RICHARD KAY: Why Princess Diana called Martin Bashir ‘The Poison Dwarf’

Early in the new year of 1996 there was an unexpected visitor to Princess Diana’s apartment at Kensington Palace. He had arrived unseen, emerging from the boot of the Princess’s butler’s car. Even though the furore over Panorama had subsided, Martin Bashir was taking no risks. Neither, more importantly, was Princess Diana. The cloak-and-dagger element … Read more

RICHARD KAY: Why Princess Diana called Martin Bashir ‘The Poison Dwarf’

Early in the new year of 1996 there was an unexpected visitor to Princess Diana’s apartment at Kensington Palace. He had arrived unseen, emerging from the boot of the Princess’s butler’s car. Even though the furore over Panorama had subsided, Martin Bashir was taking no risks. Neither, more importantly, was Princess Diana. The cloak-and-dagger element … Read more

Vast halo of dark matter is discovered around a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years from Earth

Vast halo of dark matter around a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years from Earth is said to be five times larger than previously estimated Experts spotted stars orbiting an ancient galaxy, but are far from the center This suggests that dark matter is located in the area and holding stars in place Scientists say this … Read more

Remains of asteroids in a white dwarf star could help astronomers find ‘missing’ lithium 

Crushed-up remains of large asteroids discovered in a white dwarf star could help astronomers find the universe’s ‘missing’ lithium Researchers found the lithium in asteroids in the atmosphere of a white dwarf This is the first time the element has been found in an exosolar rocky body  Future studies will look for further white dwarf … Read more

Prince Charles warns the coming climate crisis will ‘dwarf’ the impact of coronavirus

Prince Charles warns the coming climate crisis will ‘dwarf’ the impact of coronavirus as he urges ‘immediate action’ to ‘reset’ the economy to be ‘sustainable and inclusive’ Prince Charles will warn that the climate crisis will ‘dwarf’ the impact of Covid-19 Will call for action in recorded message from Birkhall in the grounds of Balmoral … Read more

Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting distant white dwarf star

Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a distant white dwarf star, which is incredibly still intact.  The planet, christened ‘WD 1856 b’ is located about 80 light years away in the northern constellation Draco.   White dwarfs are the incredibly dense remains of sun-sized stars after they exhaust their nuclear fuel, shrunk down to roughly … Read more

Eternal Wall prayer monument will be same height as Nelson’s Column and dwarf the Angel of the North

Christians plan new Eternal Wall national prayer monument built with a million bricks that will be same height as Nelson’s Column and dwarf the Angel of the North Building on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, near Coleshill, will start in 2021 The 169ft tall monument near Birmingham will be built with one million bricks  … Read more

Eternal Wall prayer monument will be same height as Nelson’s Column and dwarf the Angel of the North

Christians plan new Eternal Wall national prayer monument built with a million bricks that will be same height as Nelson’s Column and dwarf the Angel of the North Building on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, near Coleshill, will start in 2021 The 169ft tall monument near Birmingham will be built with one million bricks  … Read more

Earth’s nearest dwarf planet Ceres is a ‘waterworld’ that harbours a salty ocean

Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to the Earth is a water world and could have a vast reservoir of salty water hidden under its surface, according to new research. The reservoir on the minor planet, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, lies beneath a 20 million year old crater known as Occator – … Read more

Exoplanet the size of Saturn orbiting a faint ‘ultracool dwarf’ star

An exoplanet the size of Saturn orbiting a small faint star 35 light years away has been discovered after a radio telescope spotted a wobble in the stars motion. This is the first time a radio telescope has been used to detect an exoplanet using the ‘wobble’ technique – the wobble is caused by the … Read more