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Harshita Brella: Woman found in car boot in Ilford died from strangulation – as CCTV of suspect released

A woman whose body was found in the boot of a car last week died from strangulation, according to a post-mortem examination. A manhunt...

Science

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches Optus-X Telecom Satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Optus-X telecommunications satellite into orbit on Sunday, November 17, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida....

Science

SpaceX Launches the ISRO GSAT-20 Satellite in a First-Ever Mission

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GSAT-20, a sophisticated communication satellite, on November 19. The mission took...

Environment

Crude oil prices steady after Ukraine hits Russia with U.S.-made, longer-range missiles

Crude oil futures held steady on Tuesday after Ukraine struck Russia with longer-range, U.S.-made missiles. The strikes came after President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine...

Politics

Labour is ‘absolutely not’ engaged in class war, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insists

Labour is “absolutely not” engaged in a class war, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was asked by Sky News’ political editor...

Science

India’s 2040 Moon-Orbiting Space Station Set to Support Lunar Missions

India has unveiled an ambitious plan to construct a moon-orbiting space station by 2040, aiming to establish a sustainable human presence beyond Earth’s orbit....

World

Over 100 politicians from multiple countries condemn China over detention of tycoon Jimmy Lai

More than 100 politicians from 24 different countries, including the UK, the US and the EU, have written a joint letter condemning China over...

Science

Archaeologists Uncover 123 Bodies in Ancient Leicester Burial Pit

An excavation near Leicester Cathedral has led to the discovery of a burial pit containing the remains of 123 individuals. The find, described as...

World

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists after accusing them of trying to overthrow the city’s government

Forty-five pro-democracy activists have been jailed in Hong Kong’s largest ever national security trial. The activists sentenced with jail terms ranging from four years...

World

How Russia has created a climate of fear as it prosecutes hundreds for speaking out against the war

If there’s one thing that defines what Russia has become over the past 1,000 days, it’s the letter Z. What began as a military...

World

42,000 march on New Zealand’s parliament in support of Maori rights

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s parliament in a protest in support of Maori rights. The huge crowds took to...

World

Sabotage suspected after Baltic Sea telecoms cable C-Lion1 suddenly stops working

An undersea fibre optic cable between Germany and Finland has stopped working and might have been deliberately cut by an unknown party, according to...

Science

Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction

Dr Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist and conservationist, has raised the alarm over an accelerating global biodiversity crisis, describing it as the “sixth great extinction.”...

Science

Here’s How James Webb Space Telescope Helps Us Look Back in Time

Observing space allows scientists to peer into the universe’s past. This is possible because light requires time to travel over vast cosmic distances. By...

Politics

Thousands of farmers to descend on Downing Street to protest against inheritance tax changes

Thousands of farmers from across the UK are expected to gather outside Downing Street today – in the biggest protest yet against the government’s...

Business

Budget means ‘difficult decisions’ already being taken, retail chiefs warn

Dozens of retail bosses have signed a letter to the chancellor warning of dire consequences for the economy and jobs if she pushes ahead...

Business

What’s the beef with farmers’ inheritance tax?

Farmers have left the fields for the streets of the capital in protest at changes to inheritance tax that will see death duties payable...

Sports

Isles’ Reilly needs heart procedure, out ‘months’

ESPN News Services Nov 18, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Lamoriello said it could be “several months” before Reilly is...

Sports

Winless in AAC play, FAU fires coach Herman

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 18, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Florida Atlantic...

Sports

Louisville DB Holloway suspended after arrest

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Louisville...