Scramjet testing

NASA’s probe Juno, moving at 130,000 mph (208,000 km/h), has made its first close approach to the planet Jupiter, 2600miles (4200km) above, since going into orbit in July. Juno had all is instruments and camera switched on and is ready for the encounter. Nasa expects to release some high resolution images from the approach in…

Juno space probe closest to Jupiter

NASA’s probe Juno, moving at 130,000 mph (208,000 km/h), has made its first close approach to the planet Jupiter, 2600miles (4200km) above, since going into orbit in July. Juno had all is instruments and camera switched on and is ready for the encounter. Nasa expects to release some high resolution images from the approach in…

Root and Morgan ensure England led ODI 2-0

Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 2nd ODI: England v Pakistan at Lord’s, Aug 27, 2016 Pakistan 251 ao (49.5 ov) Sarfraz Ahmed 105 off 130, 6 fours, Imad Wasim 63 not out off 70, 5 fours, 1 six, M A Wood 46-3, CR Woakes 42-3, LE Plunkett 50-2, AU Rashid 51-1 England 255/6 (47.3…

Fall of Jawbone at legal hurdle

Jawbone and Fitbit were arch rivals in the early days of the wearable technology. Now that Fitbit has gone to become the market leader in fitness trackers after listing at the New York Stock Exchange last year. Jawbone, which saw its valuation cut in half in a financing round in January, struggled to keep pace…

“Read my lips”

Mark Thompson, former director –general of the BBC, now chief executive of the New York Times Company and writes a compellingly, plodding argument free and less controversial    in his “ What’s Gone Wrong With the Language of Politics?” until they reveal hidden flaws or virtues, and can be judged for their political correctness to be…

Lorry crash triggers M20 bridge collapse

A pedestrian footbridge collapsed on a motorway on one of the busiest bank holiday travel days of the year at the M20 in kent between Junction 3  and 4 because of a vehicle striking a bridge on the eastbound carriageway, according to Highways, England. The crash happened near the junction with the M26 which links…

First Apple computer sold for $618,000

Apple Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built 200 of the Apple 1 computers in 1976. The original very first prototype, Apple 1, the unicorn of computers, has been sold for £618,000($815,000). The Apple 1 ran on the Apple 1 BASIC operating system. The model auctioned this week, is a prototype, probably made prior to…

300 dead and over 6m affected in torrential flooding

Heavy rains have caused Ganges river and its tributaries to burst their banks forcing residents to is seek refuge in camps in the central and Eastern states of India including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madya Pradesh. According to local government officials, this is the worst flooding with over 5 million affected and over 300…

Roy and Root dominate as England cruise to victory

Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 1st ODI: England v Pakistan at Southampton, Aug 24, 2016 Pakistan 260/6 (50ov) Azhar Ali 82 off 110, 9 fours, Babar Azam 40 off 42, 4 fours, Safraz Ahmed 55 off 59, 3 fours, AU Rashid 51-2, JE Root 26-1, LE Plunkett 52-1, MA Wood 57-1, CR Woakes 43-1.…

Italian earthquake death toll rises to 247

Thousands in Italy are left homeless as buildings are destroyed as rescue crews search for people trapped under the rubble after a 6.2 magnitude quake turns picturesque towns to ruins. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre was northeast of Rome, near Norcia in Umbria, and the US Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude…