Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist NASA Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the ISS since June 2024 After an epic nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally getting ready to head home. Their stay on the International Space Station (ISS) was only supposed to last eight days, … Read more
King Charles, who is also king of Canada, has hosted Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace. The Canadian PM, who was in France earlier for talks with Emmanuel Macron, will later meet UK PM Starmer at Downing St. Canada has been taking part in talks with concerning a coalition of nations willing to contribute to a … Read more
Controversial Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor is due to hold a St Patrick’s Day meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC. He appeared at the White House press briefing room lectern on Monday with press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who confirmed the meeting was scheduled for later in the day. Ms Leavitt said she … Read more
Harvard University has announced that it is making tuition free for families who earn less than $200,000 (£154,000) a year. For families earning less than $100,000, Harvard will also cover expenses like housing and health insurance. The move is aimed at making Harvard more affordable for middle-income families, and it comes as the Trump administration … Read more
Cities across the US have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, with parades taking place in Boston and Philadelphia, and the annual tradition of dyeing the river in Chicago. Members of the plumbers union sprayed the Chicago River with a dye used to find sewage leaks, turning it bright green. The events drew large crowds over the … Read more
Lithuanian prosecutors say Russia’s military intelligence service GRU was behind an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in the Baltic state’s capital Vilnius last year. Two Ukrainian suspects have been arrested – one in Lithuania, the other in Poland – over the attack, which prosecutor Arturas Urbelis called “an act of terrorism”. He said … Read more
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of social messaging app Telegram, has been allowed to fly home to Dubai as French authorities continue their unprecedented case against him. The tech billionaire was arrested in August after being accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality. Mr Durov denies failing to cooperate with … Read more
At the Soho Theater in London, a beleaguered weather reporter is giving double meaning to the phrase “hot mess.” The setting is drought-stricken Fresno, Calif., where temperatures are sweltering and wildfires rage on the city outskirts. The presenter, Stacey Gross, has a telegenic glamour and some peppy catchphrases, but underneath is an angst-ridden functioning alcoholic … Read more
Hong Kong property tycoon Lee Shau-kee, who was once the richest man in Asia, has died at the age of 97. The announcement was made by his property firm Henderson Land Development, of which he was chairman for more than 40 years. The company said in a statement that Lee had died “in the company … Read more
A growing group of Republicans and business leaders is rallying behind an unlikely cause. They want to protect Biden-era tax credits for wind, solar and other clean energy. President Trump has made dismantling federal efforts to address climate change a signature part of his agenda, eliminating environmental regulations, withholding congressionally approved funding, firing workers, halting … Read more