43 people including three children have died with several dozens more feared buried after torrential rains triggered a landslide in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The Landslide swept tea plantation workers housing settlement in Idukki district late Thursday while the residents were sleeping. The death toll could steadily rise as over 500 rescue workers…
2nd September’s full moon at 6:22 am, is usually known as the Harvest Moon, because it is the full moon that falls closest to the September equinox. This year, however, it will be known as the Full Corn Moon, as the first of two full moons to fall in October is closest to the first…
A puppet of Boris Johnson has been unveiled ahead of the return of the 80s popular satirical TV show Spitting Image this autumn after 24 Years, recreated by the BBC and ITV for their Britbox streaming service. Puppets of the prime minister’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings and Prince Andrew have also been revealed. The show…
Natural History Museum will be first to reopen on 5 August followed by the V&A on 6th August and the Science Museum on 19 August with social distancing measures in place. Advanced timed tickets will be needed to access the venues to manage crowds, but entry will continue to be free with the V&A and…
Rescue workers search for survivors of Beirut deadly explosion at Beirut port were over a 137 people killed and injured over 5, 000. The entire city was shaken by the explosion and a mushroom cloud could be seen from miles spreading over the port area. President Michel Aoun said the blast…
Microsoft confirms discussions to acquire China’s ByteDance, TikTok after President Donald Trump threatened it with a sweeping ban. Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok’s US unit if an American firm buys it. ByteDance is under pressure to sell its US business after Mr.Trump Threatened a crackdown on…
Space X’s Crew Dragon has landed on earth following a two-month successful voyage. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley left the station on Saturday and landed I the capsule this evening just off the coast of Pensacola, western Florida, completing NASA’s first crewed mission from the US soil in nine years. The successful landing marks Elon…
“When Friends are Tested.” A Saturn Herald Short Story by Penny Nair Price It was yet another busy day in the office. Carla had been much happier at work since Mandy arrived. They could do lunch on a Friday at the cafe around the corner, though they had to adhere to a strictly one- hour…
The UK’s largest tour operator Tui is set to shut 166 High Street stores in the UK and Ireland with 900 job losses after changes in customers behaviour including a shift to online. They hoped to keep on 630 workers in a mix of sales and home-working roles and in remaining stores. 350 retail stores…
Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It will spend seven months travelling to Mars before landing in Jezero Crater near the planet’s equator. Perseverance rover will travel 314 million miles to the Martian surface. Project scientist Katie Stack Morgan says they believe the rover will be able to find a diverse set of…