Ashalim, Israel: You shouldn’t look at it directly, but that’s easier said than done. Drive through the crags and craters of the Negev Desert, and it’s difficult to miss: a piercing light, mounted on an austere grey tower, more than 800 feet high. It’s visible even from space. This is the great solar tower of […]

Netflix sparks fury with plans to show Prince Philip ‘pursuing an affair’ with close friend Penny Knatchbull in royal drama series The Crown just weeks after the Queen’s death – with story line branded ‘cruel rubbish’ by expert The fifth and penultimate season of the show is set to returnon November 9 It is reported […]

An Australian husband and father has been named as one of the victims of a blast at a petrol station in Ireland that killed 10 people. James O’Flaherty, 48, originally from Sydney, died in the explosion that occurred at the Applegreen petrol station on the outskirts of the village of Creeslough about 3pm local time […]

GCSE exam halls are ditching analogue clocks because children are struggling to read the time – preferring the digital format typically displayed on their iPhones Youngsters are now struggling to tell the time on a traditional analogue clock Education leaders say smartphones digital clocks are the main driver behind it And teachers worry that pupils […]

After being reduced to a Twitter thread this year, the Golden Globes are coming back in 2023. Ricky Gervais, however, will not be joining them. The British comedian, who has hosted the awards show five times, had a strong reaction to fans on Twitter floating the possibility of him returning for a sixth time now […]

Tory MP sacked for allegedly ‘touching a man’s thigh’ at a hotel bar is ‘in line for a knighthood’ in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours Conor Burns, sacked over allegations of misconduct, had the whip removed  He is said to be in line fro a knighthood in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours  Witnesses claimed they saw Mr Burns touch […]

Number of dog attack victims needing hospital treatment in England soars by 18% in a year Doctors carried out 3,272 operations last year, 419 of them on young children Admissions for dog bites which included injuries not needing surgery also rose Dr Candy d’Sa said the figures reflected the burgeoning dog population The number of […]

Sprinkle CARROTS on your children’s Kellogg’s for breakfast: Latest advice from health experts who warn kids in Britain are not eating enough vegetables – which they say lower the risk of diseases in adulthood This could help parents add veg into their children’s breakfasts, researchers say They added there’s ‘no reason’ to exclude foods like […]

Women ARE choosing careers over having children as new study finds the main reason would-be mothers are delaying giving birth is to focus on work Women in Britain who want children are delaying pregnancy to focus on careers  Financial strain was found as less important when decided when to have a family Statistics showed more […]

Eating disorders in the over-60s DOUBLE while self-harm incidents soar by up to 50% as millions of pensioners feared to be suffering in hidden mental health epidemic Charity Age UK warned millions of pensioners facing mental health epidemic  ‘Heartbreaking’ figures show mental health of older people has been neglected  Self-harming cases rose in women over-60 […]