Russia to send a spacecraft to the MOON for the first time in 45 years in a bid to find water on its surface Russian agency Roscosmos will send Luna-25 to the Moon on October 1, 2021 It will mark the first time Moscow has landed on the Moon since Luna-24 in 1976 The mission … Read more
Life expectancy in England has ground to a halt for the first time in a century, according to a landmark report. Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading expert on public health, said the widening gap between the rich and poor is to blame. His 172-page report said life expectancy in England has barely improved in … Read more
Earth’s rocky surface is the result of ‘intense bombardment’ of extraterrestrial impacts hitting the surface billions of years ago Experts say impacts from space triggered the rise of tectonic plates on Earth Layers of round particles condensed from the impact were discovered Particles date back about 3.2M years ago, similar to when plates appeared By … Read more
Experts have warned that a ‘second stepper’ housing crisis may be looming as the cost of buying a home for a growing family continues to spiral. The price gap between the first and second rung of UK property ladder has more than doubled since the financial crisis – and in some towns is as much … Read more
THE IMPATIENT PEN by Nicky Haslam (Zuleika £22.99, 240 pp) SHOWBIZ MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR THE IMPATIENT PEN by Nicky Haslam (Zuleika £22.99, 240 pp) If you are in agreement that ‘gossip is simply another word for finding other people interesting’ then, from start to finish, this book is a cheeky joy. Haslam’s prose, as … Read more
Seven Worlds, One Planet by Jonny Keeling and Scott Alexander (BBC £25) This book accompanies the latest series from the BBC Natural History Unit, a rare example of an institutional department that has itself become a national treasure. Keeling and Alexander, who both worked on the series in senior capacities, have been everywhere and filmed everything, … Read more
The incredible Roman bathhouse that was built over 2,000 years ago – and is still up and running today Hammam Essalihine in Algeria dates back to the time of the Flavian Dynasty It has warm waters of around 70 degrees Celsius and is at the bottom of a valley Despite its remote location in the mountains, … Read more
A glamorous Uzbek ‘princess’ with links to the British royals and London’s high society has been jailed for 13 years in a £1.7 billion corruption trial. Gulnara Karimova, 46, daughter of former tyrannical Uzbekistan ruler Islam Karimov, was sentenced by a secret court in Tashkent. A former billionaire, she was once believed to be the … Read more
Superfit black belt kickboxer, 51, high on cocaine is jailed for eight years for killing bridegroom-to-be, 30, with 360-degree roundhouse kick as he showed off at house party Kevin Fitzgerald, 51, from Carmarthenshire, kicked Shane O’Rourke, 30, in head Mr O’Rourke – who was due to be married – ‘spun 180 degrees’ due to the force … Read more
Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert 2020 idiomatically conducted by Andris Nelsons is a breath of fresh air… more, maestro, please By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 New Year’s Concert 2020 Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Andris Nelsons … Read more