Next stop Mars: Three spacecraft arriving at Red Planet tomorrow

Three robotic explorers launched by three different nations are due to reach Mars within days of each other, after hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space. The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter, called Hope, reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China’s orbiter-rover combo, Tianwen-1.  NASA’s rover, Perseverance, will arrive a week later, on … Read more

White-out weekend: Snow is set to bring travel chaos from tomorrow with flurries in London

Parts of Britain are bracing themselves for two days of flash floods and power cuts as Scotland is blanketed in snow today while London is set for flurries this weekend.   The Met Office placed a yellow warning across parts of central Scotland and the Highlands, adding that rural communities may become cut off, power cuts … Read more

Two NHS trusts in the Midlands ‘will start rolling out 24/7 Covid vaccines from TOMORROW’

Two NHS trusts in the Midlands will start delivering coronavirus vaccines round-the-clock from Thursday, it was claimed today University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been chosen to pilot the 24/7 method to see if it could work on a national level, the Health Services Journal reports. It’s not clear which of the trusts’ … Read more

UK weather: Met Office warns of snow and freezing rain from tomorrow

After a brief respite of milder and wet conditions, winter is set to return with a vengeance to parts of Britain as up to a foot of snow falls over 40 hours and temperatures drop to as low as -12C (10F). Blizzard conditions are expected to strike from early tomorrow morning until Thursday night across … Read more

UK weather: Britain faces up to a foot of snow over 40 hours from tomorrow

After a brief respite of milder and wet conditions, winter is set to return with a vengeance to parts of Britain as up to a foot of snow falls over 40 hours and temperatures drop to as low as -12C (10F). Blizzard conditions are expected to strike from the early hours of tomorrow morning until … Read more

Poundland will close 44 stores from tomorrow as it goes into ‘hibernation’ due to lockdown

From Saturday, January 10, the following Poundland branches will close:  St Marks Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire Isaac Newton Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire Eden Walk, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire  Harvey Shopping Centre, Harlow, Essex  Britten Shopping Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk Culver Street, Colchester, Essex  Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, Suffolk  High Street, Ayr, … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN9 tests of its Raptor engines – signaling the rocket could blast off TOMORROW

Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN9 tests of its Raptor engines – signaling the rocket could blast off TOMORROW

Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more

‘Divorce Day’ looms for couples tomorrow but experts predict lower numbers than last year

‘Divorce Day’ looms for warring couples tomorrow but experts predict lower numbers of inquiries than last year because more decided to split up while in lockdown Co-op Legal Services has said it recorded a 250% rise in inquiries through 2020  First working Monday in January has long held its grim nickname as ‘Divorce Day’ This … Read more

Lorry drivers with negative Covid tests CAN enter France tomorrow

Anarchy was spreading across Kent today as fights broke out between lorry drivers and police at the Port of Dover and Manston Airport – and testing staff arrived in an attempt to get them across the Channel for Christmas.  Dozens of truckers trying to reach their homes on the Continent tried to force their way … Read more