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President Trump wants to send a manned space flight to Mars during his time in office - which is about a decade faster than most estimates say is possible. In cringe-worthy video call to the International Space Station the President asked astronaut Peggy Whitson when she thinks a manned trip to Mars would be possible. Whitson said the current estimates of such a trip being possible in the 2030s seems right to her, but that doesn't sit right with Trump. "We want to...

Theresa May has made it very clear how she wants this election to be framed - all about her (two favourite new buzzwords) "strong and stable" stewardship of the UK's Brexit from the EU. - Which is why we now need her snap election that May previously warned we should not have as it's destabilising - only it isn't now. Not if it's making her Brexit negotiating more "strong and stable." Many in this country and in the EU are sceptical about May's reason for calling an 8...

Nestle has announced it is going to move production of the iconic Blue Riband chocolate biscuit to Poland - just to ship it back to Britain. Some 300 jobs in Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland are now in jeopardy after the confectionery giant proposed cuts to their UK bases, despite raking in £21 billion from sales at a quarterly increase of 0.4 per cent. Blue Riband has been made in Britain since 1936 and is primarily consumed by the...

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has announced he is planning to set up an online news site to combat the problem of "fake news". Wikitribune will offer factual and neutral articles by using professional journalists and volunteers. The site will eschew traditional advertising revenue in favour of regular donations such as the ones used to support its online encyclopedia. A demo version of the site, seen by the BBC, declared "the news is broken and we can fix it". Mr Wales...

State of the Nation   Theresa May sparked a sense of surprise across the country last week as she called a snap general election to be held on 8 June. Many have since drawn comparisons between the British zeitgeist with a Bristolian lady's reaction to the news which quickly went viral online. The announcement followed several statements by the prime minster that she would not be seeking a general election. However, in terms of shock factor, the news of a...

Four RAF Typhoon pilots using the world's most advanced fighter helmet set off for Eastern Europe yesterday as tensions with Russia mounted. The £250,000 Striker II helmet boasts in-built digital night vision that identifies enemy targets by red and yellow colour codes. The Luke Skywalker-style head gear allows pilots to tell friend and foe apart in an instant. The state-of-the-art helmets are being used by Typhoon pilots who set off from RAF Coninsby today to bolster air support in Romania....

This dramatic footage shows a huge gorse fire that raged out of control for eight hours - injuring FIVE firefighters. A huge swathe of the countryside has now been blackened following the blaze at Woodbury Common. which spread across 100 acres of heathland and could be seen for miles. More than 100 firefighters battled the fire which broke out at 2pm on Sunday. One had burns to his face and needed hospital treatment while four others suffered from smoke inhalation....

Nostalgic commuters have celebrated the end of an era as the last 'old-style' Tube train finished its final journey. The last D-stock District Line train, introduced in 1980, was withdrawn from service on Friday after the classic trains were phased out for new stock. Just three six-car trains remained in service until Thursday, with the last running its final journey from Upminster, east London, to Ealing Broadway, west London, during the evening rush hour. Tube buffs clambered for a space...

Woolworths could be set to return to UK high streets after their former brand director inquired about reviving the shop almost a decade after it collapsed. The retailers collapsed in 2008 after almost 100 years of trade, but former director of the brand Tony Page believes it still has a role in the future. Speaking to the Daily Star, he said: "I am still emotionally attached to it." He has contacted Shop Direct, the company that owns the rights to Woolworths but is not...