A Shropshire blacksmith is part of a team that has been invited to Denmark to forge an authentic anchor for a reconstructed Viking ship. Rowan Taylor, who is based in Ellesmere, said the trip to Aggersborg to take part in the project was a “dream work trip” because he had spent so much time researching…
The Navy this week awarded a $2.2 billion Vessel Construction Management contract to the Jacksonville, Florida-based TOTE Services LLC for the service’s new Medium Landing Ships. The Marine Corps commissioned the new Medium Landing Ships, or LSMs, with an eye toward potential conflicts with China in the Indo-Pacific. Measuring around 100 meters, the smaller, more…
The northern dune tiger beetle is particularly fast moving and can travel at up to 2.5m a second, said Harper. “As far we know, the rare beetles can only be found at two locations in the UK – the Sefton sand dunes between Southport and Liverpool and Drigg in Cumbria,” he said. The team plan…
At the summit, Sir Keir is expected to underline the threat posed by Russia to the UK and Nato. The government said Nato had scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian aircraft approaching allied airspace more than 700 times and that Russian military activity around UK waters had surged 30%. Sir Keir is expected to stress…
The project to boost golden eagle numbers across southern Scotland is led by the charity Restoring Upland Nature (RUN) and has seen the birds flourish. However, there have been a number of setbacks with shootings and disappearances. Dumfriesshire farmer Michael Clarke, who chairs the group, said: “While we are relieved that Squeagle has survived, and…
For more than three weeks protesters have gathered peacefully in Tirana, the capital of Albania, cheered on by Americans who see them as plucky warriors against President Trump, Israel and the greed of the “1 percent.” The protests were set off by public outrage over violent security guards at the site of a planned coastal…
A group of lawmakers warned the Trump administration on Monday that officials could face fines or even criminal prosecution if they push forward with building the president’s 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington without the approval of Congress. In a letter sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and two National Park Service officials, one Senate independent…
Whitney Leavitt Teases New Unscripted Project After ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Exit The secret projects of Whitney Leavitt. The Broadway alum teased that she and her husband Conner Leavitt are working on a new unscripted project through their production company following their exit from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives after four years. “We’re going to be working on…
WASHINGTON — As the US unfurls a multi-layered plan to help commercial vessels safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, analysts tell Breaking Defense it will likely take time for commercial shipping companies to feel safe enough to move through the waters — with US forces carrying a greater risk in the interim. The US officially…
Last year, wind breakers worn by Timothée Chalamet’s character in the movie “Marty Supreme” sold out at pop-ups weeks before the film was even released. In recent months, the tortoiseshell headbands worn by Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and brought back in the FX series “Love Story” have created a frenzy at pharmacies across New York where they…
