The LINK spacecraft, which Lee’s team came up with, is a three-armed robot, about the size of a fridge, bristling with cameras and guidance systems and driven by small thrusters. Launched on Friday, the spacecraft will spend the next few weeks waking up its systems one-by-one: power, navigation, the cameras and sensors it will rely…
Doctors on the island called off a planned walkout in January 2025 after a deal was reached covering two financial years from 2023-24. That saw the awarding of an 8% pay uplift for the first year, along with another 6% rise from April 2024 and a further 2% from February last year. The BMA said,…
Ticket prices for England’s clash against Mexico on Sunday have soared to more than 50 times their face value, as World Cup fever grips Mexican fans seeking to glimpse their team on home turf for the last time. The match is the tournament’s last at the legendary stadium known as the Azteca, and tickets are…
One day after swinging a shocking trade for superstar wing Jaylen Brown, the Philadelphia 76ers have entered the mix for unrestricted free agent LeBron James and are attempting to pitch him, league sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. The Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat are the other known suitors for James,…
Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave – which guarantees time off and partial income compensation – not everyone takes it. Women can get six weeks before their due date and eight weeks after giving birth. Fathers get up to four weeks of flexible paid leave within eight weeks of a child’s birth. Both…
Kismet Kebabs remains one of the UK’s largest kebab meat suppliers. In 2024, the company was accredited by BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards), a global food safety standard recognised in 130 countries. Once BRCGS became aware of court proceedings against Kismet Kebabs, its accreditation was reviewed and last month the firm was found…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 21:52 GMT+2•Updated 22:06 A year after being chosen to deliver the speech on Portugal Day, Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge, one of the country’s leading contemporary literary figures, has received the highest distinction awarded to authors writing in Portuguese, the Camões Prize. Jorge thus succeeds the Angolan poet Ana Paula Tavares, who…
On Thursday, the WHO said more than 650 contacts had been identified and followed up by authorities in 33 countries and territories. It said it would continue to work with governments and partners to advance its understanding of the outbreak and of hantavirus generally. WHO medical officer Dr Diana Rojas Alverez, speaking at a briefing,…
CrazySexyCool, an ambitious new musical about the visionary 90s trio TLC at Arena Stage in Washington DC, aspires to make good on its title and then some. Crammed with platinum sing-alongs and tabloid-chronicled plot twists, it follows the legendary girl group – Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins – through…
The charity said the 13 birds had been collected and taken away to be cleaned but several other “partially oiled” birds were spotted and proved unable to be retrieved. It warned the oil would kill most of the gulls “sooner or later” as the substance would hinder their ability to keep warm. “When they go…
