MoD fined after email blunder risked Afghan interpreters’ lives

Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan is among a host of Cambridgeshire recipients of New Year Honours.

The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. Thomas Parent, a NASA research pilot, was flying a WB-57 jet when the rocket ascended past the right wing — leaving him mesmerized before he hit the throttle to accelerate. For roughly an hour, Mr. Parent dove…

Warehouses, trucking and other aspects of the logistics industry have taken over much of the real estate in the Inland Empire in recent years, and now we know the industry has been trying to dominate local government as well. The people of Southern California are at risk of being drowned out by a corporate “community…

Jodi Long was caught off guard by the cage filled with cameras meant to capture images of her face and body. “I was a little freaked out because, before I walked in there, I said I don’t remember this being in my contract,” the actor said. The filmmakers needed her digital scan, Long was told,…

Apple unveils mixed reality headset Why Apple’s new mixed reality headset is making a splash 04:33 Apple’s Vision Pro headsets, first announced last June, will be available in the U.S. early next month, the company said Monday.  Customers can pre-order the headsets beginning Friday, January 19, for pick delivery or pick up on February 2. …

The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian production is falling.