5 hours ago By Malcolm Prior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondent Getty Images Water voles are among those species under threat in the UK thanks to habitat loss A coalition of more than 80 nature conservation groups is launching a legal bid to force whichever party is in power next month to improve government targets on tackling […]
PARIS — President Biden will return to Normandy on Friday to hail the U.S. Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc eight decades ago in defense of freedom and democracy, part of a speech for the American people that will echo the central themes of his reelection bid. One day after meeting […]
This article has been updated on Thursday June 6, to reflect confirmation of Novak Djkovic’s knee surgery following the French Open. Follow live coverage of the 2024 French Open today The news that Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open with a torn meniscus was one of those moments at Roland Garros where the […]
The search for British broadcaster Michael Mosley has resumed after he went missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi. Known for his TV programmes and his Just One Thing podcast on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the presenter was last seen on Wednesday. He had set off on a walk to the […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule, carrying a pair of NASA astronauts, docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, completing the first leg of an important test flight after several of its thrusters went offline, forcing a dramatic, last-minute scramble to troubleshoot the issue. Traveling some 240 miles above Earth, the autonomous spacecraft slowly nestled in to […]
Palestine advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification for the first time ever Thursday with a 0-0 draw against Lebanon. Palestine, who played in Qatar because of security concerns in Gaza, are second in their group and five points clear of Lebanon with a single game left. The top two teams of each […]
47 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch: Space X Starship’s successful splashdown Elon Musk’s mammoth new rocket system has returned to Earth in a groundbreaking fourth test flight that culminated in a first-ever soft ocean landing for the Starship craft. The aim was to get the rocket’s upper section – the Ship – to […]
The Lee family name is a storied one in ONE Championship. Adrian’s brother, and training partner, Christian, is the current lightweight and welterweight MMA champion, while older sister Angela has retired from the ring after being ONE’s atomweight world champion. This week at ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut II the 18-year-old gets to start his […]
11 hours ago Basillioh Rukanga,BBC News, Nairobi Daily Nation Mary Njambi Koikai, better known as Jahmby Koikai, dedicated most of her short life to telling her fellow Kenyans about the debilitating condition of endometriosis, which led to her death this week aged just 38. As a popular radio host and reggae DJ, she had the […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft finally carried a pair of astronauts into orbit Wednesday, a key milestone in the company’s troubled quest to provide NASA with a spacecraft capable of flying crews to the International Space Station. An Atlas V rocket, operated by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, lifted off […]