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A machine that helped the calculations behind the first moon landing is to go on display in a Scottish museum. With the anniversary of the moon landing later this month, the Facit Model LX calculator, ...
Migrants ran into the water to board a dinghy on the French coastline before setting off across the English Channel. Pictures and video captured by the PA news agency show dozens of people sprinting ...
Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has expressed her disappointment at the cancellation of a cross-community sports camp. First Minister Michelle O’Neill also reiterated her ...
Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to carry out a purge of persistent rebels, one of the MPs stripped of the Labour whip said. Rachael Maskell, who spearheaded plans to halt the Government’s welfare reforms, ...
High street retail giant Frasers said it was working hard to offset soaring wage costs, but had seen “more encouraging” trading after a challenging end to 2024. The Sports Direct owner reported a 2.8% ...
Labour MP Diane Abbott said she has no regrets about comments on racism which led to her being suspended by the party. The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was suspended by the Labour Party in ...
Monty Python star Eric Idle has said Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being “taken seriously” is “appalling to me” after post-Brexit issues meant he was unable to see his Spamalot musical opening in ...
Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection. Tom Curry ...
Britain’s jobless rate has struck its highest level for four years as workers also faced another slowdown in wage growth, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the ...
Strikes by French air traffic control (ATC) workers are creating “unexpected and significant costs for all airlines”, easyJet’s boss said. Kenton Jarvis, chief executive of the Luton-based carrier, ...
The RNLI has issued a reminder to dispose of emergency beacons responsibly following a false alert this week that triggered a lifeboat search. The St Catherine’s inshore lifeboat was launched on ...
A variety of grape described as “Mojito flavoured” because of their similarity to the classic cocktail is to go on sale in the UK next week. The Co-op said the new variety had been named “Mojito Fresh ...