NASA’s Perseverance Records First-Ever Mini-Lightning on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured the first confirmed mini-lightning sparks in Mars’ dusty atmosphere. Using its sensitive microphone, the rover recorded 55 tiny electrical...
Budget 2025: Over a third of Britons think Rachel Reeves exaggerated bad news
Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget – twice as many as thought...
Pope Leo urges Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan president by force
The Pope has urged Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force. Leo, the first American pontiff, said...
Maduro says Venezuela ready to defend itself as US considers potential land attack
Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuelans are ready to defend their country as the US considers a land attack. The president held a rally in...
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan healthy but isolated in jail, his sister says
Imran Khan is suffering from isolation, his sister said, after weeks of not being able to see his family. Khan has been in jail...
Indian Team Finds 53 Massive Quasars Blasting Jets Millions of Light-Years Long
Astronomers in India have identified 53 previously unknown giant radio quasars powered by supermassive black holes, each releasing enormous plasma jets reaching up to...
Princess of Wales describes ‘power of reaching out’ in festive message
The Princess of Wales has written about the importance of “small acts of care” at a time “when life can sometimes feel fragmented or...
Hillsborough families hit out at report into disaster – as it finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases
Police were guilty of “deep complacency”, “fundamental failure” and a “concerted effort” to blame fans during and after the Hillsborough disaster, according to a...
More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content ‘designed to hook adults’, figures show
Children as young as three are “being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults” on social media, a former education minister has warned....
Bank of England warns of heightened risks but trims banks’ reserve requirements
The Bank of England has warned of heightened risks to the UK’s financial system but cut the amount of money that banks need to...
More than 1,100 confirmed dead and 800 missing in catastrophic Asia floods
Rescue and recovery and efforts are under way in parts of South and Southeast Asia where the number of those killed in devastating floods...
Maduro says Venezuela ready to defend itself as US considers potential land attack
Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuelans are ready to defend their country as the US considers a land attack. The president held a rally in...
Sources: BYU coach Sitake focus of PSU search
Open Extended Reactions The Penn State coaching search, which has gone quiet in the past few weeks, has focused on BYU coach Kalani Sitake,...
Kiffin ready to make LSU nation’s ‘best program’
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Wetzel: Kiffin is no victim, and he needs to own that he just quit on a title contender
Dan WetzelDec 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Open...
Sources: Mets give D. Williams 3-year, $51M deal
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Orioles, closer Helsley agree to 2-year contract
Open Extended Reactions The Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias trawled the free agent market for a late-inning option and landed on Helsley,...
Girl dies and another seriously hurt after crash involving minibus carrying nine teenagers in Tadcaster
A girl has died and another has been seriously injured after a crash involving a minibus carrying nine teenagers. North Yorkshire Police said it...
China poses ‘real national security threats’ to UK, Starmer warns
Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses “real national security threats to the United Kingdom”. But the prime minister also described China as a...
‘Many options’ on table for Venezuela as US mulls land attacks on drug traffickers
“Many options” are on the table to deal with Venezuelan drug gangs, the White House has said, as the US considers attacking on land....