contact with him, but that he would have ‘not have much to say to him’ if he did. Patrick Hutchinson was seen rescuing injured Bryn Male, a … Read more

Statue defenders stand in front of sculpture of writer George Eliot during Black Lives Matter demo

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‘Are they worried about Jane Austen fans?’: Statue defenders draw scorn as they stand in front of sculpture of writer George Eliot during Black Lives Matter protest The ‘defenders’ surrounded a statue of George Eliot in Nuneaton, Warwickshire  The writer was a known critic of slavery and she strongly opposed anti-semitism   Statue defenders have been … Read more

The Block’s Scott Cam, 57, shares barbecue demo from isolation – but his biceps steal the show 

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What’s cooking? The Block’s Scott Cam, 57, shares spatchcock barbecue demonstration from isolation – but his bulging biceps steal the show By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:10 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 06:10 BST, 16 April 2020 The Block host Scott Cam has branched out from offering his usual renovation and … Read more

Coronavirus: Professor’s demo shows power of washing hands

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‘Does soap work against viruses? Most definitely yes’: Professor uses bowl of oil and pepper to demonstrate the importance of washing hands amid coronavirus crisis Prof Lucy Rogers from Brunel University, London, did demonstration on TikTok She used pepper to represent the virus and oil as the fat holding virus together When hands were lathered in … Read more