Becky Morton & Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is launching a new political party, promising to “build a democratic movement that can take on the rich and powerful”. It doesn’t have a name yet but the MP for Islington North says the plan is for the…
Graham Fraser, Liv McMahon & Grace Dean BBC News Getty Images The days of porn users ticking a box to say they are 18 are meant to be over. From Friday, websites operating in the UK with pornographic content must “robustly” age-check users. Adults wanting to access explicit material should experience a significant change in…
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Reporting fromBritish Antarctic Survey, Cambridge PNRA/IPEV The end of the ice cores are a 1.5 million year or even older time capsule An ice core that may be older than 1.5 million years has arrived in the UK where scientists will melt it to unlock vital information about Earth’s…
PA Media In the past week, there have been demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, where asylum seekers have been housed Single adult male asylum seekers who refuse to move out of hotels into “suitable alternative accommodation” will risk becoming homeless, the Home Office has said. The government – which is legally obligated…
HighPoint Rocket 7638D combines extreme GPU power with massive SSD storage in just one PCIe slot Dual MCIO ports and a CDFP interface unlock true compute-storage fusion for HPC workflows Can host the RTX 5090 and 16 enterprise SSDs using a single compact expansion card HighPoint Technologies is preparing to unveil the Rocket 7638D at…
Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Conditions this year are more favourable for wasps than last year John Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl down his T-shirt. “That stung me a few times in the back,” he says. “It wasn’t a pleasant experience.” Part of the British Pest Control Association, John…
Sam Francis Political reporter Reuters More than a third of MPs have signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer calling for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state. Some 220 MPs from nine political parties have backed the call – more than half of them Labour – arguing that UK recognition would send a “powerful”…
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When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel — as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009 — Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of commands that move its wheels or reverse its course in a delicate, time-consuming effort to free it and continue its…
Mark Poynting Climate and science reporter, BBC News Getty The long-awaited review into England and Wales’ troubled water sector has been released. There’s much to pick through in the 465-page report – but here are the key points. 1. All sides to blame – but Ofwat gets the boot The independent Water Commission, led by…
