NASA was left “stunned” as a Russian spacecraft came within 10 metres of striking a satellite. The United States space agency says a collision between the two would have essentially created “bullets” orbiting around the Earth. Nasa’s deputy administrator Pam Melroy said
Thick black smoke has been billowing from a hug skyscraped in New York’s Financial District. The under-construction residential building – 125 Greenwich Street – is located a short walk from Ground Zero in lower Manhattan A helicopter could be seen circling the building
Work on 49 homes on an old chalk quarry in Sittingbourne in Kent began in 2019 with plans to complete them within 18 months. Five years on and with the houses nearly finished locals haven’t got what they had expected. Ann Smith
Built in a 90-metre deep quarry, with 16 ot its 18 floors below the earth’s surface and two underwater, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland hotel in China has a reasonable claim for being one of 21st Century’s most striking buildings. The development, featured
Beachgoers in New Zealand got a shock after a shark was shark spotted just 20 metres away from them as they swam. The shark was seen swimming near Ppmoa Beach in Tauranga on New Zealand’s north island appearing to stalk swimmers. The bronze
A plane has been forced to make an emergency landing on Blackpool Beach – just metres from the iconic tower. Shocked bystanders watched the drama unfold as emergency services rushed to the scene at around 6pm on Thursday evening. They were responding
A 150-year-old oak – newly named Mr Silly Arms – has been named the UK’s perfect climbing tree. The tree, in Owlet Wood, Lincolnshire, stands at 12 metres tall, with a reach of more than eight metres around, and has a selection
Russia is bombing Ukrainian ports less than 200 metres from the Romanian border, a NATO member, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. Vladimir Putin has overseen multiple waves of strikes against Ukrainian grain ports over the past fortnight after withdrawing
Tensions have flared in the Middle East after a Russian fighter jet flew within a few feet of a US drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the US military said today. A senior
Firefighters have been called to the scene of a large blaze that erupted at an industrial site in Essex. The Essex Firebrigade has reported their control room being flooded with calls as a result of the intense smoke coming from the area