Galaxionaut the guinea pig aims to be next space adventurer in Congolese DIY space rocket programme

A guinea pig named Galaxionaut is aiming to follow Richard Branson and Jeff Bezo into space as part of a Congolese DIY rocket programme. Patrice Keka, 51, is an engineer, physicist and mathematician who is intending to send the intrepid rodent high above the earth’s atmosphere. Galaxionaut will be sent as a passenger and then … Read more

Andrew Neil’s GB News will go to air with a special programme at 8pm on June 13

GB News launch date confirmed: Andrew Neil’s new channel will go to air with a special programme at 8pm on June 13 Channel, chaired by Andrew Neil, will kick off with Welcome to GB News show It was earlier announced ex-BBC broadcaster Neil will lead the evening line-up High-profile signings include Simon McCoy, Dan Wootton … Read more

Government’s mass testing programme risks ‘wasting a huge amount of money’, scientific adviser says

England’s Covid testing blitz began today, with everyone in the country now able to get swabbed twice a week in the aim of getting life back to normal. Boots and local pharmacies are now offering tests that adults can go in and pick up for free, even if they don’t have any symptoms of the … Read more

Morocco’s vaccination programme is exemplary and the city of Tangier is opening its doors for breaks

Sitting on my terrace in Tangier with a breakfast croissant while being watched by some pert little sparrows, thoughts turn to the opening of the world’s borders. Right now, with no ferries and no planes, Tangier is eerily quiet for a usually bustling port town. I have been locked down in Morocco for more than … Read more

Are strangers having babies a reality show too far? A new TV programme encourages ‘co-parents’

Things are going swimmingly for the handsome couple having a few drinks in a cosy restaurant. They barely know each other but this first ‘date’ is changing that. They are discussing music, TV shows, holidays taken, who will stay at home with the baby and who will go back to work. This all sounds a … Read more

Church of England will order 30% quota for BAME candidates on its leadership programme

Church of England will order 30% quota for BAME candidates on its leadership programme as leaked report demands ‘repentance’ for historic links to the slave trade and anti-racism training Church of England to introduce 30 per cent quota for ethnic minority candidates on its leadership programme  Currently, only one of 42 diocesan bishops come from … Read more

Britons set to be most popular holidaymakers in Europe this summer thanks to vaccination programme

Britons are set to be the most popular holidaymakers in Europe this summer thanks to the UK’s vaccination drive — but only if they are allowed to travel. The UK started 2021 as the continent’s Covid pariah, with coronavirus infections and death levels soaring above its European neighbours. But now as the country storms ahead … Read more

Royals are not racist, Lord-Lieutenant Peaches Golding tells BBC’s Today programme

The first black Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding today became the latest of Britain’s BAME leaders to defend the Royal Family against claims of racism made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their bombshell Oprah interview.  Today, Lord-Lieutenant Golding said she did ‘not believe in the least’ allegations they were racist. Lord-Lieutenant Golding, 67, added … Read more

US TV firm exec behind Sussex interview was producer of programme that screened dying Diana images

Exec at US TV firm behind Sussexes’ interview was producer of controversial programme that screened images of Princess Diana as she lay dying Susan Zirinsky worked on CBS’s 48 Hours Investigates in 2004 when it screened  two images of an unconscious Diana The Princess was slumped in the back of a car after the crash in Paris … Read more

Sunak set to overhaul Covid loan programme in next week’s budget

Sunak set to overhaul Covid loan programme: Bounce back scheme to close at end of March By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 25 February 2021 The Chancellor is set to shake up the Government’s emergency Covid loan programme in next week’s Budget. Rishi Sunak … Read more