Historic Cornwall Rocket Launch Ends In Failure
The first-ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has ended in failure. A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly. But word then came from the company that the... Read More
Facility Design Project Engineer – Reading, Berkshire
Facility Design Project Engineer – Reading, Berkshire AWE are recruiting Project Engineers to directly support our Engineering Management Team by maintaining the Design Intent and Design Information Configuration from facility design inception through to project handover to the operational phase. This is a great opportunity for Engineers from any discipline to further their careers by... Read More
Prince Harry Attacks Lack Of Royal Defence For Meghan After Jeremy Clarkson Column
Prince Harry has accused the Royal Family of failing to defend his wife Meghan in the controversy over a Jeremy Clarkson newspaper column. In an ITV interview, the Duke of Sussex said the “silence is deafening” about the “horrific” Sun article last month. He contrasted this with the quick action taken after a race row... Read More
Rishi Sunak Refuses To Say If He Uses Private GP
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether he uses private healthcare, insisting it is “not really relevant”. Mr. Sunak told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg program that his healthcare was “a personal choice”. Nursing union leader Pat Cullen said the PM “needed to come clean as a public servant”. And when... Read More
Royal Liverpool Hospital: New A&E Overcrowded And Chaotic – Medics
More than 30 senior medics have said they are “embarrassed, ashamed and demoralised” by the standard of care they can give in a new hospital’s A&E. In a letter to NHS trust executives, the Royal Liverpool University Hospital staff said its emergency department was “overcrowded, chaotic and unpleasant”. The letter, dated 8 November, was sent... Read More
Harry Has Turned Against Military – Ex Commander
A retired commanding officer has accused Prince Harry of “turning against” his military family after “having trashed his birth family”. In his memoir, the Duke of Sussex describes killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan as “chess pieces taken off the board”. Ex-colonel Tim Collins said that was “not how you behave in the army”. Prince... Read More
Train Drivers Offered Pay Rise In Bid To End Strikes
Train drivers have been offered a 4% pay rise for two years in a row by the body which represents rail companies in a bid to end strike action. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has made its first offer to Aslef, the union for train drivers, after several strikes. The deal includes a backdated pay... Read More
Further Rail Disruption In Scotland As RMT Strike Resumes
Train passengers in Scotland will face further disruption as Network Rail staff resume strike action. The UK-wide industrial action by members of the RMT union took place on Tuesday and Wednesday and continues on Friday and Saturday. ScotRail said a very limited service would run on strike days and schedules would also be disrupted on... Read More
Keir Starmer Embraces Brexit Slogan With ‘Take Back Control’ Pledge
Sir Keir Starmer has promised a new “take back control” bill to transfer powers from Westminster to communities. In his first speech of 2023, the Labour leader – a former Remain supporter – said he wanted to turn the Brexit campaign slogan “into a solution”. He pledged to devolve new powers over employment support, transport,... Read More
Prince Harry Makes Series Of Sensational Claims In New Memoir
A stream of sensational claims and accusations from Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, have been leaked. The book outlines grievances and bitterness in the Royal Family, such as a claim he and Prince William urged their father not to marry Camilla. But one of the most striking claims from Harry, first reported by the Guardian newspaper,... Read More