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Earth set to say goodbye to its ‘mini moon’ that could be a chunk of the real moon
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Planet Earth is going separate ways from an asteroid that has spent the last two months floating along as a “mini moon”Continue Reading
Mark Allen and Mark Selby in UK Championship action with Ronnie O’Sullivan out
Shaun Murphy has thrown his support behind Zhao Xintong after defeating the Chinese potter in the first round of the UK Championship. Zhao’s 20-month ban ended in September following a match fixing investigation, though he never fixed a match, with Murphy one of those in his corner. “Xintong was alwaysContinue Reading
Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of ‘peddling benefit scrounger myth’ as Labour vows new crackdown
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Diane Abbott has accused Keir Starmer of “peddling benefit scrounger mythology” as Labour said young people who won’t take jobs willContinue Reading
Student accidentally discovers a lost Mayan city in a Mexico jungle thanks to Google search
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email An American student analysing publicly available data found a sprawling Mayan city with thousands of undiscovered structures, including pyramids, under aContinue Reading
Spotify Wrapped 2024: When does it come out and how to find my year in review
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free It’s already that time of year for Spotify to release its special “Wrapped” feature, whichContinue Reading
Inscription on 2,600-year-old Turkish monument to mother of gods finally deciphered
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have finally deciphered the meaning, long debated, of a text inscribed on an ancient Turkish monument. The heavily damaged inscription,Continue Reading
Mount Everest is getting taller every year – and now scientists think they know why
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much taller than the other great Himalayan peaks – andContinue Reading
Max Verstappen mocks McLaren as Red Bull chief goes in on driver
Max Verstappen laid into Formula One pundits and said that “experts should keep their mouths shut” regarding Franco Colapinto’s crash. The Williams star was not certain to start today’s race after undergoing medical testing, having gone into the barriers during qualify. And following some criticism for the costly crash, withContinue Reading
Nato countries are in a ‘hidden cyber war’ with Russia, says Liz Kendall
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor ofContinue Reading
How the collapse of one of Britain’s biggest building firms will hit Labour’s prison and schools plan
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dozens of schools and prisons around England and Wales face higher bills and delays toContinue Reading