Nichelle Nichols will become the latest member of the original Star Trek TV series to be memorialised by having some of her remains flown into deep space. Nichols, who was best known for her role on the show in the 1960s as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura and helped shatter racial stereotypes at the height of the
Month: August 2022
A second man has been arrested by armed police on suspicion of the murder of nine year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The 33-year-old, from Dovecot, was also arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder. He was detained by armed officers on Lunsford Road on Friday afternoon. A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: “The investigation in to
The Edinburgh TV Festival attracts some of the biggest players in the world of TV – the media moguls who decide what we’re going to be watching on our tellies over the coming year. After two years away, the 2022 event – which explored the theme: Can TV Change The World? – didn’t disappoint. As
Donald Trump took classified documents – some marked top secret – home to his Mar-a-Lago residence, an FBI affidavit has revealed. The 32-page document, even in its redacted form, contains additional details about an ongoing criminal investigation into Mr Trump as he lays the groundwork for another presidential run. Released by the US Justice Department,
Pakistan wants international support to help with a “humanitarian disaster of epic proportions” as the death toll from months of flooding reached nearly 1,000. It comes amid exceptionally heavy rain that has been lashing the country since mid-June. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with foreign diplomats in the capital Islamabad to discuss damage caused by
A couple were left stunned when Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves made a surprise appearance at their wedding reception in Northamptonshire. Nikki and James Roadnight got married at Fawsley Hall hotel last weekend. After the ceremony, the groom spotted Reeves in the bar and approached him to tell him he had just got married and ask
We have never seen anything like this. The UK has been through all sorts of ups and downs (sadly more of the latter than the former) in recent years. There was the financial crisis of 2008 and the recession that followed, a lost decade of stagnating real wages and productivity, Brexit and of course the
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for alleged patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US. The lawsuit, which seeks undetermined monetary damages, alleges they copied technology that Moderna had developed years before the pandemic. Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said: “We are filing these lawsuits
Pressure is mounting on the government to put forward detailed proposals to curb rocketing gas and electricity prices after energy regulator Ofgem announced the price cap for an average household will rise to £3,549 a year in October. The figure is £800 more than the forecast figure that was provided to Rishi Sunak in May
Boris Johnson has pledged the government will announce “extra cash” in September to support households further with energy bills – after Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi suggested people should cut back on their usage. The outgoing PM said: “There’s a pipeline of cash coming through over the next few months and through the autumn and the winter.
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has admitted that the soaring energy price cap will cause “stress and anxiety for many people” – but added that “help is coming” from the government. This morning, energy regulator Ofgem announced the price cap for an average household will rise to £3,549 a year in October, £800 more than the forecast
The skeleton of an 82ft-long dinosaur has been discovered in a man’s backyard in central Portugal. Palaeontologists from Spain and Portugal working on the site in the city of Pombal believe it could be the remains of the biggest sauropod dinosaur to be found in Europe. Sauropods are plant-eating, four-legged dinosaurs characterised by long necks
With the flick of a switch, fuel poverty has become a mainstream economic condition. Defined as spending 10% or more of disposable income on energy, confirmation that typical annual bills will rise from just under £2,000 to more than £3,500 means it will now apply to around half of households in England, Scotland, and Wales.
He’s known for his surreal sense of humour and comedy partnership with Bob Mortimer, but now the world is set to see a whole new side to comedian Vic Reeves. The 63-year-old star is joining Sky Arts to combine two of his biggest passions in life – painting and bird watching. Painting Birds With Jim
A redacted version of the affidavit used for the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is set to be made public on Friday. It is likely to contain key information about the justification for the search by FBI special agents on 8 August and some of the evidence the government presented to the judge. The
Russia has put all Europeans “one step away” from a radiation disaster at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a dire warning. The Ukrainian leader said the world narrowly avoided a catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia facility, which is being reportedly being used as a base by Kremlin troops. He blamed
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