NASA probe set to attempt closest ever approach to the sun

The fastest object ever built by humans will fly within a whisker of the sun today.

Starmer ‘looking towards a better, brighter future’ in Christmas message

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be “looking towards a better, brighter future” in his first Christmas message as prime minister.

Protests held in Slovakia after PM meets with Putin in Moscow

Slovakia’s prime minister has drawn criticism from across Europe and from his own people after his surprise visit to Moscow for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin on Sunday.

Man hit in groin by brick during Southport riot jailed

A man who was hit in the crotch by a flying brick during a riot in Southport has been jailed.

‘Panic sets in’ for family of British dad missing in Spain

The sister of a British man who has been missing in Spain for nine days has said “panic” is setting in.

How a typo and calls to a top secret phone number started the Santa Tracker tradition

In early December 1955, the phone rang at an air base in Colorado Springs. The officers on the watch floor of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) – who were…

Ex-Trump attorney general pick paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, report says

Matt Gaetz, who was briefly Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and used drugs while he was a member of…

Ex-Trump attorney general pick paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, report finds

Matt Gaetz, who was briefly Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and used drugs while he was a member of…

Don’t forget the sun cream – it’s no surprise Starmer ‘badly needs holiday’ after unrelenting gloom

No wonder Sir Keir Starmer is going abroad “for a few days” over New Year. The economic news here in the UK is unrelentingly gloomy.

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and terror charges in healthcare chief’s killing

The suspect accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty to 11 murder and terror charges.