There is no shortage of people in the world who see a burning building that isn’t theirs and choose not to risk their lives to help: Tomasz Zareba is not one of those bystanders. The Dublin truck driver helped save a man from a harrowing fall when the second-story window was his only escape route—and…
British number one Jack Draper began his Wimbledon bid with a commanding performance before his opponent Sebastian Baez retired through injury. Draper, who is seeded fourth after a stunning rise over the past 12 months, was leading 6-2 6-2 2-1 when Baez retired after one hour and 14 minutes. Clay-court specialist Baez needed treatment in…
Girls at the US Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp / Nichelle Nichols as Lt Uhura on Star Trek Alabama will be the site of a new training camp for the next generation of female astronauts—funded and named in honor of one of the profession’s great pioneers. Okay, maybe next exactly, because the Nichelle Nichols…
Brandon Drenon BBC News Reporting fromCapitol Hill Getty Images The US Senate is holding a marathon vote on a sprawling budget that is critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda, but the spending plan hangs in the balance after weeks of fraught negotiations. Republicans – who control both chambers of Congress – are split over how…
– credit Apostolos Vamvouras A coalition of Japanese researchers and institutes have established that a pathway exists through which humble vitamin C can actually regenerate skin cells. As we age, our skin naturally becomes thinner and more fragile due to a decline in cell production. The researchers found that vitamin C works throughout our life…
Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat have agree to “strengthen” security checks following reports some asylum seekers are working illegally as couriers. The food delivery companies agreed to increase facial verification and fraud checks in a bid to stop people with no right to work in the UK from using someone else’s account to earn…
– credit Luciano Magaldi Sardella via SWNS A southern Italian hamlet referred to as a ghost town is now attracting thousands of tourists by commissioning artists to paint more than 140 murals on the sites of shops and homes. It seems fitting that the birthplace of so many of the world’s great artists should leverage…
While Boulter, Fearnley, Raducanu and Xu start their tournaments on the main show courts, there will be 10 other Britons in action around the grounds, with play beginning at 11:00 BST. Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist three years ago, plays second on court 18 as he faces a tricky opponent in Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Sonay…
Emam mosque in Esfahan by Chiara Herlemann / SWNS A woman who went to Iran as a tourist just weeks before the country descended into war says it was not the culture she expected. Chiara Herlemann, who is originally from Germany, travelled across the Middle Eastern country for ten days at the end of May.…
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Reporting fromGlastonbury Festival EPA Rod Stewart is the first artist to have both headlined the Pyramid Stage and played the legend slot At the age of 80, Rod Stewart has earned the right to do things his way. And if that means turning Glastonbury into a Vegas nightclub for 90 minutes,…
