US Air Force getting laser weapon that clears landmines from almost 1,000 feet away

The Air Force is working on a laser-mounted vehicle that can detonate landmines, bombs and other explosives from nearly 1,000 feet away. Virginia-based Parsons Corporation won a $40 million contract to develop the Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance (RADBO) system, according to C4ISRNET. When completed, it will be able to fire more than 984 … Read more

Meet your mentor – your career’s secret weapon

Whether it’s more money, more balance, or a total change of direction, big work-related decisions can be challenging. The key to getting what you want, says Katie Mulloy, is meeting your mentor. Here’s how    ‘Mentoring gives women a safe space in which to declare their ambition’   It is perhaps the only modern relationship for … Read more

Putin tests anti-satellite weapon in space: US and UK say Russia have ‘threatened peace in space’

Putin tests anti-satellite weapon in space: US and Britain say Russia have ‘threatened peace in space’ and created ‘serious risk’ The United States has described the event as a test of an anti-satellite weapon UK accused Russia of launching a projectile ‘with characteristics of a weapon’ It is first time the Ministry of Defence has … Read more

Russian anti-satellite weapon test ‘threatens peace in space’

Putin tests anti-satellite weapon in space: US and Britain say Russia have ‘threatened peace in space’ and created ‘serious risk’ The United States has described the event as a test of an anti-satellite weapon UK accused Russia of launching a projectile ‘with characteristics of a weapon’ It is first time the Ministry of Defence has … Read more

Shocking moment driver, 24, uses her Vauxhall Corsa ‘as a weapon’ to plough into mother-of-three, 25

Shocking moment driver, 24, uses her Vauxhall Corsa ‘as a weapon’ to plough into mother-of-three, 25, from behind minutes after pulling knife in row over a man – as she’s jailed for three years Bonnie McGuire, 24, was sentenced to 38 months behind bars after the crash She had driven at Ellemae Fitzgerald, 25, after a … Read more

Gillian Taylforth’s ex-fiancé survived being shot because ‘gunman’s weapon misfired’

The ex-fiancé of former EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth survived being shot in the stomach because gunman’s weapon misfired, friends claim. Dave Fairbairn, 64, who is now stable in hospital, was confronting gangsters threatening to burn down his ex-fiancée’s house while he was on bail over a huge £850,000 cannabis factory.  Fairbairn revealed to a friend that … Read more

Why dishwashing detergent could be your secret laundry weapon against dirt and grime

‘The stains just faded away’: Why dishwashing detergent could be your secret laundry weapon against stubborn dirt and grime An Australian mum has shared how she removes stains from her dirty laundry  Rather than using Napisan, the woman revealed she uses dishwashing liquid  She removed the stains by washing the clothing by hand for only … Read more

A lung physio is the secret weapon in this 65-year-old widower’s coronavirus recovery

When Charlie Coulton regained consciousness after 42 days in intensive care fighting Covid-19 — half of that time on a ventilator — he wondered if he had woken up in a science fiction film. Surrounded by nurses and doctors wearing full protective suits, masks and gloves, and drowsy from sedatives and painkillers, the 65-year-old widower … Read more

Jenelle Evans’ husband David Eason arrested for alleged ‘assault with a deadly weapon’

Jenelle Evans ‘moves on’ from husband David Eason after he is arrested for alleged ‘assault with a deadly weapon’ Jenelle Evans’ husband David Eason arrested and charged with ‘communicating threats’ and ‘assault with a deadly weapon’ The charges came after an alleged scuffle occurred between Eason and two of his wife’s male friends at their North … Read more

Couple become the first in Britain to be sentenced for possessing a chemical weapon

A married couple who dumped Mustard Gas canisters from the Second World War in a lake have been sentenced for possessing a chemical weapon in what is thought to be the first such prosecution in the UK. Military enthusiast Martyn Tasker, 40, from Lincoln, was jailed for five years after 16 abandoned canisters were discovered … Read more