They may patrol the periphery of our planet’s atmosphere, but satellites also play an important role in matters extremely close to home. Beyond their well-known applications, from detecting weather patterns to bringing us hundreds of TV channels, satellites monitor and protect human rights across the world. During times of conflict ...
Debit cards are set to overtake cash as soon as next year, new research has revealed. Rapid growth in the use of contactless cards means cash will be overtaken as Britain’s most frequently used payment method by the end of 2018. Spending on all forms of contactless systems now accounts ...
Talented British actress Jennie Jacques (Vikings), and script supervisor Georgina Higgins (‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ and ‘Paddington Bear 2’) may be on different sides of the camera, but they are on the same page when it comes to a subject close to their hearts - epilepsy. Jennie's youngest sister lives with ...
Three minke whales have died and another two are in distress off the coast of the UK. The first sighting of the dead whale, a calf, was spotted on a mudbank in the River Orre, Near Felixstowe, on Saturday afternoon. Another dead adult whale, thought to be the calf's mother, ...
By Courtney Greatrex A man was jailed after he was caught on dash-cam running over his girlfriend’s foot and bundling her into his car. Ashleigh Earl, 25, has released harrowing footage of the moment jobless Jack Cann, 22, reversed into her in December. The brute forced her into his car ...
Generous strangers have raised more than £2,000 for a homeless man who had his meagre belongings stolen on the street. They answered an appeal launched by law firm manager Bob Barnes who befriended the rough sleeper, known only as ‘Steve’. Big-hearted Bob, 34, was walking through Bristol city centre when ...
Police were outside a house on Aston Avenue, Manchester, in connection with three new arrests this morning May 24 2017, believed to be in connection with Monday's terror attack at Manchester Arena. At least 22 people have died, with more than 60 injured after Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in ...
Theresa May has faced new allegations of media cronyism after her interactions at a press conference in Wales. It was in this Wrexham speech, to which only select insiders and media personnel were invited, that May announced adjustments to the social care reforms that had lured such ardent criticism earlier ...
Strength: 7% ABV Brewed: Ghent, Belgium Since launching their Ancient Grains range of beers in the UK last year, Green’s has become quickly renowned for a unique and complex brewing approach, which doesn’t use wheat or barley in the brewing process. As a result, the beers are naturally gluten-free, targeting ...