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| What it's like to live in Nasa's new spacecraft This conflict between the astronauts' desire to fly a spaceship and the engineers' wish to simply get a man into orbit (and back alive) are illustrated in the movie The Right Stuff. With our silver-suited hero John Glenn threatening to share his views with the waiting press, who are clamouring at the hangar ...
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Middle East oil importers to beat exporters in growth recovery, IMF says Oil-importing countries in the Middle East and Central Asia region are to beat their oil-exporting counterparts in the growth stakes in coming years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest regional outlook. The IMF said oil exporters in the region should see a 2.8 percent growth in ...
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| Apple in $100bn share buyback as more money returned to US Apple is returning another $100bn (£73bn) to shareholders from its huge cash pile as solid iPhone sales helped revenues rise 16% to just over $61bn. The company sold 52.2 million iPhones in the three months to March - only a touch below expectations, despite waning global demand for smart ...
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| 6500 jobs to be lost in modernisation of UK courts About 6,500 courthouse and backroom jobs are being lost and more courts closed under the government's drive to modernise the justice system through online pleas and remote video hearings. Details of the ambitious extent of the £1bn programme launched in 2016 emerged from a consultation ...
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| Eurozone economic growth cools in first quarter after strong 2017 Growth in the eurozone hit its slowest pace for a year and a half in the first quarter of 2018, confirming fears of a slowdown in the single currency area after a stronger-than-expected 2017. The economy of the single currency area grew by 0.4 per cent between the end of last year and the first three ...
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| Five things to watch in the UK's local elections English voters go to the polls for local elections on Thursday that will reveal whether battles over Brexit and immigration have hurt the government of Theresa May. A total of 151 councils are holding elections; in addition, five London authorities are electing local mayors, and Sheffield is choosing its first ...
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| Alfie Evans' father wanted son to follow in Rooney's footsteps The father of toddler Alfie Evans has said he dreamed his son would follow in Wayne Rooney's footsteps. Tom Evans spoke at Everton football club's awards ceremony on Tuesday night, his first public appearance since his 23-month-old son died. He was presented with the annual Blueblood award by ...
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| Advice for fans in Rome Throughout the current European campaign, the club's supporters have travelled in great numbers with their behaviour in host countries prompting plaudits and it is hoped that this positive trend will continue in Italy. In order to assist those who have travelled to Rome, Liverpool officials are involved in ...
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| It Turns Out No One's in Kansas Anymore No one lives in rural Kansas any more — many counties have fewer than 10 people per square mile — and the state ranks first for 25- to 29-year-olds who leave. Why? Wheat. For The New Food Economy, Kansan Corie Brown drove across Kansas, all 1,800 miles of it, to see how Kansas has become a ...
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| Proteas drop one place in ODI rankings The Proteas have dropped down one place to third in the latest ICC ODI rankings that were released on Wednesday.
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| Melanie Verwoerd: Time for white people to say: 'not in my name' In 2003 during the American invasion of Iraq Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the top selling female band of all times, the Dixie Chicks, said the following at a concert in London: "We're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas." The small clip went viral and those 12 words cost the ...
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