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Nicola Sturgeon was facing fury today after her Government demanded English authorities quarantine all travellers flying into England if they were planning to go to Scotland. The First Minister was accused of trying to extend Scottish laws south of the border with the demand that would force England to lock people up in hotels for … Read more
A Swedish filmmaker has been cleared of breaching an international grave treaty while filming the wreckage of the doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson used a drone camera to film the vessel, which sank off the coast of the Finnish island Uto in 1994, killing 852 passengers, for a Discovery+ documentary about the disaster. The … Read more
An outspoken father has sparked a furious debate after ranking international cuisines from best to worst, describing Mexican food as ‘cat vomit’ and Italian for ‘plebs’. Bruno Bouchet, from Sydney, shared his ‘definitive’ rankings of 17 cuisines from all around the world, with France, Vietnam and Japan taking out the top spots, while popular dishes from … Read more
Myanmar’s generals consolidated their control of the country today after staging a surgical coup that saw defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest and all powers transferred to the army. Armoured personnel carriers and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of capital Naypyidaw, where Ms Suu Kyi is being held under house … Read more
NASA and SpaceX to launch four astronauts on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station – including two international crew members for the first time The commercial spaceship will leave Earth no earlier than April 20 for the ISS It will take four astronauts to the ISS including a NASA pilot and commander … Read more
‘Britain’s pandemic hero’ and ‘Pray for Tom’: How the international press reacted as Sir Captain Tom Moore battles coronavirus in hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore, 100, was hospitalised Sunday night with coronavirus Family say he was taken to hospital after ‘requiring help with his breathing’ The news has been reported around the world from Australia to … Read more
Statistics experts today raised questions over whether the UK has really been the worst hit major economy during coronavirus. Analysis from the government’s watchdog pointed out that many other countries in the G7 do not compile GDP figures in the same way. After Rishi Sunak complained that the data do not show the true … Read more
Death of former Wales international Keith Pontin, 64, who died five years after he was diagnosed with dementia, may be linked to heading the ball during his career, inquest hears Keith Pontin, 64, from Pontyclun, played for Cardiff City between 1976 and 1983 He was diagnosed with dementia in 2015, at the age of 59, … Read more
See auroras from SPACE: Astronauts on the International Space Station share stunning images of ‘Earth’s airglow’ as they orbit at more than 250 miles above the surface Auroras occur when cosmic rays interact with gasses in the upper atmosphere and hang in the horizon Astronauts on the ISS shared images of the event seen from … Read more
Astronaut Tim Peake reveals Queen’s Brian May played for International Space Station’s crew while they orbited 248 miles above earth Tim Peake reveals he chose Don’t Stop Me Now as one of his castaway tracks Brian May sung to the crew via a video call from Earth while they were in space Major Peake wondered if … Read more