NASA’s enormous rocket that will soon carry astronauts around the moon has reached its launch pad. The painstaking 11.5-hour journey from the hangar saw the rocket move upright for four miles, loaded on to the back of a Crawler Transporter 2. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, rolls to the launch […]
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President Yoweri Museveni has extended his 40-year reign over Uganda by another five years. A military helicopter roared above the National Tally Centre marquee as the chairman of the electoral commission announced a landslide victory for the 81-year-old incumbent with 71.65% of the vote. Members of the ruling National Resistance Movement party cheered and praised
An Iranian rapper who took part in the country’s protests has described “a massacre on the streets”, suggesting foreign forces have been brought in to stamp out the protests. Meraj Tehrani, who lives in the UK, told Sky News’ international correspondent Alex Rossi he returned to Iran on business in early January, as demonstrations were
The body of 15-year-old Grace Keeling, who was swept into the sea with her mother, is believed to have been found, police have said. Her body was discovered among rocks on Withernsea beach at 8.30am on Thursday. Tide times, weather conditions and the location meant emergency workers were unable to recover Grace before high tide
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Donald Trump has sparked a strong backlash after saying he will impose tariffs on eight European countries – including the UK – until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland. The US president said 10% tariffs would come into effect on 1 February for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland.
Uganda’s long-time leader Yoweri Museveni has won the country’s presidential election, officials say, amid claims by the main opposition leader of “massive ballot stuffing”. Mr Museveni, 81, has been in power for 40 years and is set to serve a seventh term in office after securing 71% of support this time, according to the electoral
Temperatures could plummet again across the UK towards the end of the month, increasing the likelihood of snow, forecasters have warned. It comes as the Met Office said this weekend, temperatures will be mostly average, with showers on Saturday and temperatures ranging from 6C to 10C (42.8F to 50F). Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said
Like so much of the politics in the Middle East, the new governance structure for Gaza is complicated and contentious. And it’s clear that the most prominent positions so far will belong to people who are either American citizens or else are called Sir Tony Blair. There are four layers to this new plan. At
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A system urging doctors to rethink if a patient has had three appointments without a diagnosis, known as Jess’s Rule, will be advertised in all GP practices in England from this week. The rule is named after 27-year-old Jessica Brady, who contacted her surgery 20 times in six months before she died from cancer in
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Some of the tactics ICE agents have used in Minneapolis against peaceful demonstrators including tear-gassing and arrests, should be curbed, a federal judge has ordered. It comes amid US President Donald Trump‘s weeks-long crackdown on immigration in Minneapolis and St Paul which saw the deployment of thousands of federal officers and more than 2,500 arrests.