Call to ban ‘static’ demos: Police should have the power to stop stationary protests, watchdog says

Call to ban ‘static’ demos: Police should have the power to stop stationary protests by groups such as BLM and Extinction Rebellion, watchdog says Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services said forces should be able to ban ‘static’ demos in the same way as protest marches A report by the watchdog … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship fires up its raptor engines in second static test of SN8

SpaceX is one step closer to launching its Starship SN8 prototype 50,000 feet into the sky. The Elon Musk-owned firm fired the rocket’s raptor engines for the second time during a static fire test at the company’s Texas facility. SN8’s engines ignited, releasing debris, orange smoke and flames from the base that lit up the … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship fires up its raptor engines in second static test of SN8

SpaceX is one step closer to launching its Starship SN8 prototype 50,000 feet into the sky. The Elon Musk-owned firm fired the rocket’s raptor engines for the second time during a static fire test at the company’s Texas facility. SN8’s engines ignited, releasing debris, orange smoke and flames from the base that lit up the … Read more

Buying a static caravan: We look at the cost of Green Hill Park in New Forest

Buying a holiday home has required a new approach due to the global pandemic. Constantly changing restrictions mean that you either may be unable to – or simply don’t want to – travel overseas. It means that rather than considering a holiday home near the beach in Spain or a ski run in Austria, you … Read more

SpaceX conducts successful ‘static fire’ test of next Starship rocket prototype

SpaceX is gearing up for the first 500-foot ‘hop’ of its SN6 Starship rocket, weeks after a successful lift-off of the SN5 craft. The company lit up the prototype’s Raptor Engine during a static fire trial, releasing bursts of fire and smoke from the base – it was, however, the third attempt of the test. … Read more

Mother-of-three carries out an unrecognisable transformation on £6,000 static caravan in Snowdonia

A mother-of-three has revealed the transformation she carried out on her family’s static caravan, creating a luxury get away lodge for just £1,000. Joanna Kelley, 49, from, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, bought the 2003 model static caravan in the Welsh countryside for £6000 in 2017 with her husband John, 50. Joanna began renovating the holiday home on the … Read more

Normandy veterans, 95 and 96, complete 104-mile charity static bike ride for 76th D-Day anniversary

Two veterans of the Normandy beach landings have completed a 104-mile static bike ride for charity to mark the 76th anniversary of D-Day. Len Gibbon, 96, began his bike ride on VE Day and finished his journey alongside fellow Normandy veteran Peter Hawkins, 95, today, the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Mr Gibbon has … Read more