NASA’s Perseverance rover has embarked on a critical phase of its mission on Mars, beginning its challenging ascent towards the summit of Jezero Crater. This marks a new chapter in the rover’s exploration, which has been ongoing since 2021. After spending three and half years studying the crater’s floor—a region that was once submerged under
The government will not defend the legal challenges brought against plans to develop the UK’s largest untapped oil and gas field and a second North Sea site. Rosebank, 80 miles west of Shetland, contains around 300 million barrels of oil and is the UK’s last major undeveloped oil site. It is twice the size of
Toyota hybrids are a hot commodity right now, and we haven’t seen any newsworthy holiday discount deals from Toyota in years. That said, the bZ4X EV might be the best deal in Toyota’s Labor Day lineup. Jameson Dow and Peter Johnson first covered the massive discounts dealers are putting on the Toyota bZ4X (and its
Oasis have announced three extra concert dates in the UK for their reunion tour next year. The band said they were adding the extra concerts due to “unprecedented demand” following registration for a ticket pre-sale. The new dates are: 16 July in Heaton Park, Manchester; 30 July, Wembley, London; 12 August, Edinburgh. Noel and Liam
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
A man who used a wheelchair has been stabbed to death in east London. Jade Anthony Barnett, 38, was attacked on Wednesday afternoon and two men have since been arrested. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at 3.38pm on Wednesday to reports of a fight in Rushmore Road, Clapton, and found a man with
Smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants and outside stadiums, according to reports. The measures are currently being considered by ministers according to The Sun newspaper. Smokers would also been prohibited from lighting up outside sport venues, nightclubs and in small parks, the newspaper said – citing “secret Whitehall papers”. Read more:How would
Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Affirm shares jumped as much as 16% in after hours trading on Wednesday, after the provider of buy now, pay later loans reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Loss per share: 14 cents adjusted vs. 51 cents expected
“Woeful budgeting” by the Home Office has led to years of overspend on asylum, a watchdog has claimed. For the past three years, the department has set £110m aside for asylum operations. But a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the actual spend had averaged £2.6bn a year in that time.
Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea Albert Gea | Reuters French prosecutors on Wednesday charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with enabling criminal activity on the messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation following his arrest Saturday.
Thousands of Paralympic athletes paraded down the Champs-Elysees in Paris to mark the opening ceremony of the 2024 games. The games will see more than 4,000 athletes compete in 22 sports. Here are some of the best images from the opening ceremony. Image: Aircraft of the Patrouille de France fly over Paris. Pic: AP Image:
The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump spent months researching him, along with other targets like Joe Biden, before deciding to shoot the Republican presidential candidate, the FBI has said. The bureau said Thomas Crooks, 20, was involved in a “sustained detailed effort to plan an attack” before eventually becoming “hyper focused” on Mr
Tommy Fury has said speculation over his split from Molly-Mae Hague has been “horrendous”. The couple, who met during the 2019 series of ITV2 reality show Love Island, announced the break-up in separate social media posts earlier this month. The 25-year-olds had welcomed the birth of their only child, a daughter named Bambi, in January
A Tesla Cybertruck caught on fire after hitting a fire hydrant in a bizarre crash and one of two known Cybertruck fires to date. According to official statistics, electric vehicles don’t catch fire at a higher rate than fossil fuel-powered vehicles. However, they do catch fire for different reasons and burn differently, which requires first
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has won six times this season, including a second green jacket at the Masters in April,
Three people have been killed in a road collision in Anglesey, police have confirmed. North Wales Police say it responded to the incident in the town of Beaumaris shortly after 2.45pm on Wednesday. Police attended Alma Street, close to Beaumaris Pier, along with ambulance and air ambulance crews. Officers say work is continuing to establish
US tech stocks are falling despite Nvidia, the chipmaker driving the artificial intelligence (AI) led stock market boom, reporting stronger than expected earnings. The company, which has been the darling of US markets with shares up 150% this year alone, reported second quarter revenue of just over $30bn – more than double the sum achieved
Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions TIM BROWN IS part of an elite fraternity. He’s one of 10 men inducted into the Pro Football Hall
NASA is grappling with a significant challenge as two US astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, find themselves stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Initially scheduled for an eight-day mission, their return has now been delayed to February due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was supposed to bring them back to