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[ad_1] A huge American space telescope located deep in the Puerto Rican jungle is shutting down after suffering two destructive mishaps in recent months, ending 57 years of astronomical discoveries. Operations at the Arecibo observatory, one of the largest in the world, came to a halt in August when one …

[ad_1] I’m a celebrity contestant Jordan North proved to the nation that he is capable of passing the tests on his own on Thursday (Nov 19) … even if he makes hilarious mistakes along the way. Once again voted by the public to do the ultimate test (The Trap Door), …

[ad_1] The NHS is preparing to open dozens of mass vaccination centers in England to vaccinate people against Covid-19. There will be at least 42 centers, located in places like conference centers, and the NHS plans to hire tens of thousands of employees to run them, the Health Service Journal …

[ad_1] Britain will once again become Europe’s biggest naval power after a £ 16.5 billion boost to defense spending, Boris Johnson promised yesterday. The prime minister said he would “restore Britain’s position” as ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK “to huddle on our island and leave the …

[ad_1] Remdesivir, one of the drugs that Donald Trump took when he developed Covid-19, should not be used in hospitals because there is no evidence that it works, the World Health Organization warned. The president of the United States was an enthusiastic advocate of drugs, to the point that in …

[ad_1] Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce a new restriction on public sector wages in next week’s government spending review in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Government sources said an announcement on the wage restriction would be part of Wednesday’s mini-budget, part of plans to …

[ad_1] Scottish-American author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for his first novel, Shuggie Bain, a story based on his own life that follows a boy growing up in poverty in 1980s Glasgow with a mother struggling with addiction. Stuart, 44, has described himself as “a working-class kid who had …

[ad_1] Member states of the European Union have refused to give in on their demands that access to British fishing waters be maintained after the end of the Brexit transition period. Barrie Deas, executive director of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organizations, said that UK fishing communities want to reach …

[ad_1] The Scottish government has published draft regulations that prohibit entering or leaving the country without a reasonable excuse, as well as significantly restricting travel within Scotland. The regulation, which will come into force on Friday at 6 pm, was described as “deeply flawed” by opposition parties, who said they …

[ad_1] Trade talks on Brexit will be suspended “for a short period” at a higher level after one of the EU negotiators tested positive for COVID-19. EU Chief Negotiator Michel barnier revealed on Twitter that “one of the negotiators on my team” had returned a positive coronavirus test. He said …