British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have returned from the US to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. Speaking to the press outside their house in Bucharest, the brothers said they were back because “innocent men don’t run from anything.” “We’ve come here to prove our innocence because we deserve…
As the vernal equinox heralds the first day of spring, all across the world, unique phenomena can be seen on this day alone. Bonn, Germany – Stefan Widua For thousands of years humans have known that around the day marked on the Gregorian calendar as March 20th (or 21st, but we’ll get into that later)…
EPA Flights around the world have been disrupted after Heathrow Airport closed due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, said it was experiencing “significant” disruption after the blaze at North Hyde substation in Hayes, west London. More than 1,300 flights have been affected, tracking website Flightradar24 said, and…
A free ride for Harvard College including housing will now be available for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less—and tuition-free for undergrad students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, beginning in the Fall of 2025. The significant expansion of financial aid announced this week will finally make Harvard…
Several of Friday’s front pages cover plans for a future military deployment in Ukraine. “Starmer threatens Putin” is the I Paper’s headline, after the prime minister warned of “severe consequences” for the Russian president if UK troops were attacked, the paper reports. It comes as Sir Keir “steps up plans” for a “31-nation military force”…
Photo by Anastasiya Dragun on Unsplash Now from Turkiye comes the story of an annual spring reunion that has captivated the hearts of a nation for 14 years. It involves a simple rural fisherman Adem Yilmaz, waiting in his boat for the return of a dear friend: a white stork named Yaren. Casting his lines…
Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Disney Rachel Zegler plays Snow White in the live-action remake British film critics have mostly panned Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White, while US reviewers have been somewhat more positive. Chief film critic for The Times, Kevin Maher, said: “Believe the anti-hype, it’s that bad”, although Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney called…
10 years ago today, no doubt some lucky souls in the path of totality were able to see the 2015 solar eclipse that also fell on the date of the vernal equinox. Those able to watch the eclipse with their glasses would have noticed that the moon was 15% bigger, because this cosmic double turned…
Vanessa Clarke Education correspondent BBC Annual nursery costs for a child under two in England have fallen for the first time in 15 years, according to the children’s charity Coram. It comes as the government continues to roll out its funded childcare scheme, which will provide all eligible working parents of pre-school children, not only…
An artist’s illustration of the planets around Barnard’s Star – credit: International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab/International Gemini Observatory Astronomers have identified 4 exoplanets orbiting the nearest single star to Earth, an effort that had been ongoing for 50 years and produced many false positives. These rather small planets are a stone’s throw from Earth in galactic…
