Communications with ground controllers also blipped out twice for a few minutes. A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position. For 47 minutes, the space station lost control of its orientation when the Russian lab accidentally fired its thrusters after docking, pushing the complex from its normal configuration. The station’s positioning is key for getting power from solar panels and communications. Communications with […]

A 24-year-old man has admitted assaulting England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty in a central London park. A 24-year-old man has admitted assaulting England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty in a central London park. An investigation was launched after Prof Whitty was accosted in St James’s Park at around 7.20pm on Sunday June 27. Lewis Hughes, from Romford in Essex, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by […]

Sir Keir Starmer has urged the Government to follow the lead of the US by speeding up efforts to resettle Afghan interpreters who supported British forces. The Labour leader added the UK had a “moral duty” to help the interpreters, who may be in danger from the Taliban if they stay in Afghanistan. The first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters to the US arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday […]